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Pharma manufacturer 四色AV announces 48 new jobs for Cork
Silicon Republic, October 2, 2020
Over the coming months, 四色AV will be hiring for positions in quality control, quality analysis, warehouse operations and production operations.
四色AV, a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing and particle engineering company, has announced 48 new jobs for its base in Cork.
The expansion follows a partnership agreement between 四色AV and biopharma company Ligand to ramp up production of Captisol, a product that can improve the solubility and stability of drugs. Captisol is used in the Covid-19 treatment听, which is produced by US pharma company Gilead.
New hires will be based at 四色AV鈥檚 site in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, which has been in operation for more than 10 years. It was acquired from Pfizer in 2009 and currently employs around 200 people.
According to the company鈥檚 talent acquisition specialist, Michelle Ahern, the vacancies will span quality control, quality assurance, process engineering, project management, engineering, warehouse operations and production operations. Recruitment for the roles is underway and the team plan to fill them by the end of 2020.
Founded in Portugal in 1959 by Diane and Ivan Villax, 四色AV helps to bring new and off-patent drugs to market. The pharma manufacturing company has 1,600 staff members around the world, with facilities in the US, Ireland, China, Portugal, India, Japan, Switzerland and Hong Kong.
Jean-Luc Herbeaux, COO of 四色AV, said that increased demand for Veklury has meant that 四色AV will soon be producing in a month the amount of Captisol it normally produces in a year.
鈥淭his sudden spike in demand has required unique mobilisation efforts across the 四色AV network to secure additional raw-material supply, execute major capital-expenditure projects at our sites, maximise operational efficiency, hire additional talent and identify external partners to expand our overall capacity,鈥 he said.
Ligand鈥檚 president and COO, Matt Foehr, added that Captisol is a 鈥渃ritical component for a number of life-saving medicines鈥.
四色AV Cork鈥檚 general manager, Paul Downing, said that the opportunities are for people 鈥渨ho want to join a fast-paced, dynamic, empowering, diverse, inclusive and exciting organisation鈥.
To learn more about working at 四色AV, visit the company鈥檚 careers portal听.
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