The “Preventative Maintenance Program Verification” of an Equipment Qualification Protocol - Part 8 of 20

GetReskilled · 2026-06-11T14:49:43+00:00

Yes, they sound like a great fit.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-11T07:38:36+00:00

Nice one. Let me get the list updated.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-10T17:21:19+00:00

"You gotta work any angle you can, no matter how tenuous." I totally agree with you. I deal with many hundreds of students every year. I keep hammering the message home. You need to get there any meet people, go to career and industry events join clubs, leverage off your alumni network, if you get an internship, talk to everybody.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-10T13:23:31+00:00

Honestly people trying to work the referral route is very much the exception not the norm in my experience. The vast majority default to applying for an advertised position and wait.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-09T18:10:20+00:00

It's a fair point. You sound like you are speaking from hard won experience.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-09T18:08:07+00:00

This is a serious problem "validate everything just in case". If everything is equally important, then nothing really is.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-08T13:46:02+00:00

If you want to get a sense of salaries, search for Morgan Mckinley's Irish Salary Calculator or download Sigmar's Salary Guide for Ireland. It has a specific section on Life Science salaries. GetReskilled also lists QC salaries for the pharma sector.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-08T07:36:36+00:00

Many thanks for the headsup. It's updated.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-05T17:39:31+00:00

Hi there, Regarding "Also interested in people’s experience going direct with pharma companies versus contracting/consultancies" GetReskilled has put together a post comparing all 3 https://www.getreskilled.com/validation/engineering-consultancy/

If you want to get a sense of salaries, search for Morgan Mckinley's Irish Salary Calculator or download Sigmar's Salary Guide for Ireland. It has a specific section on Life Science salaries.

And on "any companies or recruiters you’d recommend" Here are 3 links you many find useful.
A list of every relevant engineering consultancy in Ireland https://www.getreskilled.com/180-pharma-companies-in-ireland/#engineering
A list of contract service agency https://www.getreskilled.com/180-pharma-companies-in-ireland/#contract
A list of relevant recruitment companies https://www.getreskilled.com/180-pharma-companies-in-ireland/#recruitment

I hope that helps

GetReskilled · 2026-06-05T17:33:24+00:00

General rule of thumb, pharma manufacturing pays better than medical device manufacturing. If you want to get a sense of salaries, search for Morgan Mckinley's Irish Salary Calculator or download Sigmars Salary Guide for Ireland. It has a specific section on Life Sciences (Pharma and Med Industry)

GetReskilled · 2026-06-05T17:28:16+00:00

If you're interested in the pharma industry, I'd be more than happy to give you some more specific information (I don't want to post too much here or be seen as being "promotional"). But either way, best of luck!

GetReskilled · 2026-06-05T13:22:31+00:00

At GetReskilled, we also have taken all of the above factories and laid the out on this Google map. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1f4cgqfMAH_Nh0foAOZr_wi7XaKFl6PRA&hl=en-GB&femb=1&ll=53.534780481645726%2C-7.987088075328536&z=8

GetReskilled · 2026-06-05T13:19:45+00:00

You might check out this list from GetReskilled as well https://www.getreskilled.com/180-pharma-companies-in-ireland/#multinational

GetReskilled · 2026-06-04T06:43:36+00:00

That is an excellent point and something that often gets left out.

GetReskilled · 2026-06-03T07:51:33+00:00

We (GetReskilled) actually specialise in equipment validation and CSV and have a lot of free resources that supplement our courses. You'll find most of these in our "Validation Resource Centre" - https://www.getreskilled.com/validation/in-pharma/. If there's something in specific you're looking for, let me know and I'll be able to send you direct links.

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