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Ireland is home to a large cluster of pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device manufacturing sites, around Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Galway and beyond. New facilities, expansions and shutdowns bring a steady flow of CQV, validation, quality and engineering contracts. Here are the latest pharma contract roles that Freelance Radar found on LinkedIn: 52 roles live right now.

Updated on 17 October 2026

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QC NPI Senior Associate

Contract opportunity for an NPI Quality Control Senior Associate to join a South Dublin biopharmaceutical company specialising in formulation, fill finish and packaging.

Downstream Bioprocess Associate (Shift)

Contract shift role supporting ongoing biomanufacturing operations, process execution and CQV activities for a biopharma client, requiring 1-3+ years biopharma manufacturing experience, strong cGMP cl…

Automation Engineer

Experienced Automation Engineer needed to support ongoing projects with a focus on PLC & SCADA systems, ideally with Siemens PLC/SCADA experience, GMP environment knowledge, commissioning and automati…

North Dublin

12-month fixed-term contract managing the full purchasing cycle in the ERP system (requisition to invoice) for an external manufacturing network, covering finished goods, APIs, excipients and packagin…

Citywest, Dublin

Lead multidisciplinary design (process, mechanical, piping, utilities, CSA, E&I) on a large-scale GMP-regulated pharma manufacturing facility from concept to construction readiness on a 12 month contr…

Electrical Testing Engineer

2 electrical testing engineers needed for a 6-9 month site-based contract on a major pharmaceutical project in Limerick, with electrical inspection and testing experience essential and City & Guilds 2…

Limerick · €55–58 per hour

QC Line Walker / Turnover Engineer

QC line walker / turnover engineer needed for a 6-9 month site-based contract on a major pharmaceutical project in Limerick, requiring QA/QC, turnover, completions or commissioning experience with pha…

Limerick · €55–58 per hour

Automation Project Manager

Long-term site-based contract automation project management role within a global pharma environment, requiring experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or other regulated manufacturing environments.

Long-term site-based contract CSV/validation engineering role within a global pharma environment, requiring experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or other regulated manufacturing environments.

11-month contract on rotating shifts in a pharmaceutical laboratory in Carlow, supporting critical testing for biologics and vaccines, requiring hands-on pharma QC experience and HPLC knowledge.

Stainless Steel Containment Fitters

6-month contract for precision installation of high-purity stainless steel pipework, containment housings and cleanroom supports on pharma facility fit-out projects in Dublin/Tipperary, requiring a qu…

Dublin / Tipperary

Injection Moulding Process Engineer

6-month interim contract to develop the moulding process, move tools through to validation and set up the mould cells, requiring 5+ years of Injection Moulding Process Engineer experience with strong …

South Dublin

QC Instrument Engineer

Contract opportunity for a QC Instrument Engineer to join a Dublin based biopharmaceutical company.

Seeking Design Managers with experience in laboratory and construction-related projects within the pharmaceutical industry for a 12-month hybrid contract in Ireland, available now or soon.

12-month contract for a long-term project requiring a strong software development background with expertise in DevOps strategy, CI/CD pipelines, SDLC, Infrastructure as Code and environment management…

Limerick · Negotiable

Software Testing Lead

12-month contract for a long-term project requiring strong experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, MES platforms (ideally Emerson Syncade), DevOps, SDLC, test automation, and GxP/CSV environments.

Limerick · Negotiable

Senior Project Engineer

Site-based Managed Services role leading multiple pharmaceutical capital projects from concept through to handover for a leading biopharma client, offered as a long-term contract within an established…

North/West Dublin · Competitive contracting rates

Quality Control Technical Services Specialist

Contract opportunity for a QC Technical Services Specialist to join a South Dublin based biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing activities such as Formulation, Fill Finish a…

QA Senior Associate

Contract opportunity for a Quality Assurance Senior Associate to join a South Dublin based biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing activities such as Formulation, Fill Finish…

Contract opportunity for an HVAC Engineer to join a Dublin based biopharmaceutical company.

Contract Development & Mfg Manager

Own external testing-lab delivery for a global biotech's pipeline, from method transfer to stability, requiring an analytical development background and CRO experience; 12-month contract, hybrid with …

Mechanical / Process Engineer

Three experienced Mechanical/Process Engineers needed for shift-based contract support at a biopharmaceutical facility in Dun Laoghaire, covering equipment troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, lifecy…

Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Mechanical Engineer

Contract shift-based mechanical engineering role supporting a major biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, focusing on troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, reliability, root-ca…

Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Process Engineer

Contract shift-based process engineering role supporting a major biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, covering process equipment troubleshooting, continuous improvement and GMP d…

Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Equipment Engineer

Contract shift-based equipment engineering role supporting a major biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Dun Laoghaire, focused on manufacturing equipment support, reliability and minimising dow…

Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

QC Senior Analyst - Analytical Laboratory

Support laboratory start-up and perform biological, chemical and physical analyses using advanced instrumentation (HPLC, GC, UPLC, Capillary Electrophoresis) while ensuring cGMP compliance, for an 11-…

Senior HSE Compliance Specialist / HSE Compliance Manager

18-month contract HSE compliance role in pharmaceutical manufacturing in Cork.

Quality Engineer

12-month contract (39 hrs/week) in Cork applying quality engineering tools, statistics, Lean, Six Sigma and CAPA across the product lifecycle, ensuring ISO 13485, FDA and EU MDR compliance, and conduc…

Associate Scientist

Contract opportunity for an Associate Scientist to join a Dublin based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines.

External QA Quality Associate

Contract opportunity for an External QA Quality Associate to join a Cork based biopharmaceutical company manufacturing low volume bulk API for Phase III clinical trials, initial product launch and lon…

QC NPI Senior Associate

Contract opportunity for an NPI Quality Control Senior Associate to join a South Dublin biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing including formulation, fill finish and packagi…

Contract CQV opportunities across Ireland on various workstreams, seeking engineers available for CQV contract work.

Senior CQV Engineer

Contract CQV opportunities across Ireland on various workstreams, seeking senior engineers available for CQV contract work.

Contract CQV opportunities across Ireland on various workstreams, seeking leads available for CQV contract work.

NPI Project Manager

Long term contract to lead cross-functional NPI, manufacturing transfer, process development, capital and vertical integration projects for a medical device manufacturer, requiring a Level 8 degree an…

Contract Manufacturing Senior Manager (Site Lead)

12-month contract to oversee CMO operations, site performance and complex tech transfers, requiring 8+ years API/DS/DP or protein manufacturing experience, cGMP and FDA regulatory knowledge, CMO manag…

South Dublin

Senior Associate Quality Control Microbiologist

Contract opportunity for a Senior Associate QC Microbiologist to join a South Dublin based biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing including formulation, fill finish and pack…

Quality Control Technical Services Specialist

Contract opportunity for a QC Technical Services Specialist to join a South Dublin biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing such as formulation, fill finish and packaging.

QA Senior Associate

Contract opportunity for a QA Senior Associate to join a South Dublin biopharmaceutical company specialising in secondary manufacturing such as formulation, fill finish and packaging.

Quality Control Technical Services Specialist

Contracting opportunity for a QC Technical Services Specialist based in Dublin with a leading pharmaceutical company.