Accelerate your career through our award winning Applied Industrial Sciences (Chemical Sciences) Apprenticeship
Earn as you learn and benefit from on-the-job training, mentorship, excellent graduate opportunities, and benefits such as enhanced pension, health & wellbeing schemes and flexible working options.
An apprenticeship at Almac will allow you to maximise your career potential through a structured programme of training, tailored to your needs, that will support your professional and personal development as you work towards your BSc (Hons) in Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences with Ulster University.
Applied Industrial Sciences – Chemical Sciences
As an Analytical Apprentice, you will support the running of Almac’s analytical laboratories and use a variety of analytical chemistry techniques to determine the purity, potency and shelf-life of active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug products. You will work in a high-quality, customer focused, innovative environment, fully supported by a mentor, to achieve your potential and have an exceptional career at Almac.
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Award winning HLAs
Meet Ruth Douglas, one of our Analytical Higher Level Apprentices, who won Gold in the Laboratory Technician competition at the WorldSkills UK National Finals in 2024!
This is a fantastic achievement for Ruth who is currently undertaking her HLA in Applied Industrial Sciences (Chemical) through our partnership with Southern Regional College.

Award winning mentors
Meet Helen Goodrich, Senior Analytical Team Leader in Almac Sciences who won the Mentor Award at the 2024 Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards! 🏆
Helen commented: “It’s an honour to have been awarded the NIAA 2024 Mentor Award. I’m really proud of the HLA scheme we’ve been able to build at Almac and the value our apprentices bring to our business. It’s a privilege to be part of, and I look forward to continuing to shape the scheme in the years to come”
Congratulations Helen! 👏
