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<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe LSC Team Talk<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Name: Monik Galucio<\/strong> We recently caught up with LSC consultant Monik, who kick-started her career in the Irish Life Sciences with LSC. Tell us a little about your career history and what made you consider a career in Ireland’s Pharma sector?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m originally from Brazil and moved to Ireland almost 5 years ago when my husband received a job offer in Cork. It was a big change, and I hadn\u2019t one word of English when I arrived. At the time I couldn\u2019t work due to Visa regulations, so I started a 3-month English course and spent my time studying English at home. My academic background is in Production Engineering and I worked for 2 large Petrol & Gas companies as an intern as part of the automation team.<\/p>\n When I saw the opportunity on the LSC website I could see how similar the job was to what I was doing in Brazil, but as it was a different industry, I wasn\u2019t sure if I should apply. My husband reminded me of the transferrable skills I had, and told me I had to try! I knew it would be a good opportunity and a great career start.<\/p>\n What learning\/training did you have to undertake to break in to the Pharma sector and how have LSC supported you on your career journey? How has your experience been contracting in the Irish Life Science sector for a world-leading pharma company? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s amazing, an amazing opportunity and an amazing company. There is another LSC consultant on my team which is great, I\u2019m working closely with her and she has always been happy to answer my questions along the way. I have had a lot of training since I arrived with the company which has been great \u2013 I have all the support I need to do my job well.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve heard you have dedicated a lot of time and effort into progressing your career since you started on-site? Can you tell us about upskilling and how this has benefitted your career?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n I am currently studying the certificate in Validation Science in CIT. When lockdown started, I got my Six Sigma white belt certification and next month I\u2019ll do my yellow belt certification.\u00a0 With a background in production engineering, learning more about QA documentation & FDA regulations has helped me in my everyday job – when I receive documents now, I already understand more about the whole process and see the bigger picture of my contribution within the company.<\/p>\n
\nPosition: Document Controller
\n<\/b>Project: Pharmaceutical<\/b><\/p>\n
\nOriginally from Brazil, Monik dedicated enormous time and effort in to improving her language and technical skills to break into Ireland’s thriving Pharmaceutical industry.
\nFind out how Monik made the transition from Petrol & Gas to Pharma and her advice for succeeding within the sector.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lscconnect.com\/consultantconnect\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/11\/Monik-Galucio-300x300.jpeg\")
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\nLuckily government regulations changed under 2 years ago which allowed me to work, which I\u2019ve always been used to!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I spent a lot of time researching the pharmaceutical industry and in particular the pharma industry in Cork. I also went to the LSC office for a day where Regina Carroll, LSC\u2019s Consultant Success Coordinator gave me an overview of GMP training. She was excellent and pointed me in the right direction. I knew exactly what I had to do when I went home to continue learning online and to get up to speed!<\/span>
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