I work from 9 am to 6 pm in the production department. We are currently getting ready for clinical production of a medicine which means getting equipment validated, making sure the protocols are correct and getting trained on equipment. We have meetings every morning to run through what the team is doing. Then I’ll typically gown up and head to the clean rooms. I do a lot of stock checks to ensure we have enough of everything. I also deal with deliveries of samples and the in-comings and out-goings. I work really closely with Quality Control and Quality Assurance to make sure everything is in accordance with the way it should be. I’ll often work in the clean room for a couple of hours and then do paperwork and get things signed off. It tests your skills, but it is really good.

I admire scientists because they are often underappreciated yet the work they do is phenomenal, ground-breaking even. They sometimes don’t get enough credit, but they are doing it because they love it. I always wanted to have a job that I have a passion for, so it doesn’t feel like work.