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Placement details

Overview 

Location: Nationwide

Start Date: Varied

Application criteria: 

Level 3 & 4 apprenticeships - equivalent to 5 GCSE’s above Grade 4

Level 5 & 6 apprenticeships - Level 3 qualifications providing the appropriate number of UCAS points for HE entry as defined by individual employers/HE providers and will have completed A levels/B-Tech in at least one science related subject.

Level 7 apprenticeships - Individual employers will set their own selection criteria but entrants will typically already have a bachelors degree

Level 3 - 6 Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to endpoint assessment.

For those with an education, health and care plan, the English and maths minimum requirement is adjusted.

Application Deadline: See individual apprenticeship roles for deadline

How to Apply: Follow the link on the ATAC dashboard accessed by clicking 'Apply' at the top of this page!

Programmes available

• Bioinformatics Scientist Level 7 - Specialists who use computational, data analytical and data mining techniques which are applied to a range of problems in the life sciences.
• Senior Leader In Advanced Therapies Level 7 - A leader within an organisation who has senior management responsibilities, formal governance and/or director responsibilities.
• Research Scientist Degree Apprenticeship Level 7 - Planning, leading and conducting scientific experiments and analysing results across Advanced Therapies.
• Regulatory Affairs Specialist For Advanced Therapies Level 7 - Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensures advanced therapies are appropriately licensed before being sold or supplied.
• Modern Apprenticeship In Life Sciences (Scotland) - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on research, development or commercial manufacture of Advanced Therapies.
• Laboratory Scientist with Digital Technology Level 6 - An experience-driven degree programme uniquely designed to help employers who are leading bioscience, data science and statistical initiatives to satisfy their talent needs.
• ATMP* Laboratory Scientist Apprenticeship Level 6 - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team carrying out technical and scientific activities in the laboratory.
• Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship Level 6 - Taking responsibility for long-term organisational success, managing people, projects, operations or services.
• ATMP* Bio/Chemical Engineer Degree Apprenticeship Level 6 - Involved in process design and manufacture of chemical, biological or science based technology across ATMP* industry.
• ATMP* Technician Scientist Level 5 - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on research, development or commercial manufacture of ATMPs.
• Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 4 - Deploy effective quality practices to ensure ATMP* organisations fulfil contractual & regulatory requirements of their stakeholders.
• Data Analyst Apprenticeship Level 4 - Data Analysts are typically involved with managing, cleansing, abstracting and aggregating data, and conducting a range of analytical studies on that data.
• Team Leader / Supervisor Level 3 - Managing teams and projects to meet a the organisation’s goals across Advanced Therapies.
• Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on operating the systems and equipment involved in the production of ATMPs*.
• Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship (Wales) - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on laboratory skills for the manufacture of ATMPs*.
• Laboratory Technician Level 3 - Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team focusing on laboratory skills for the manufacture of ATMPs*.

* Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs)

Please note apprenticeships are often posted one or two times in the year - Register your interest with ATAC to hear first about live apprenticeship roles in the programmes listed above.

Salary and Benefits:

You will earn a competitive salary varying dependent on the level and type of apprenticeship. See ATAC's apprenticeship programmes for details.

Key skills: vary dependent on apprenticeship programme

About ATAC

The double award winning Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC) is the first apprenticeship programme designed specifically to train and upskill individuals in developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative therapies at scale.

Advanced therapies have the potential to address significant and growing unmet healthcare needs. They offer the promise of treating and altering the course of diseases which cannot be addressed adequately by existing pharmaceuticals. The UK is at the leading edge of this disruptive industry and there is an opportunity to build a large-scale industry delivering health and wealth.

Underpinning the success of the industry and fuelling growth are the skills needed to develop, manufacture and deliver these innovative therapies. As the industry grows and companies progress towards manufacturing and delivery, more new and unique skills are required than what is currently available. 

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) was awarded £1.5 million by the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to establish the Advanced Therapies Apprenticeship Community (ATAC), and further follow-on funding of £0.5m in 2021. The purpose of the community is to create a ready supply of skilled talent ranging from manufacturing operatives to technical experts and researchers to fuel the growth of the UK advanced therapies industry.

Since 2018 ATAC has supported over 350 apprentices across 17 programmes, working across 58 different UK employers. 

CGT Catapult continuously works with industry to develop a series of bespoke apprenticeship standards and continuing professional development programmes that train and upskill individuals to develop, manufacture and deliver advanced therapies at scale.

Next steps

 Click 'Apply' here or at the top of this page!