QC Validation & Compliance Section Head
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About the job
As QC Validation & Compliance Section Head, you will lead the team that keeps our Quality Control laboratories compliant, qualified and audit-ready. You will oversee method, process and cleaning validation, equipment qualification and calibration, and laboratory self-inspection programs. You will also coach and develop your team, so that every analysis supports the safe, reliable supply of medicines to patients.
Main responsibilities
Oversee process, method and cleaning validation activities, making sure protocols and reports meet quality standards and deadlines
Supervise analytical method validation, analytical transfers and the implementation of validation plans
Manage the annual qualification and calibration plan for laboratory equipment, including a semi-annual review of how well it is working
Lead preventive maintenance and technical compliance for laboratory data systems, including user access and audit requirements
Run monthly quality and safety self-inspections across the labs and report findings to the QC Manager
Support quality-related investment planning, including technical specifications, supplier comparisons and equipment ordering and receipt
Lead and develop the validation team, setting annual priorities and individual development plans, and train new analysts on good laboratory and documentation practices
About you
Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Science or a related science field
5+ years of relevant experience in quality control validation or compliance, ideally within a multinational company
Solid knowledge of GMP and GLP quality practices
Strong leadership, organization and planning skills, with a sense of urgency
Clear communication and interpersonal skills, and good command of English
Good computer skills and familiarity with modern instrumental analysis techniques
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Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
Matched on job function only -- seniority, specialty, and location weren't confirmed as aligned.
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