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  • Location: Worthing
  • Salary: Up to £40k (or equivalent contract rate) depending on experience
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Quality
  • Contact: Steve Twinley
  • Contact Email: steve.twinley@nextphaserecruitment.com
  • Contact Phone: 01403 216216
  • Start Date: 2021-11-04
  • Job Ref: V-47087
Are you an experienced QC professional with a strong GMP background gained in a commercial Pharmaceutical or Biopharmaceutical production environment? A varied, fast-paced role has been created at a leading Biopharmaceutical company in Worthing, West Sussex, for a QC Team Leader. This is a genuinely exciting, varied opportunity for an ambitious individual with strong leadership skills and positive energy.
 
This is a contract role to cover maternity leave for 12 months, though there is a good chance of the position becoming permanent given how the company is continuing to expand. Your pay would be up to £40,000 salary depending on experience (on a fixed-term basis), though the company is also open to hiring someone on an equivalent hourly rate basis.
 
You will lead a team of QC Scientists and oversee a range of QC activities. You will be allocated to one or two labs out of the three (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology), depending on your scientific background.
 
Based on the West Sussex Coast, this could be a great career move for someone looking to move to a beautiful part of the country and join an innovative, growing organisation. You will be based on site full-time, in an environment which follows Covid measures very strictly and safely.
 
The Company
 
A pioneering UK-based Pharmaceutical company specialising in the development and production of injectable and oral dose vaccines and diagnostic kits for patients who suffer from allergies. They have developed an innovative approach to immunotherapy which will be of particular interest to someone with a passion for scientific innovation and GMP / sterile production. There are over 300 employees in Worthing and the company has an excellent reputation for its fast-paced environment, pioneering science and ongoing development opportunities.
 
The Role
 
This is a varied and highly rewarding position, based around the leadership of a QC team, comprising individuals across Chemistry, Microbiology and Biochemistry labs, as well as a small weekend QC team. The teams perform analytical testing of raw biological materials and vaccine / diagnostics products, using a range of state-of-the-art analysis techniques (e.g. HPLC, ELISA, SDS-PAGE and others). You will have a broad range of responsibilities including:
 
  • Organising the management of QC work, both for daily tasks and ongoing projects
  • Providing support to the QC Lab Manager
  • Collaborating with QA, Development, Production and other departments
  • Encouraging the teams to propose ideas and collaborate effectively
  • Ensuring laboratories work within current GXP
  • Making sure that analytical methods and procedures are in place and followed consistently
  • Maintaining Quality systems within the lab, including OOS, deviations, non-conformances, annual product reviews and change controls
  • Ensuring that equipment is maintained, validated, calibrated and serviced; and ensuring the lab equipment log book process is managed correctly
 
This is a genuinely unique, busy and exciting role with many different aspects, presenting a real opportunity to progress to the next phase of your career. Full details will be provided on application.
 
Experience
 
The successful candidate will ideally have a degree (or higher) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Microbiology (it doesn’t matter which of these is your specialism) including a strong understanding of the commercial application of analytical techniques within a GMP / GLP Pharmaceutical or Biopharmaceutical setting. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills and experience, gained in a managerial capacity within a regulated, process-led environment. Experience as a QC Team Leader / Manager in a Biopharmaceutical environment would be a particular advantage. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to learn, listen actively to others, and build collaborative relationships. This is a fantastic career opportunity, so please get in touch for more details.