Summary QC Technical Manager Full time, 24 Month Fixed Term 0800 - 1630 hrs, Mon-Fri (with every second Friday off) Site-based A little about us Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. It's a great time to join our modern Skipton facility and further investment for the Skipton site means that we're in an exciting period of positive change for the business. Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business. Package Why you'll love it here We provide veterinary professionals with the tools to support the welfare of animals worldwide. A true career with real purpose, that's something you can proudly shout about. We also care deeply about you, you'll have full access to our Employee Assistance programme (EAP) which ensures you have confidential emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support 24/7 365. This ensures that you are well equipped to deal with life's many challenges. In addition to this we also offer: Healthcare Cash plan (cover the cost of dental, prescriptions, therapies) Headspace App (positive mental wellbeing app, up to 5 users per account) Discounted Gym Membership Cycle to work scheme Discount on pet food Free fruit Mondays Free on-site parking (free electric charging) 22.5 days annual leave Bank Holidays Option to buy a week's holiday each year 8% Employer pension contribution Main Responsibilities Your Next Adventure Dechra Skipton is embarking on a major multimillion pound investment to introduce new granulation equipment to our Skipton site and we're looking to expand the QC Team to Support this. This will require all tablets and capsules to undergo process validation and associated stability testing in a short period of time. For this to be supported, we'll look to you to coach and mentor 3 project analysts to optimise test regimes on the products. You'll also be responsible for leading existing staff members supporting analytical validation, verification and technical transfer. So, what will you be doing? This is a real opportunity to establish a new team within the Dechra QC function. An exciting opportunity to introduce new products to site in a safe way and deliver growth to the business through optimising existing and new methods. The day to day will involve a lot of collaboration across departments with MS&T, Regulatory, QA, Ops and other teams' leaders/managers withing QC. We'll look to you to be the subject matter expert in QC for Method Development in HPLC, UPLC, UV, Dissolution, Disintegration, Friability, Hardness, Loss on Drying, FTIR, Karl Fisher, and pH. You'll take the lead with laboratory investigations; protocol deviations and trouble shoot challenging methods. Ideal Candidate What makes you awesome We welcome your knowledge and experience in Method Development within a pharmaceutical GMP/GLP environment. Whilst no formal qualifications in project management are required, this is a desirable skill set to have as you'll need to align to timelines and objectives with other functions such as MS&T. We'll expect you to grow in line with our Dechra values as you work alongside a friendly bunch of professionals. Your people skills are just as important as your technical knowledge as you'll be coaching and mentoring a team of six. What's next? We'll take care of you from here on. Firstly, thank you for taking the time to express interest in this opportunity and Dechra. If you're interested, please apply in the first instance. We take pride in ensuring you have a positive experience with Dechra and the recruitment process. Our team are friendly and approachable. We won't ghost youwe'll always provide updates and feedback regardless of the outcome, even if the update is, 'there's no update'. What's the interview process? Typically, you'll receive an initial phone call from the recruitment team to understand more about you and your current work situation. Most of our roles have a two-stage interview process (MS teams and a face-to-face interview). We may ask you to complete a personality questionnaire ahead of time so that we get to learn a little more about you ahead of the interview. Our interview style is conversational and friendly. In addition to this we always look for competency based structured answers to our questions so feel free to prepare ahead of the interview. For further information on your application reach out to