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Position Summary
Lead and manage a QC team to support GMP decision making and deliver high quality pharmaceutical products. This role involves laboratory analysis, scheduling, quality assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
* Release materials/products in line with business requirements.
* Resolve, review and approve analytical laboratory investigations in a timely manner.
* Manage resource allocation to meet customer demands in liaison with Supply Chain planners, Project Managers, and Technical Service Formulators.
* Maintain QC OTIF to support customers and ensure patients receive tablets.
* Provide direct support and deputize for the QC Team Manager as required.
* Ensure the QC team supports business requirements over a 1‑month period.
* Set work schedules and priorities; Escalate issues impacting delivery.
* Ensure all GMP documents (SOPs/DOPs, methods, specifications, protocols, etc.) are understood, followed, and approved.
* Lead out‑of‑specification and safety investigations, identify root causes, CAPAs, and ensure closure within timelines.
* Manage timely close‑out of QMS actions, including Trackwise actions.
* Support validation activities: approval of protocols and reports for analytical methods, manufacturing processes, equipment and cleaning.
* Drive compliance with agreed metrics; collect data to review performance, efficiency, and utilisation; support QC Optimization plan.
* Support individual development plans, training and development opportunities for the QC team.
* Ensure analysis is performed correctly, on time, by trained analysts (right first time).
* Support execution of the site’s monthly finance/sales plan; prioritise workload for delivery.
* Collect and collate performance data.
* Lead the QC team to deliver against metrics.
Critical Skills
* Excellent planning and organisation skills for self and others.
* Effective communicator.
* Analytical technique expertise.
* Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements for QC laboratories.
* Good Manufacturing Practice – GMP compliance.
Company Overview
Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) providing end‑to‑end development and manufacturing solutions across the drug life cycle. We serve our customers through a globally integrated network of facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia, offering services ranging from drug discovery to commercial supply of APIs, finished dosage forms, and specialized biologics.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Piramal Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employment Details
* Location: Morpeth, England, United Kingdom
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Contract
* Job function: Manufacturing
* Industry: Manufacturing
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