Job Title: Senior Qualified Person
This is a site-based role in Worthing, UK - 38 hour working weeks.
Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people.
Position Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join GSK as a Senior Qualified Person (QP) in the United Kingdom. In this role, you will play a key part in managing a team of Qualified Persons and Operational Quality Specialist ensuring the quality and compliance of marketed products and commercial batches.
Responsibilities
* To lead a team of site Qualified Persons and Operational Quality Specialists, providing leadership, coaching and mentoring.
* To provide a system of site quality oversight, covering all aspects of operational activity to give an ongoing assurance of cGMP compliance.
* To provide support and advice to sitewide functions on all aspects of GMP to support a zero-defect culture.
* To manage in house trainee QP programme to ensure continuous succession planning, and QP forums, ensuring QP group CPD is maintained.
* To provide coaching and mentoring / support both departmental staff and value stream in terms of quality expectations.
* To provide site wide Quality support for projects, incident investigations and planned changes.
* To develop and maintain a standard way of working process within the QP group and to ensure all QPs are fully trained and competent in performing their required function.
* To deputise for the Operational Quality Manager and Site Quality Director as required.
Qualifications/Skills
Basic:
* Degree in appropriate scientific discipline.
* Qualified Person status.
* Understanding of IMP license requirements.
* Knowledge and experience of audit processes, preparation and requirements.
* Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory requirements, operations in manufacturing areas and of laboratory testing.
* Working knowledge of relevant Site systems, e.g. SAP or equivalent.
* Ability to forge excellent working relationships across functions.
* Strong interpersonal skills and proven managerial competencies.
Preferred:
* An understanding of computer system validation.
* Strong interpersonal skills.
* Ability to plan, organise and control workloads to meet deadlines and deliver schedule and targets in an environment of change.
* Understanding/ability to demonstrate use of problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques.
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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