Head of Microbiological Lab

at  Teva Pharmaceuticals

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Head of Microbiological Lab
Date: Oct 24, 2024
Location:Haarlem, Netherlands, 2031
Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id: 58902

WHO WE ARE

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• University level (Pharmacy / Analytical ChemistryMicrobiology) or HBO+ with several years of experience in a manager position in the pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent people management and communication skills
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferably sterile manufacturing), analysis techniques and cGXP
• Capability to handle Regulatory authority inspections
• Knowledge of cGXPs and relevant regulatory guidances
• Ability to promote continuous process improvement/ efficiency
• Credibility and proactive orientation
• Problem-solving and result-driven attitude
• Confident decision-maker

• Managing employees of the Laboratory (around 30 indirect reports and 4 direct reports)
• Managing the activities of the Microbiological laboratory (incl. raw materials, intermediate and end products testing, deviations, calibration and validation of equipment, method development, stability programs, cGXP, safety, budget)
• Coordinating with Quality Leadership as an active member of the Quality Management Team (incl. long-term local strategy, interaction on global platforms, translating global objectives into local objectives as well as sharing best practices)
• Representing the Site during regulatory authority inspections and from a quality perspective to customers, professional and trade organizations, the public and other external sources