Quality Control Laboratory Manager

at  Team Horizon

We are seeking applications for an experienced Quality Control Laboratory Manager for our client, who are a leading pharmaceutical company based in Cork. The successful applicant will reporting to the Quality Director, in this role you will lead, coach and mentor Lab Supervisors and analysts supporting the drug product manufacturing onsite. This is a great development opportunity to build your leadership expertise and be part of the extended leadership team at the site

• Lead, coach and manage a team of Supervisors and Lab Analysts and be responsible to hire, lead and develop team members to ensure that the department has the appropriate talent and level of performance to meet business objectives.
• Control the products (raw materials, intermediates, and finished products) by following procedures (general, specific, of analysis and use, and qualification of equipment)
• Organise laboratory activity by coordinating the action of people management, depending on demands of planning
• Preserve and improve the capacity by ensuring that preventive and repair maintenance and material qualifications are carried out, plan the needs of instruments by maintaining permanent technical and technological intelligence
• Ensure QC activities are operated in compliance with in-house rules, cGMP and safety requirements.
• Use internal audit to check that rules are applied, propose corrective actions and check that they are applied
• Carry out external audits in collaboration with the Purchasing Department (suppliers and subcontractors)
• Control, retention and archiving of all GMP related records covering QC operations
• Participate in reviewing and approving of SOP’s protocols and reports to meet GMP/Regulatory requirement
• Improve QC operations and develop systems. Focusing on efficiencies, cost, and compliance.
• Participate in technical and scientific meetings, in training days, trade fairs, conferences
• Participate in drafting specifications and in technical and scientific discussions with suppliers and clients.