Quality Control Microbiology Supervisor

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 1.7 billion packs of medicine and 767 vaccine doses in 2021.

We continue to modernize, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst turbo-charging delivery across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of automation and robotics so we can work smarter together.

Are you interested in working with cutting-edge laboratory technology to improve quality and accelerate regulatory compliance? If so, this Quality Control Supervisor role could be an exciting opportunity to explore.

As Quality Control Microbiology Supervisor, you will provide first line supervision to QC microbiologists, who are responsible for raw material, utility, in-process, and BDS testing. Serves as a leader outside of their immediate role in regard to testing and system optimization, driving continuous improvement, and participating in cross functional and cross business collaboration and teamwork.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Schedules and assures adherence to schedule for the performance of utility, environmental monitoring, bulk, raw material, validation and finished product testing for, bioburden, and/or bacterial endotoxin, so that all testing to support the production and release of product lots is performed in compliance to internal procedures and standards and external regulatory standards.
• Reviews and approves microbiological test results for environmental monitoring, raw materials, bulks, finished products, growth promotion, and validation testing.
• Reviews and approves microbiological investigations, change controls, protocols, validation reports.
• Writes, updates, reviews, and approves Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures, Analytical Methods and Specifications and troubleshoots laboratory test problems.
• Evaluates new equipment for purchase.
• Assesses new microbiological technologies for application to site operations
• Performs administrative duties, i.e. hiring, discipline and performance evaluations.
• Assures that laboratory equipment is calibrated and in good working condition, purchases supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes GPS tools and processes to continuously improve efficiencies and ensured adherence to schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring laboratories are operated in a state of control with regards to current LSOP's, GMP's and regulations and Microbiological SME for internal and external regulatory audits and inspections.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor's degree in a science discipline
• 5+ years' experience in a GxP regulated laboratory environment
• 5+ years' experience in Microbiology
• 2+ years of supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master of Science
• Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Solid team player able to function within team-based organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to interact with peers, subordinate and senior personnel in multidisciplinary environment including engineering, facility operations, validation, production and QA.
• Able to prioritize and decide appropriate course of actions. Effective at implementing decisions
• Fully versed in GMP's, NIH, ICH Guidelines, FDA and other regulatory agency requirements for validation and operations of analytical and stability functions.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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