QC Validation & Compliance Section Head

About the job

As QC Validation & Compliance Section Head, you will lead the team that keeps our Quality Control laboratories compliant, qualified and audit-ready. You will oversee method, process and cleaning validation, equipment qualification and calibration, and laboratory self-inspection programs. You will also coach and develop your team, so that every analysis supports the safe, reliable supply of medicines to patients.

Main responsibilities

Oversee process, method and cleaning validation activities, making sure protocols and reports meet quality standards and deadlines

Supervise analytical method validation, analytical transfers and the implementation of validation plans

Manage the annual qualification and calibration plan for laboratory equipment, including a semi-annual review of how well it is working

Lead preventive maintenance and technical compliance for laboratory data systems, including user access and audit requirements

Run monthly quality and safety self-inspections across the labs and report findings to the QC Manager

Support quality-related investment planning, including technical specifications, supplier comparisons and equipment ordering and receipt

Lead and develop the validation team, setting annual priorities and individual development plans, and train new analysts on good laboratory and documentation practices

About you

Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Science or a related science field

5+ years of relevant experience in quality control validation or compliance, ideally within a multinational company

Solid knowledge of GMP and GLP quality practices

Strong leadership, organization and planning skills, with a sense of urgency

Clear communication and interpersonal skills, and good command of English

Good computer skills and familiarity with modern instrumental analysis techniques