QC Team Leader - Microbiology
Haarlem, Netherlands, 2031
Who we are
The opportunity
The Quality Control Microbiology Laboratory is responsible for all microbial testing to support the production Cytotoxic and Inhalation drug products. The laboratory executes a wide variety of microbial test package to test APIs, excipients, packaging materials and drug products for release and stability purposes. The Quality Microbiology Laboratory is also responsible for transfer, validation and verification of microbial methods for testing of new drug products. The Quality Control Microbiology Laboratory is searching for a Group leader Environmental Monitoring team.
The group leader Environmental Monitoring team is supported by an enthusiastic knowledgeable team, which is responsible for Environmental monitoring of the production and perform sampling of water systems. The variety of activities is closely coordinated in close cooperation with various other departments like, production and Visual Inspection. The group leader is responsible to plan these activities, while remaining aligned with the strategy, commitments and goals of the QC organization.
How you’ll spend your day
Manage Planning & coordination
- Manage the team in establishing and maintaining quality at the lab in accordance with Site SOP’s, regulatory guidelines and cGXP compliance requirements.
- Maintain a culture of enhancing quality throughout the entire Laboratory. Performance of in-depth root cause analyses.
- Act as SME during regulatory and internal audits.
- Responsible to deliver a sustainable planning for release testing of parenteral & inhalation drug products which meet the business needs and current regulations.
- Responsible for cross-departmental communication to meet these demands
- Responsible for keeping the QC equipment & software compliant to the current regulations
- Responsible for Stock management
LIMS
- Maintain LIMSv6 and LIMSv7 up to current standards.
- Execute and updating LIMS specs
- Act as SME for the department.
- Act as SME during regulatory and internal audits.
Manage Team and Resources
- Manage own team through talent identification, active performance management, succession planning, employee development, mentoring and modeling behavior according to Teva values.
- Run an efficient and effective environmental monitoring team through managing the team budget and resources.
Manage of Culture of Safety
- Maintain a culture of enhancing safety throughout the entire Laboratory.
- Review and provide options to meet business needs without compromising health & safety.
Your experience and qualifications
- Bachelor or Master degree in microbiology or equivalent experience
- Able to act as an excellent liaison between microbiology department & other departments
- Good Knowledge with the use of ICH guidelines and Pharmacopoeia methods
- Excellent organizational skills and a strong analytical oriented mindset.
- Experience with working in LIMS system
- Experience with working in a pharmaceutical environment
- Experience with compiling planning schedules for analytical testing
- Management Experience is preferred (2-3 yrs)
- Good knowledge of Pharmaceutical quality systems and production processes
- Good scientific analytical/microbial attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Pro-active team player
- Results oriented
Reports To
Group Leader Microbiology
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