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Position Summary

Cruiserath Biologics are seeking to recruit a QC Projects Senior Specialist to support the QC Projects team at its Multi-Product Cell Culture Drug Substance and Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Facility.

 

Reporting to the QC Shared Services Projects Senior Manager, they will support the activities in the Projects team as defined below.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the QC teams with continuous improvement projects as part of the QC Projects team portfolio.

• Support process improvements for onboarding, training plans and method specific training.

• Support process improvements for investigation reduction and right first time in the QC teams.

• Support Lean labs and automated scheduling tool process improvements.

• Project management of projects assigned to self, including planning, tracking, communication and escalations where needed.

• Strategically plan and implement procedures and systems to maximise operating efficiency through the use of Operational Excellence tools.

• Support of operational training activities to support efficiency and compliance across QC e.g support onboarding, delivering training and other training related requests.

• Support of tech transfers managed by the QC Projects team, where needed.

• Perform activities to support Drug Substance release e.g. tracking, data collation, where needed.

• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Registered Specifications.

• Ensure any laboratory process improvements align with the BMS Safety culture.

• Approval of SOPs, Training documents etc., where required.

• Participate in regulatory agency inspections as required.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Third level qualification (Degree) in Science or related discipline.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a pharmaceutical / healthcare laboratory or related technical function.

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of working with teams and influencing decisions.

• A strong knowledge of laboratory operation, in particular training and testing requirements from receipt to CoA is required.

• Involvement in project scoping and tracking is desirable.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements is desirable.

 

Why you should apply

 

• You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases
• You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders and values its employees.
• You’ll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including, but not only, an annual bonus, pension contribution, family health insurance, 27 days of annual leave , access to BMS Cruiserath on-site gym and life assurance 

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

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R1607858 : Senior Specialist, QC Projects