Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - King of Prussia
Posted Date: Oct 23 2024
Job Purpose: This position oversees the quality control operations in the Biopharm Upper Merion Laboratory, which is a strategic global hub that supports GSK's innovative specialty pipeline. As a commercial and launch facility, the laboratory also tests batches at large scale, to support the supply of new and existing oncology and respiratory products. This position is responsible for the dynamic strategy and technical requirements for assay transfer, digital transformation, and interfacing with R&D and Clients (site scope of work includes contract testing in addition to internal GSK manufacturing). Essential functions include planning and prioritizing resource allocation to meet testing requirements for the manufacturing facilities/utilities, the clinical and commercial operations, and the stability program for the specialty pipeline. Other functions include external laboratory investigations related to product testing, compiling reports in support of product filings with the regulatory agencies. The QC Director is responsible for the review of regulatory submissions (IND, BLA and MAA) and ensures the laboratory is prepared for Regulatory Inspections.
Key Responsibilities: Ensures a cGMP laboratory to meet the work demand in support of global stability & release, local manufacturing, and development work as needed.Leads the laboratory through innovative changes to new technologies, paperless testing, seamless data flow, and other automation initiatives.Represents the Quality Control department and departmental functions on projects/committees within GSK, to ensure delivery of the specialty medicine pipeline.Leads and empowers a team of lab leaders to ensure the laboratory is a data factory with analysts and systems that support the sampling, testing, and generation and review of data per ALCOA principles.Ensures that the Quality Control team continues to grow technically and professionally; encourages their development efforts toward excellence and a higher degree of proficiency.Provides leadership by ensuring compliance of the department with laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures, and practices governing analytical Quality Control testing, including the departmental and company Standard Operating Procedures, and safety procedures.Ensuring that processes are in place to ensure that records and technical data are accurately maintained and results well documented.Provide support of product filings with regulatory agencies (IND, BLA MAA etc.)Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor's degree in science discipline required12+ years' experience in biopharmaceutical industry, particularly in the area of assessing physiochemical characteristics of product purity, activity and functional indicators of biological products7+ years of supervisory and managerial experienceExperience leading teams comprised of varying levels of technical expertise and functions.Fully versed in GMP's, NIH, ICH Guidelines, FDA and other regulatory agency requirements for validation and operations of analytical and stability functionsPreferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Ph.D in a science disciplineDemonstrated success developing teams.Strong verbal and written communication skills.Able to interact with peers, subordinates and senior personnel in multidisciplinary environments including development, engineering, facility operations, validation, production and QA.Able to prioritize and decide appropriate course of action. Effective at implementing decisions.
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