Head of QC

About the Role

A new opportunity has opened up for a Head of Quality Control at Argenta Dundee. This role will lead the site's Quality Control function, ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-effective testing and analytical activities while contributing to site strategy and performance delivery.

Experience

• Pharmaceutical, laboratory or related environment awareness

Key Responsibilities

• Key member of Site Leadership Team (SLT). Works with Site Senior Leadership Team to develop site strategy, implement site performance KPI’s, and translate these into specific annual performance goals.
• Overall responsibility for Argenta’s Quality Control performance including testing of starting materials, finished products, stability samples, validation samples, data review and investigations.
• Implements safe and GMP compliant working practices in the function, and ensures team perform their duties accordingly.
• Lead the development of Argenta’s Quality Control systems, ensuring on time delivery of valid results.
• Drive staff engagement and a positive culture within the Quality Control department to achieve high-performing results.
• Grow, develop and support your leaders and extended analytical staff.
• Demonstrate leadership on quality, compliance and HS&E culture.
• Management of QC budget.
• Drive improvements in operational quality performance to enhance the customer experience and minimise the 'cost of poor quality'.
• Provide QC support for analytical method transfers and Validation, ensuring a smooth introduction of new analytical methods, timely generation of data and ensure transfer documentation (protocols and report) are appropriately supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science (Chemistry; Pharmacy; Biology) or equivalent experience.
• MSc. In Science, Pharmacy or Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience leading a QC laboratory function within a Pharmaceutical business with advanced knowledge of relevant cGMP requirements.
• Experience in various analytical techniques, including method development, validation and transfer, wet chemistry and instrument techniques, chromatography systems and microbiological testing.
• Well-developed leadership skills, with a proven track record of leading teams, performance management, and coaching.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• High energy and commitment to company values.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and driving efficiency.
• Technical writing skills e.g. reports; SOPs and change control.
• Proven ability to evaluate and produce reliable results, troubleshoot, and problem solve complex problems.