QA Team Lead

Hobson Prior are recruiting for a QA Team Lead for an exciting permanent position at a Biotech organisation in London. Our client is determined to develop possible curative treatments for patients who are living with serious illnesses.

Job Responsibilities:

• Accountable to lead, supervise, manage and train the QA Quality System team and continuously improve the local Quality system.
• Provide training & support for Quality relevant systems in UK, NL, USA and Ireland.
• Management and oversight of the document control process from creation to obsoleting including approval, management and archiving.
• Generation, Review and approval of relevant GMP documentation
• Assure compliance to EU and FDA GxP, the organisation's QMS and QA GMP operations, any other applicable regulations/standards
• To act as SME for the Quality Management System and Documentation processes at regulatory and 3rd party audits
• Manage the Quality Council meeting, co-ordinating presentation preparation, fronting the meeting, preparing the minutes and assigning/ tracking the actions.
• Compile quarterly Quality metrics (KPI's) for site.
• Provide KPI data for the Tier 3 meeting.
• Assure compliance to FDA and MHRA regulations and ensure retention of MIA(IMP) and MS Licenses
• Ensure the organisation remains inspection ready.
• Lead "Level 1" meetings for QA team.
• Partake in Tier 2 meetings, representing the QA team and escalating to the QA Director-GMP as required
• Oversight, review and management of Risks, Quality Events including incidents, deviation, investigations, change controls and CAPA ensuring they meet timelines.
• Partake in the self-inspection process.
• Coordinate preparation activities for Regulatory inspections and provide support to regulatory inspections as required by the QA Director-GMP.
• Any other assigned duties.

Key Skills:

• Understanding controlled processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to appropriately challenge others behaviours.
• Pragmatic / common sense approach to quality incidents.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience in database use and eQMS systems.
• Planning/Organizing- prioritises and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Requirements:

• You will have a relevant Science based degree e.g. Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy.
• Experience in leadership within QA
• Experience of working within a Sterile/ Aseptic GMP manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Competent authority, Regulatory body inspections and audits.
• Prior experience working in a GxP environment including a minimum 6 years' experience in Compliance and Quality Assurance.
• Working knowledge of the principles and guidelines for cGMP as out in UK "Orange Guide", EU "Eudralex Volume 4", U.S. "CFRs" and other relevant regulations/guidelines.
• Working and hands on experience with defining and implementing Quality Management Systems.
• Leadership and Management experience of successfully managing small teams is preferred.
• IT literate, experience managing and operating an electronic QMS.
• Knowledge of GMP with regards to QMS activities.

Apply now:

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