Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
Operational
- OOx/deviation handling
- CAPA definition
- KPI trending
- Ensure all activities in compliance with cGxP, incl. data integrity
- Review and approval of analytical data / tests (analytical release)
- Perform microbiological testing of materials and utilities, environmental and personnel monitoring
- Provide expert support for site qualification and validation activities
- Maintain and calibrate equipment incl. plan preparation
- Support in supplier qualification
- Trending and analysis of KPI/KQI of environmental monitor data.
- Support sample planning and sampling execution
HSE
- Comply with all HSE guidelines
- Detect and report potential accident, risks and propose solutions
- Participate in HSE risk assessments
- Preparation and participation to internal HSE audits
- Responsible for participating in initial training and retraining
Key Performance Indicators
- Analytical lead times
- Timely and GMP-compliant analysis and documentation of the results
- Error rate: Number of OOS (analysis errors) related to the number of analyzes
- No complaints about official inspections
Ideal Background
Relevant Experience
- Professional experience (3-5 years) in the pharmaceutical sector or in the manufacture of active substances in analytical laboratories in a GMP environment or equivalent; Collaborating across boundaries; Functional Breadth; efficient inter and intra-departmental communications.
Education & Qualification
- Technical education & 3-5 years relevant experience or
- University degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry or equivalent + 0-4 years working experience
Languages
Good (oral and written) in English; fluent in local language (oral and written)
Competencies
- Collaboration; result-oriented
- Breakthrough Analysis; Being Resilient; Operational Excellence; Continuous Learning; Digital & Tech Savvy
- MS Office applications and other standard IT applications supporting Quality activities
- Laboratory equipment; Quality Control (QC) Testing; Quality Control Sampling; Knowledge of TQM and related industry GxP standards and processes; Laboratory Excellence; Quality decision making
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Accessibility and accommodation
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