Quality Control Team Leader - Microbiology

Quality Control Team Leader – Microbiology
Location: Edinburgh BioQuarter
Who are we?
We are RoslinCT, a world-leading cell and gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organisation creating cutting-edge therapies that change people’s lives.
Collaborative, dedicated and talented people are the backbone of our culture, working both autonomously and in driven teams to make life-changing products utilising ground-breaking science.
Find out more about what we do here!
Why join us?
The opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company which is changing lives, giving you the skills and experience to develop your career.A generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.31 days of annual leave, plus 4 public holidays which increases with tenure.A competitive company pension scheme to help you save for the future.Group Life Cover – you are automatically covered for three times your basic salary to give you and your family peace of mind.Private healthcare and access to mental health/wellbeing support as your health and wellbeing means a lot to us.Flexible benefits such as retail discounts and access to the Cycle2Work scheme.
Your dream role
An exciting opportunity for a Quality Control Team Leader – Microbiology to join our team.Manage our microbiology laboratories, delegating activities as necessary, whilst leading and developing the team.Identify and support the training needs of all team members, ensuring training and competence of all team members carrying out microbiological activities.Promote and support the continuous development of an enthusiastic and collaborative Microbiology team.Ensure departmental scheduling is performed in a timely manner to support and align with production and release schedules.Partner with the Head of Manufacturing Operations to ensure our clean room facilities are maintained in compliance with Annex 1.Ensure all processes are subject to the appropriate levels of microbiological sampling and review.Support the risk assessment of manufacturing processes and partner with the Manufacturing Manager to ensure microbiological risks are managed appropriately.Lead investigations on incidents of product contamination, or of abnormal levels of microorganisms in EM samples.Review current regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance, including contamination control strategies.Support QC batch release of cellular therapy products by performing and co-ordinating QC batch release testing as required.Complete and review GMP documentation within the QC department including, qualification/ validation, Incident Reports, Change Controls and Risk Assessments.Support company growth by actively participating in the qualification of new facilities, whilst developing systems to support activities across multiple sites.About you
An excellent understanding and proven track record of working effectively in a GMP Quality Control laboratory.A technical background in Microbiology with experience in performing speciation of microorganisms to genus level.Experience of leading, managing, and developing a team.A positive team member, with a can-do attitude and the ability to lead by example.Experience of Environmental Monitoring of GMP clean rooms.Other cell characterisation and safety assays experience.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships across various levels of seniority.Competent in the use of Microsoft Office products such as Outlook and Excel.Good organisational and planning skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.You will be able to create a positive environment through self-awareness and social skills.Able to effectively manage and influence stakeholders’ and customer expectations.Excellent attention to detail with a real desire to continually develop and improve our processes.
Qualifications
A degree in Microbiology or similar field, or equivalent qualification and experience.A post-graduate qualification is desirable.
Next Steps
If this sounds like you, then please hit ‘Apply’ now! We will ask you to upload your CV and complete a short application form detailing why you are interested and why we should hire you!
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We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer. We treat all applicants fairly and don’t discriminate based on any protected characteristics. So, no matter who you are, we welcome your application with open arms.
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