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Key Responsibilities of the Laboratory Manager
* Lead and manage a Clinical QC Phys-Chem analytical laboratory, ensuring GMP compliant analytical testing of drug entities in different clinical development phases.
* Maintain QC oversight of activities within own team or cross teams, dependent on process ownership, QC related deliverables, and proactive risk and issue management.
* Lead, manage, and continuously develop a team of laboratory analysts/scientists with an effective feedback culture.
* Accountable to deliver QC work packages on time for customer projects and support the laboratory team.
* Act as process owner of assigned business processes, e.g., laboratory equipment or SOPs, to continuously improve and maintain compliance.
Requirements for the Position
* MSc or PhD degree in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, or a related field with solid work experience in the relevant area.
* Advanced working experience as a laboratory manager in a cGMP regulated area, preferably in analytical quality control (QC) or Analytical Development of large molecule analytics.
* Proven track record of successfully leading and developing a team of scientists/laboratory analysts.
* Technical knowledge of instruments used within Biologics QC and advanced scientific knowledge of phys-chem analytics performed in the GMP environment.
* Hands-on experience in management of quality records like deviations, CAPAs, and Change Requests.
* Proactive self-starter with a strong focus on quality, agility in changing priorities, and high-level resilience when coordinating multiple tasks simultaneously.