QC Microbiology Shift Team Leader

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QC Microbiology Shift Team Leader

Location: Wrexham Hybrid Working Available Leadership Opportunity GMP Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Quality

Lead Quality. Drive Compliance. Develop Talent.

Are you an experienced microbiology professional looking for your next leadership challenge in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment

At Ipsen were looking for a QC Microbiology Shift Team Leader to lead a talented team responsible for critical microbiological testing and environmental monitoring activities that help ensure the delivery of safe high-quality medicines to patients worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine your technical microbiology expertise with people leadership continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration in a site that places quality innovation and patient outcomes at the heart of everything we do.

What Youll Be Doing

As QC Microbiology Shift Team Leader youll provide day-to-day leadership for the QC Microbiology team ensuring the timely delivery of microbiological testing and environmental monitoring activities while maintaining the highest standards of GMP compliance and data integrity.

Youll be responsible for:

• Leading coaching and developing a high-performing team of microbiologists
• Managing laboratory schedules resources and priorities to ensure on-time delivery
• Reviewing microbiological data including bioburden sterility endotoxin and environmental monitoring results
• Supporting batch certification and release activities through microbiological assessment and reporting
• Driving investigations relating to OOS OOT and OOE events
• Partnering with Sterility Assurance QA Production and Technical Operations teams to assess microbiological risks and support decision-making
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives across QC Microbiology operations
• Monitoring and reporting team performance through meaningful KPIs
• Ensuring audit and inspection readiness at all times
• Supporting regulatory inspections and customer audits
• Promoting a strong quality and safety culture across the laboratory

What Were Looking For

Were interested in hearing from candidates who bring both strong technical expertise and proven people leadership experience.

Essential Requirements

• Degree in a Life Science discipline
• Experience working within a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical microbiology laboratory
• Strong knowledge of microbiological testing including:
  • Bioburden
  • Sterility testing
  • Endotoxin testing
  • Environmental monitoring
• Experience leading investigations relating to OOS OOT and OOE results
• Experience managing laboratory resources schedules and priorities
• Previous experience leading coaching or developing teams
• Good understanding of GMP requirements and regulatory expectations

Highly Desirable

• Degree in Microbiology
• Strong knowledge of EU GMP Annex 1 and ICH Q9
• Experience with contamination control strategies and aseptic processing environments
• Knowledge of isolator technology
• Experience managing CAPAs change controls and audit readiness programmes