Analytical Group Leader

The post holder will provide technical and managerial leadership to multiple large and small analytical teams. Primarily Raw Materials, Cleaning Verification, Environmental Monitoring, Laboratory Equipment and Laboratory Support. The Analytical Group Leader will manage the progress of Analytical work, ensuring that project schedules are met. They will be responsible for ensuring all work is carried out safely, efficiently, compliantly and accurately, providing regular updates to Analytical management. The post holder will also manage the Support Function of the Analytical Laboratories, ensuring a high level of equipment availability, consumables availability and advising on future CAPEX programmes.

· B.Sc. (or equivalent) in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry or a Life Science subject with a significant chemistry component. · Significant experience of managing and leading analytical teams within a GMP/GLP laboratory supporting the development of pharmaceutical drug products. Including recruitment, performance management and talent management. · Supervision or Management of Pharmaceutical Raw material testing and or GMP Manufacturing Equipment Cleaning Verification, has gained a clear in-depth knowledge of one of these. · History of responsibility for analytical instrumentation either hands on or leading an equipment team. Gained a clear in-depth knowledge of a wide range of analytical instrumentation and equipment. · A proven ability for solving and coaching others to solve analytical and laboratory-based challenges. · Significant experience in the interpretation of data from a wide range of analytical techniques. · Experience of hosting aspects of laboratory quality audits and inspections by external bodies. This experience should have been gained from hosting aspects of many different cGMP/GLP quality audits.,

• Analytical
• Laboratory management
• GMP Experience