Lead Technician - Microbiology and QA Quality Assurance

The Royal Surrey Aseptic Services is responsible for the preparation and supply of products such as cytotoxic chemotherapy, with independent Production and Quality Assurance (QA) departments.

We require a microbiology Subject Matter Expert to join the QA team to lead the approach required for the sterility assurance of short shelf sterile products, in accordance with Annex 1 EU GMP., You will support microbiology risk assessment, sterility assurance strategy and advise on sources of contamination and sanitisation processes. You will also lead investigations following out of trend environmental monitoring results.

You will have previous experience working within a microbiology test facility, supporting the manufacture of aseptically prepared products, either within the NHS or within the pharmaceutical / life science industry.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.