Job Description

Site Name: Singapore - Tuas
Posted Date: Jan 30 2023

Purpose

Provide technical support to routine testing teams in the frame of the Analytical Science and Technology (ASAT) team around method development/ qualification/ validation/ verification and equipment qualification.

Key Responsibilities Area

Technical Responsibilities

• Manages and implements method development/ qualification/ validation/ verification and equipment qualification required by routine testing team, including but not limited to new equipment, material and method introduction and compendial updates
• Keeps up-to-date on regulations/ development of biopharmaceutical QC activities to ensure QC operations are in compliance to applicable corporate, regulatory and external agency regulations
• Leads/ manages investigation of non-conformities (events and deviations) and complex tasks (e.g. continuous improvements, department/ site projects and initiatives)
• Knowledge management on knowledge retention and effective training to ensure methods/ knowledge are effectively transferred to routine testing team
• Writes/ reviews/ approves change controls, events/ deviations, CAPAs and GMP documents (e.g. SOP, protocols, reports)
• Provides technical expertise and consultation to routine testing team on technical matters to ensure compliance to applicable corporate, regulatory and external agency regulations
• Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) audit fronter for assigned topics
• Manages local compendium system:
  • Co-ordinates and ensures review is timely and accurate.
  • Performs review of compendium updates timely and accurately.
• Manages investigation system in QC:
  • Reports trends for invalids, atypical results and OOS
  • Performs trends for invalids, atypical results and OOS

Organization and Management Responsibilities

• Assist QC Manager in the management and operation of the team to create strong team morale and a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement
• Supports QC manager to define objectives for the team
• Works with QC manager to align the priorities of the team with those of the department
• Supports QC manager to ensure knowledge retention and effective training within team so that each team member is equipped with the required knowledge and competencies
• Supports QC manager to ensure appropriate staffing of team to assume assigned workload and future development
• Provides leadership, guidance and technical expertise / support to the team.
• Ensures expenditures are within budget
• Respects all safety and security polices, laboratory polices and practices on site and ensures policies and SEHSS are deployed and respected
• Able to lead a small team of QC Specialists/Chemists & provide guidance to them.
• Provides coaching/mentoring to Snr/Specialists/Chemists/ Associates.
• Works across boundaries across departments and/or sites
• Able to work independently, shows initiative and able to work with all levels of staff
• Ensures adequate guidance and technical support is provided to other team when necessary
• Works together with other team leads and supervisors to ensure cohesiveness of the QC team

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Professional

• University degree in a relevant science discipline with at least 4 years of relevant working experience
• Preferably with laboratory experience in pharmaceutical industry (Advantage)

Technical

• Competent technical skills in the followings:
  • Method validation, Development, Verification
  • Common laboratory techniques (Advantage)
  • Laboratory equipment qualification
  • Computer system validation

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