Job Description

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK\xe2\x80\x99s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.

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The primary purpose of the RM Analytical Lead is to ensure all analytical aspects of the outsource model are managed effectively to maintain a consistent supply of reference materials to the business. The role will report to the RM Outsource Manager. The expectation is a much broader matrix role interacting with the outsource partner in Germany, the GSK network (R&D and GSC) and the wider GQC-SM team.

In this role you will\xe2\x80\xa6

• Prepare detailed knowledge transfer documents for the Outsource partner, providing certification requirements, analytical methodology, acceptance criteria & details of stability testing requirements.
• Source internal GSK & third-party methodology, ensuring it is appropriate for the end use of the reference material and compliant with registered detail.
• Oversee stability testing programmes to ensure data are available, as required to support certified values throughout life of reference materials.
• Have management oversight of Laboratory Investigations at Outsource partner drawing on experience and knowledge from within the GSK business to resolve issues.
• Lead internal deviations and support impact assessments of atypical and OOS data with the customer sites, as well as analytical improvement projects for reference materials: Method equivalence, method improvements, method transfer for NCEs.
• Review of quality alerts and bulletins, for analytical impact and ensuring implementation of CAPA, respond to customer queries, provide audit support, provide data as requested and support outsource partner with order management, to reduce the risk of stock outs.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BSc or equivalent in Chemistry or related scientific discipline.
• Sufficient technical understanding to interpret scientific data, comprehend complex chemical issues and provide and direct solutions.
• Experienced in leading and executing analytical project level activities within R&D or GSC QC/QA units.
• Experience of working in different analytical organisations within the business (eg primary & secondary) to enable a central role.
• Expert understanding and experience of the analytical technologies required for reference materials.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• MSc in Chemistry or related scientific discipline.

Closing Date for Applications: 3rd September 2023

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