Quality Control / Laboratory Manager at Ascentech Services Limited

Job Duties

• Interacts primarily with Quality Control laboratories (and other support functions such as Manufacturing, Process Sciences, QA Validation, IT, Facilities) to ensure a successful compliance profile.
• Leads all aspects of quality standards, systems, and metrics for laboratory operations and related manufacturing areas.
• Accountable for the performance, results, and timeliness of team.
• Ensures that procedures and products adhere to internal standards as well as those of the agencies that regulate the pharmaceutical industry around the world.
• May be involved in ensuring regulatory observations are adequately addressed and completed on schedule.
• Acts as a key quality assurance resource on matters related to Quality Control and as a leader between functional areas to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborates with key partners globally in the business to proactively identify areas for improvement, develop solution strategies, and implement new innovations.
• Finds opportunities and participates cross-functionally to develop and implement tools and processes to improve systems, alleviate constraints, and resolve issues.
• Gains cooperation of others and effectively facilitates the resolution of cross-functional issues. Ensures effective, accurate, and timely communication across functional areas serving as a point of contact for Quality Assurance.
• Identifies areas of global mis-alignment and participates cross-functionally to understand differences, assess gaps, and drive relevant actions to remove gaps.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to co-workers to assist with troubleshooting, investigations, and effective problem resolution.
• Ensures safety and operational standards are maintained.
• May manage a team of individual contributors to support team goals.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 10 years experience in the Soap Manufacturing Industry, and 5 years as a Departmental Head.
• Good understanding of analytical laboratory and biologics manufacturing operations is helpful; experience with facility or laboratory start-up, technology transfer, validation, Pre-Approval Inspections, and product launch activities
• Hands-on regulatory matter NAFDAC/SON.
• Prior experience within a Quality Assurance or Quality Control function
• Good interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Requires good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to effectively interact cross-functionally.
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and changing priorities.