Quality Control Supervisor (experienced)

QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR (Experienced) OPPORTUNITY (Glasgow Site – G20 0XA)
We are proud to tell you about Curia
Curia is experiencing an exciting change and we have a career opportunity for an experienced QC Supervisor to join our Glasgow site which is part of Curia Global. Curia is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), offering products and services across the drug development spectrum to help our clients turn their ideas into real-world impact. We partner closely with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to transform ideas to real life solutions that improve patients’ lives.
At Curia Scotland we have the opportunity to work across projects from early discovery and development through to manufacturing, our suite of custom solutions allows us to tailor every engagement to our client's precise needs. Our capabilities are niche and always growing, driven by our talented, experienced team and continued investment in cutting-edge technologies. We take great pride in a track record that stands among the best in the industry. No matter what we’re working on, we trust our Curia team to deliver every solution to the highest quality to meet our customer requirements.
Curia career opportunity for you
Join our QC team where you will partner across the site, support and lead team to meet challenging schedules whilst upholding quality and GMP compliance. This role will be hands-on, client-facing, and have the support of working closely with the Manager and QP. This role will have responsibility for the supervision of the QC team's deliverables across multiple complex projects, driven according to timelines and revenue milestones to support client and business needs. With future growth planned, this is an exciting time to join the Curia Scotland team.
Expected level of knowledge and demonstrated competencies
To succeed in this position you will be able to demonstrate your leadership abilities and proven success in leading a team to deliver busy schedules for multiple client projects. This role will liaise with SMEs to create a pathway to upskill and develop the team. Curia is a fast-paced business, held to strict timelines therefore business acumen to understand the reasons for commercial decisions are made is important when leading a team and communicating change. We value relationships therefore, to succeed you will need to have a strong partnering approach with every client and colleague.
Examples of tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:-
Curia is around 120 people in one building which encourages collaboration throughout the site.
Partner with team and our CI Manager to Identify mini projects to continuously improve processes, and procedures to gain efficiencies in how we do things.
Strong organizational skills are needed to manage a range of timelines for testing of finished product and IPC samples.
This role will have a responsibility to understand project milestones, KPIs and ensure data generated is accurate for reporting results.
This is a key role that will provide site support during, audits, client visits and MHRA/regulatory inspections.
This role will work closely with the team to identify or pre-empt failures or unreliability in the quality of products.
This role will also work closely with the QC Manager to discuss different ways to develop individuals and the team, review job descriptions, competency framework, development training plans.
Understand the importance of using data to gain insights and make decisions, ensuring high standard GMP/GDP compliance such as: QC reports, investigations, deviations CAPA and change controls. Work with the QC Manager on significant matters in real time to manage escalations.
Have a willingness to be hands-on if the need arises to perform analysis to support the team and business needs.
Minimum requirements: Education: Bachelors degree in chemistry is required (or similar)
Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required.
Some supervisory experience is required.
· GMP manufacturing experience background would be highly advantageous.
· This is a demanding role where you will need to balance many factors managing including clients, projects and lead and develop the QC team to deliver successfully.
Curia cares for our team members and their families. We offer an exceptional range of benefits to you and some extend to family members also. Too many to mention here, we will send these to you before interviewing.
You must already hold the right to work in the UK as unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.
HOURS
37.5 per week full time on site – flexibility around start/finish times.