Performance & Delivery Lead – Finished Goods

Job ref: PDFG011026Job type: PermanentLocation: NewryClosing date: Thursday 15 Oct 2026 17:00

Main Activities/Tasks

• Ensure operation of labs is in a controlled, predictable and compliant manner at all times
• Planning & execution of weekly schedule
• Oversight of all Finished Goods outputs across multiple sites
• Maximise laboratory capacity – people & product
• Drive efficiencies to enhance productivity
• Ensure alignment of QC and production schedules
• Consolidation of documentation & processes across Finished Goods laboratories to optimise performance
• Align with Customer Services and Production Planning to deliver appropriate schedules to meet Customer due dates
• Develop & deliver KPIs to track lab performance against targets
• Work with other Leads to identify synergies and maximise performance – including people, processes, equipment, budget/consumables
• Drive performance ensuring QC laboratories are enablers to Customer delivery performance
• Implement and enforce the company’s EHS policies and procedures, creating a culture and environment where these become an integral part of each employee’s behaviours and by this means ensure a high level of compliance.
• Report to the Leadership Team and QC Director on key EHS KPIs and status of action plans.
• Ensure that task-based risk assessments are available for all activities performed within the QC laboratories.
• Ensure that all QC Finished Goods teams operate in full compliance with all GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Drive simplification and cost saving initiatives across all finished goods teams.
• Ensure that the QC Finished Goods department is audit ready at all times, reviewing, closing and tending observations from internal audits / audit readiness inspections and taking action to correct root causes and prevent reoccurrence.
• Have oversight of / set expectations for people management:
  • Setting department and personal goals.
  • Managing team and individual performance.
  • Managing staffing and absenteeism.

Essential Criteria:

• 10+ years of experience in a GMP pharmaceutical laboratory
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role.
• Degree or equivalent in an area of pharmaceutical sciences (Chemistry, Biochemistry etc)
• Thorough understanding of cGMP and regulatory requirements and guidelines (VMD, CVM, FDA, ICH, ALCOA+)
• Expertise in out of specification (OOS) and out of trend (OOT) investigations
• Expertise in QMS records (Deviations, Change Controls, CAPA management and Complaints)
• Expertise in Stability Programs

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience working within a QC finished goods department
• Active participation and engagement in regulatory inspections such as VMD, FDA and HPRA.
• Ability to develop and write standard operating procedures.
• Strong knowledge of finished product dose forms and analytical testing techniques (HPLC, UPLC, GC, Dissolution, Viscometry, UV and IC)
• Experience in method validation, verification and method transfers.
• Experience in setting and tracking and managing key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Experience in driving continuous improvement in areas of health and safety, productivity and output or compliance.

Benefits:

• Free life assurance
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Healthcare cash plan
• 32 days annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• Wedding leave
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Pay
• Company Sick Pay
• Subsidised Canteen Facilities
• FREE On-site parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Purchase Scheme
• Free Will-Writing Service
• Employee perks/discounts scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee well-being initiatives
• Employee recognition scheme
• Career development opportunities

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