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 The Unit Lead in QC Product Analytical Testing Compendials pCCI Particles  oversees the testing activities for the assigned lab analytics and the AQL Squad and is responsible for timely and compliant execution of the analytics.

As a leader, you will encourage your employees in their further development. You are an active member of the QC PAT Leadership Team and thus directly influence the development of the local analytical organization.

Your other main tasks and responsibilities

Lead a team of squad coordinators and analysts to achieve strategic and operational goals, as well as organizational development, talent and performance management.

Creating a work environment characterized by team spirit, effective communication, motivation and inspiration

Ensuring competent, efficient and GMP-compliant analytics for development as well as commercial drug products and drug substances of large and small molecules using chemical-physical compendial methods (pH, osmolarity, extractable volume, etc.), physical container closure integrity tests, visible and subvisible particles tests as well as acceptable quality level (AQL)  in compliance with regulatory, registration and operational requirements

Ensuring timely and GMP-compliant analysis in accordance with the relevant lead times and through good communication with QC planning

Ensuring economical use of technical equipment and materials

Ensuring a good flow of information within and outside your own organizational area.

Strong alignment and good communication with local as well as global partners

Represent the team in audits and inspections; Ensure procedures and documentation are regulatory compliant and inspection ready.

You are a positive thinking, integral and self-reflective personality with strong teamwork skills. With this in mind, you bring an open and collaborative attitude and mindset that it takes to work successfully within your team and across departments. You trust yourself and others, take responsibility and live an open speak-up culture. 

Following your studies in life-sciences, you have gained professional experience (3+ years) in the pharmaceutical industry in the field of quality control or quality assurance

You have already first experience in managing staff and leading an organization 

You have expertise in cGMP, as well as profound knowledge of local and international GMP regulations.

You take on challenging tasks independently, have the analytical ability to evaluate complex issues and make decisions.

You have a professional and results-oriented work style and are focused on continuous improvement.

As an integrative personality with strong communication skills, you are able to build trusting and effective relationships with a wide range of partners at the Kaiseraugst site and in the global Roche network.

Your excellent communication skills in fluent German or English enable you to deal with interlocutors at all levels.

Ready to take the next step? We'd love to hear from you. Apply now to explore this exciting opportunity!

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