Dechra

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QC Project Manager (2 Year FTC)

Job Introduction

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we're delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2500 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

The Opportunity

Dechra Skipton is embarking on a major multimillion pound investment to introduce new granulation equipment and is looking to expand the QC Team to Support this. This will require all tablets and capsules to undergo process validation and associated stability testing in a short period of time.

To ensure this can be supported, the role holder will lead 3 project analysts to optimise test regimes on the products.

The role holder will also assume responsibility for 2 existing staff members supporting analytical validation, verification and technical transfer.

Role Responsibility

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Lead a team to deliver project objectives to expected timelines.
• Reviewing specifications to ensure non-value adding tests are removed from the finished product specification.
• Redeveloping tests to run more efficiently, equipment and better supporting the testing off high numbers of samples at one time.
• Writing development protocols and reports.
• Performing validation and verification, including producing protocols and reports.
• Submit updated test regimes to regulatory authorities including justification of specification.
• Lead change controls.
• Liaising with MS&T, QC Support, Regulatory, and QA.
• Acting as subject matter expert in QC for Method Development in HPLC, UPLC, UV, Dissolution, Disintegration, Friability, Hardness, Loss on Drying, FTIR, Karl Fisher, and pH.
• Conduct laboratory investigations, protocol deviations and provide technical expertise to trouble shoot challenging methods.
• Author Risk Assessments for processes, procedures and systems to ensure risks are identified and appropriately managed.

The Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We're particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Extensive experience working in method development in a pharmaceutical GMP environment.
• Regulatory knowledge of GMP regulations for products produced, tested and marketed within the UK, EU and US.
• Knowledge of specification setting.
• Computer literate, with an attention to detail and clarity.

Package Description

• Average 36-hour working week (with a day off every other Friday!!)
• Plenty of training and development opportunities
• 22.5 days annual leave + Bank holidays
• Option to buy a week's holiday each year
• 8% Employer Pension Contribution
• Free access to the Headspace App
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking

About the Company

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we're looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don't be too disappointed - we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com