QC Team Leader-Biochemistry

CSL; Broadmeadows; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring in Broadmeadows is seeking an experienced QC Team Leader in Biochemistry to provide operational leadership within our Quality Control function. You will lead a team of scientists, analysts, and technicians to deliver high-quality testing outcomes while ensuring GMP compliance.

Reporting to the QC Manager, you will drive continuous improvement, support investigations, audits, and change management, and promote a strong safety culture in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with a

Qualifications

• Degree in Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in pharma/regulated industry.
• Strong GMP/GxP knowledge and regulatory understanding.
• Leadership experience and ability to develop people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of QC Scientists, Analysts, and Technicians.
• Ensure testing activities comply with GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Manage laboratory operations, workload planning and resource allocation.
• Support investigations of quality events and deviations.
• Audit support as SME during internal/external audits.
• Drive continuous improvement in quality and efficiency.

Skills

People leadership

GMP/GxP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Continuous improvement

Education

Degree in Natural Sciences/Pharmacy/Chemical Engineering

Masters degree advantageous

Job description

We are seeking an experienced QC Team Leader - Biochemistry to provide operational leadership within our Quality Control function. Reporting to the QC Manager or Senior Manager, you will lead a team of scientists, analysts, and technicians to deliver high-quality testing outcomes while ensuring compliance with GMP, regulatory, quality, and safety requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity for a quality-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about developing people, driving continuous improvement, and supporting the delivery of life-changing products.

This position is a fixed term contract until February 2028 and that will be based onsite in Broadmeadows.

About the Role

As a QC Team Leader, you will oversee daily laboratory operations, ensuring testing activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality systems and regulatory requirements. You will play a key role in supporting team performance, operational excellence, and strategic quality initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of QC Scientists, Analysts, and Technicians.
• Ensure QC testing activities are delivered safely, on time, and in compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Manage laboratory operations, workload planning, and resource allocation.
• Support investigations of quality events, deviations, and out-of-specification results.
• Review and approve testing activities and quality documentation.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert during internal and external audits.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, compliance, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to meet business and customer needs.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure HSE requirements are followed.
• Support staff training, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Contribute to site projects, method transfers, validations, and change management activities.
• Provide departmental leadership support and act as 2IC when required.

About You

• Degree in Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications (Masters) are advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or a highly regulated industry.
• Strong exposure to GMP or related quality systems.
• Previous people leadership or team management experience is highly desirable.
• Proven leadership and team development capability.
• Strong understanding of GMP, GxP, PIC/S, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and organisational skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance operational priorities while maintaining compliance and quality standards.
• Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

What You’ll Bring

• A collaborative and proactive leadership style.
• Technical expertise within Quality Control operations.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and achieving outcomes through others.
• The ability to build strong relationships across functions and drive positive change.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a highly skilled Quality Control team in a world-class manufacturing environment.
• Make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of critical healthcare products.
• Work with experienced professionals committed to quality and innovation.
• Access ongoing development and career growth opportunities.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.