Laboratory Manager (Performance)

GSK; Eggleston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharma company is seeking a Laboratory Performance Manager to lead performance activities within the QC team. This role involves implementing continuous improvement programs, ensuring inspection readiness, and supporting management in compliance initiatives. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus based on company performance

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of specific sciences used in a laboratory for continuous improvement.
• Experience within pharmaceutical industry, including management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead laboratory performance activities across the QC laboratory team.
• Identify and implement performance improvements aligned with site objectives.
• Support laboratory operations director in managing compliance activities.

Skills

Laboratory performance improvement

Change management

Data analysis

Education

Degree level qualification in relevant discipline

Tools

DMAIC methodology

Job description

The Laboratory Performance Manager role is responsible for leading laboratory performance activities across the QC laboratory team; including identification and delivery of Continuous Improvement programs and best practice solutions from across the GSK QC network. The role will support the laboratory operations director in laboratory performance management, including scheduling activities and capacity modelling, ensuring that the QC laboratory remains inspection ready at all times and will champion GPS within the laboratory teams. This role will also lead identification and delivery of specific initiatives linked to laboratory Operating Leverage objectives. In this role you will…

• Lead, develop and drive deliveries of the laboratory performance team within the QC function.
• Act as an effective change agent within the laboratories; identifying and implementing performance improvements aligned with site objectives and Global QC initiatives.
• Act as champion for GPS deployment within the laboratory and support implementation and sustaining of aligned GPS standards across all laboratories.
• Support laboratory operations director in driving performance improvement across the laboratory through e.g. management of lab compliance activities and capacity modelling.
• Identify and implement effective tracking and trending of key performance metrics.
• Represent Barnard Castle laboratory team in global forums to identify, share and adopt best practice examples.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement programs aligned to laboratory objectives and KPIs.
• Support Laboratory Operations Director in maintaining a green productivity, performance and QC compliance dashboard.
• Identify and deliver improvement activities aligned to laboratory Operating Leverage initiatives.
• Support site GMP inspections as required.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in relevant discipline
• Working knowledge of the specific sciences used in a laboratory to enable more specific continuous improvement activities, e.g. method optimisation/adoption of new equipment or methods.
• Experience within pharmaceutical industry, including management experience.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

• Certification in DMAIC methodology and/or orange belt certification is preferable
• GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK's blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.

Company Statement

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK