Quality Control Lead

SRG; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Scientist in Quality Control to shape their QC Department. This full-time position offers the chance to lead and enhance quality testing capabilities in a new GMP facility, focusing on solid oral dosage forms. As a key technical expert, you will mentor junior staff, troubleshoot analytical challenges, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. If you have a strong background in GMP QC testing and are passionate about driving scientific excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a rapidly expanding organization.

Qualifications

• Strong background in GMP QC Analytical testing within a CDMO environment.
• Experience with HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer, and FTIR is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the quality testing capabilities of the QC Department.
• Oversee analytical challenges ensuring compliance with GMP standards.
• Collaborate with teams to align analytical requirements with regulatory expectations.

Skills

GMP QC Analytical testing

HPLC

Dissolution

Karl Fischer

FTIR

Technical leadership

Client communication

Education

Degree in Life Sciences

PhD in relevant field

Job description

Life Science recruiter helping scientists find exciting jobs in a regulated space, from discovery through to commercial release.

Are you an experienced QC Specialist looking for an exciting new challenge to help shape the Quality Control Department of a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation?

Job Title: Principal Scientist – Quality Control

Type: Permanent

Salary: Highly attractive with great benefits

Location: Northwest, England

SRG is currently working exclusively with a highly successful, award-winning, contract development and manufacturing organisation, focused on providing expert intelligence and support to their partners, driven by their capabilities.

As a result of rapid expansion, we are looking for an experienced QC Expert to help lead and grow the quality testing capabilities of the QC Department in their new GMP Facility with a specific focus on solid oral dosage forms, driving the day-to-day QC analytical activities across client projects and providing mentoring and technical leadership to junior analytical staff.

Typical responsibilities/accountabilities:

• Act as a key technical expert for QC Analytical services, ensuring fit-for-purpose analytical methods are developed, transferred, validated, and maintained for solid oral dosage forms.
• Directly support and coach junior QC team members, building technical capability within the team.
• Oversee and troubleshoot analytical challenges across HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer, and FTIR, ensuring results are scientifically sound and compliant with GMP.
• Contribute to client project strategies, ensuring analytical requirements are aligned with regulatory CMC submission expectations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless communication between QC, manufacturing, QA, and other teams.
• Support the authoring and review of analytical documentation, including analytical methods, reports, Certificates of Analysis, and Stability Study Reports.
• Ensure all analytical work is performed in accordance with regulatory requirements, ICH guidelines, and internal quality standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within QC, driving scientific excellence and operational efficiency.
• The successful candidate will have a strong background in GMP QC Analytical testing within a CDMO environment, bringing expertise in HPLC, Dissolution, Karl Fischer, and FTIR.
• Experience in communicating directly with clients on technical matters is essential, alongside a strong understanding of how analytical timelines impact manufacturing and product release schedules.
• This is a full-time, on-site role based at our GMP manufacturing facility.
• This is a client-facing role, and some flexibility in working hours may be required to accommodate client communication across time zones.
• Full UK driving license required.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Quality Assurance and Science

Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing