Quality Team Leader – QC Chemistry & Materials (On-Site)

Bio Products Laboratory; Elstree; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kedrion Biopharma in Elstree, Hertfordshire, is seeking a Team Leader for QC Chemistry to lead day-to-day quality control activities, ensure testing, compliance and safety, and drive continuous improvement within the QC team on-site.

You will oversee governance, materials management, training compliance, health and safety, and production of PQRs while maintaining GMP/GLP standards and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• BSc degree in a relevant scientific subject or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• 3-5 years' experience working within a laboratory environment.
• Demonstrable experience and competence in managing and developing others.
• Good working knowledge and understanding of GMP and GLP requirements.
• Experience of raising, reviewing and investigating Quality Records (QRs), OOS results and invalid assay investigations.

Responsibilities

• Governance: manage departmental stock levels, reagents, consumables and reference preparations to support testing and operations.
• Oversee ordering and management of critical reagents; control IQC materials, performance trending and stock requirements.
• Lead Operational Excellence initiatives and monitor project progress.
• Coordinate departmental training compliance, including method training and safety requirements; ensure timely completion.
• Support health and safety management through incident reporting and COSHH/risk assessment reviews.
• Prepare and present Product Quality Review (PQR) reports and maintain lab housekeeping to ensure GLP/GMP compliance.
• Materials: coordinate end-to-end processing, testing, release, and lifecycle management of raw materials and consumables; ensure OTIF delivery and traceability.
• Rotational coverage across team areas as required due to operational needs; participate in coverage for leave.

Skills

Leadership

GMP/GLP knowledge

Project management

Communication

Training & development

Quality records

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal skills

Education

BSc in a scientific subject

Job description

Kedrion Biopharma in Elstree, Hertfordshire, is seeking a Team Leader for QC Chemistry to lead day-to-day quality control activities, ensure testing, compliance and safety, and drive continuous improvement within the QC team on-site.

You will oversee governance, materials management, training compliance, health and safety, and production of PQRs while maintaining GMP/GLP standards and strong stakeholder engagement.