Quality Technology & Facilities Specialist

GSK; Eggleston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking a Quality Technology and Facilities Specialist to ensure compliance, quality, and operational effectiveness of site technologies, systems and facilities across Engineering, MSAT, Logistics, and NPI activities. You will support validation, maintenance, change control, and continuous improvement initiatives to uphold regulatory requirements and GSK standards.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address quality issues, maintain audit-ready docs, and drive improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Practical knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and quality management systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Experience with databases or Access is beneficial.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational ability.

Responsibilities

• Support the operational quality, validation, maintenance, and optimisation of site technologies and facilities (MSAT, engineering and logistics) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and GXP standards.
• Assist in the implementation and documentation of technology systems and facility processes, ensuring alignment with quality and operational goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address quality-related issues in facility and technology operations, providing technical support and ensuring timely resolution.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation for technology systems and facilities, ensuring readiness for audits and regulatory inspections.
• Monitor and report on facility and technology performance metrics, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in internal and external audits, supporting the preparation and review of facility and technology-related quality systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, implementing enhancements to optimise facility and technology performance.
• Conduct and lead routine Quality Oversight GEMBA activities with cross-functional teams to proactively identify compliance risks, operational improvement opportunities, and drive sustainable corrective actions.
• Assist in facility and technology-related projects, ensuring compliance and alignment with site objectives.

Skills

Data Integrity

Detail-Oriented

Digital Fluency

GxP Regulations

Influencing Without Authority

Lean Management

Problem Solving

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Risk Awareness

Technical Writing

Validation Processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Access (desirable)

SAP (preferred)

Job description

The Quality Technology and Facilities Specialist is responsible for ensuring the compliance, quality, and operational effectiveness of site technologies, systems, and facilities across Engineering, MSAT, Logistics, Supply Chain, and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities. The role supports validation, maintenance, change control, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operations remain compliant with regulatory requirements, GSK quality standards, and business objectives. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, the Specialist provides quality oversight of technology systems and facility processes, resolves technical and compliance issues, maintains audit-ready documentation, and drives improvements that enhance reliability, efficiency, and product supply. This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on site performance and patient supply while developing expertise across a broad range of quality, engineering, and operational disciplines. We are looking for individuals who are curious, practical, and collaborative, and who are motivated by GSK's mission to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Responsibilities This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Support the operational quality, validation, maintenance, and optimisation of site technologies and facilities (MSAT, engineering and logistics) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and GXP standards.
• Assist in the implementation and documentation of technology systems and facility processes, ensuring alignment with quality and operational goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address quality-related issues in facility and technology operations, providing technical support and ensuring timely resolution.
• Maintain accurate and compliant documentation for technology systems and facilities, ensuring readiness for audits and regulatory inspections.
• Monitor and report on facility and technology performance metrics, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in internal and external audits, supporting the preparation and review of facility and technology-related quality systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, implementing enhancements to optimise facility and technology performance.
• Conduct and lead routine Quality Oversight GEMBA activities with cross-functional teams to proactively identify compliance risks, operational improvement opportunities, and drive sustainable corrective actions.
• Assist in facility and technology-related projects, ensuring compliance and alignment with site objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Practical knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and quality management systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
• Experience with databases or Access is beneficial.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational ability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience with enterprise systems such as SAP.
• Previous experience supporting audits and managing audit responses.
• Familiarity with facility engineering, maintenance or commissioning activities.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams across quality, engineering and operations.
• Practical project coordination skills, including tracking actions and metrics.

• Data Integrity
• Detail-Oriented
• Digital Fluency
• GxP Regulations
• Influencing Without Authority
• Lean Management
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Risk Awareness
• Technical Writing
• Validation Processes

Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it's vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients. 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.

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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.

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