Sterility Assurance Lead

Construction, Property and Engineering; Swindon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Sterility Assurance Lead in Swindon. This full-time contract role requires a Master’s degree in Microbiology and at least 5 years of experience in the pharma industry, specifically in sterility assurance. Responsibilities include managing contamination control strategies, writing SOPs, and supporting quality evaluations. The position offers competitive pay of £50–75 per hour and is on-site.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in sterility assurance and contamination control strategy.
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry required.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior employees.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Contamination Control Strategy and Sterility Assurance strategy.
• Collaborate on quality events with microbiology impact.
• Write and review SOPs related to sterility assurance.

Skills

Master Degree in Microbiology

5 years experience in microbiology

Practical knowledge in GMPs

Strong interpersonal skills

Fluency in English

Education

Master Degree in Microbiology

Job description

Sterility Assurance Lead (Senior QA Subject Matter Expert)
Location: Swindon Area, UK (On-Site)
Job Type: Full-time Contract
Duration: Approximately 6 Weeks (Urgent Requirement until December 31, 2025 - potential for extension)
Shift Pattern Standard (Mon-Fri)
Hours per Week: 40 hours (8:30 - 16:40)
Compensation: £50 - £75 per Hour

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the Contamination Control Strategy and Sterility Assurance strategy for the site in compliance to the most updated regulations, using good practices and continuous changes.
• Assure the surveillance plan of operational activities to be carried out in respect to the current procedures, giving support so that such interventions are performed to reduce the environmental contamination and the product risk to a minimum.
• Collaborate on the floor, within the team, the management of the quality events with an impact on sterility, supporting the evaluations on deviations and complaints with microbiology impact.
• Owns and maintains the site microbiology risk assessment and Sterilization-in-place concept.
• Responsible for writing and/or review of SOPs related to sterility assurance. Actively participate in the evaluation of changes which may have impact on the quality of the products.
• Support the EM review/evaluation including the relevant action plan requested in the light of the site continuous improvement plan, in collaboration with other company structures, an improvement of the processes and systems to increase the Sterility Assurance Level.

Requirements

• Master Degree in Microbiology.
• At least 5 proven years experience in microbiology in pharmaceutical industry.
• Practical knowledge in GMPs and Regulatory Compliance, especially for sterility assurance (EU GMP annex 1).
• Extensive background on sterility assurance, process and cleaning validation concepts and contamination control strategy. Applies GMP regulations and other international guidelines to all aspects of the position.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills; Ability to make scientific decisions. Able to coach and mentor more junior employees to success.
• Participates and/or leads meetings, to provide input on timelines, potential compliance issues and other related QA activities.
• On-call services, remote, based on department organization.
• Fluency in English.

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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