Team / Shift Leader in Quality- Level V

Bio Products Laboratory; Elstree; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bio Products Laboratory in Elstree, Hertfordshire, seeks a QC Team Leader to lead the Quality Control team, ensuring timely testing, compliance and continuous improvement within a GMP/GLP framework. The role focuses on governance, training, safety and QA documentation, with rotation across QC responsibilities as needed.

The ideal candidate has a BSc in a scientific field, 3–5 years in a lab, and proven leadership, strong GMP/GLP knowledge, and experience with QR/OOS investigations.

Qualifications

• BSc in a relevant scientific subject (or equivalent).
• 3–5 years’ experience in a laboratory setting.
• Proven leadership and people-management abilities.
• Strong understanding of GMP/GLP requirements.
• Experience raising, reviewing and investigating Quality Records (QRs) and OOS results.

Responsibilities

• Governance: manage departmental stock levels and reagents to support testing.
• Oversee ordering of critical reagents and control IQC materials.
• Lead Operational Excellence initiatives and track project progress.
• Coordinate departmental training compliance (method training, safety, OHAs).
• Support safety management, hazard reporting and COSHH reviews.
• Prepare and present Product Quality Review (PQR) reports and maintain housekeeping.

Education

BSc in science

Job description

Career Opportunities: QC Team Leader (5088)

Kedrion Biopharma have a new and exciting opportunity for a motivated and driven Team Leader to join our Quality department (Biohemistry) on-site in Elstree, Hertfordshire.

As a Team Leader, you will lead and support the effective day-to-day delivery of Quality Control activities, ensuring testing, compliance, training, safety and operational priorities are completed to the required standards and timelines. The role provides leadership to the QC team, supports audit readiness, drives continuous improvement, and ensures that quality records, controlled documents, resources and processes are managed effectively to meet business and regulatory expectations.

What you’ll do

Each QC Team Leader willhave ownership of one specific area of responsibility from the following roles. You will be expected to carry out the above general duties of the Team Leader role as well as the specific requirements of the area assigned. You will be expected to have an understanding of each role, as you may be required to be rotated or reassigned between these different areas as and when operational requirements or business needsnecessitate, as well as cover for periods of leave, such as sickness and annual leave.

The initial responsibility for this TeamLeader role is- Governance

Responsible for managing departmental stock levels, including reagents, consumables and reference preparations, ensuring materials are available to support testing activities and operational requirements.

Oversee the ordering process and management of critical reagents, while maintaining effective control of Internal Quality Control (IQC) materials, performance trending and stock requirements.

Lead and track Operational Excellence (OE) initiatives, supporting continuous improvement activities and monitoring project progress.

Coordinate departmental training compliance, including method training, health and safety requirements, policies, occupational health assessments and other mandatory activities, ensuring completion within required timescales.

Support health and safety management through action tracking, laboratory inspections, hazard and incident reporting, and maintaining oversight of COSHH and risk assessment reviews.

Provide support for sample approvals, prepare and present Product Quality Review (PQR) reports, and monitor laboratory housekeeping standards to ensure compliance and good laboratory practice.

Qualifications and need-to-know

Skills & Education required to help you within the role –

• BSc degree in a relevant scientific subject, or equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant 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), Out-of-Specification (OOS) results and invalid assay investigations.
• Demonstrable leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, support and develop team members, delegate effectively, resolve conflict and manage employee-related issues.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, capable of managing laboratory operations, sample workloads and staffing requirements while prioritising competing demands and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and build effective relationships, including external partners and regulatory authorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions, and build productive working relationships both internally and externally.