Group Leader, Biopharma (Core day shift) - Athlone, Ireland

ThermoFisher Scientific; Athlone; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Biopharma division is seeking a Group Leader to guide a team of laboratory analysts, ensuring quality, timeliness and compliance with GMP standards. The role involves resource planning, protocol review, and collaboration with clients and regulatory bodies.

You will lead a diverse group through study design, data review and SOP implementation, while driving continuous process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry or biochemistry, with equivalency considered.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in pharma/biotech labs.
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of analysts and oversee daily laboratory operations.
• Allocate and schedule resources; monitor project status and timesheets for billing.
• Prepare, review and approve study protocols, reports, and technical documents.
• Design experimental studies and participate in troubleshooting.
• Ensure GMP compliance, QA audits, and client/regulatory readiness.

Skills

Management experience

GMP knowledge

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry/biochemistry

Tools

HPLC

UPLC

CE

iCE

SDS-PAGE

ELISA

Spectrophotometry

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

Group Leader -Biopharma At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic guides. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Discover Impactful Work

The role of Group Leader is to provide support to our Biopharma department by providing management and direction to a group of laboratory staff and resources for project activities and needs, overseeing daily operations to monitor quality and project timeliness, and assist in preparation and implementation of company policies, quality systems and training programs.

A day in the Life

• Management of a team of analysts
• Allocation, scheduling and managing laboratory resources for group's project activities and updates LIMS for project status. Reviews timesheet reports for billing accuracy.
• Preparation, review and approval of study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documents.
• Designing experimental study and participates in technical troubleshooting.
• Reviewing data for technical quality and compliance to protocols, methods and SOPs. Review and approve laboratory investigations, deviations, QA facility and data audits. Assists in client and regulatory authority audits.
• Responding to client questions and needs; leads client technical meetings.
• Assisting in preparation of proposals, project definition and pricing.
• Coordinating and prioritizing project activities with internal functional groups (physical testing, analytical development, etc.) and support functions (QA, sample management, etc.)
• Assisting senior group leaders and/or managers in their responsibilities.
• Preparation and implementing SOPs and company operational policies. Ensuring adherence and making recommendations for quality system improvements.

Education and Experience

• Educated to a bachelor's degree level in a relevant area, ie chemistry, biochemistry. In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years) or equivalent and relevant combination of education, training, & experience.
• 1+ year of leadership responsibility

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Management experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech or analytical contract laboratory industries
• Stability/QC/analytical R&D/project and program management.
• Direct supervision of technical staff.
• Full understanding of GMP requirements, client SOPs, ICH guidelines, EP and USP requirements, EMA and FDA guidance's.
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of techniques, HPLC, UPLC, Electrophoresis (CE, iCE, SDS-PAGE), ELISA, spectrophotometry.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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