QC Planner

PE Global; Sligo; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global is recruiting a QC Planner for a leading multinational Pharma client based in Sligo. The role focuses on planning and controlling the testing schedule for all manufactured product, incoming goods and utility monitoring, including non-routine testing needs.

It is a contract position in Sligo, Ireland. The Quality Control Laboratory Planner will develop short- and long-term testing schedules, coordinate with API, Drug Product, Synthroid, and QA teams, and present weekly QC schedules to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related science, or related planning and scheduling discipline.
• 3–5 years of related pharmaceutical experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with API, Drug Product, QA to ensure timely testing.
• Prepare short-term and long-term QC testing schedules.
• Host and chair weekly QC scheduling meetings.
• Maintain training matrices for testing teams.
• Ensure proper instrumentation availability and optimized utilization.
• Analyze data for improvements with Opex to improve workflow.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Quality Control

Pharmaceutical Industry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Planning & Scheduling discipline

Job description

PE Global is currently recruiting for a QC Planner for a leading multi-national Pharma client based in Sligo.

This is a contract position.

Role:

The Quality Control Laboratory Planner for the Quality Control Laboratory is responsible for the planning and control of the testing schedule for all manufactured product, incoming goods and utility monitoring. The QC Planner is responsible for preparing short-term and long-term testing schedules and incorporating non-routine testing needs such as process validation testing, customer complaint testing, testing arising from non-conformances, etc. into the QC testing schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Complete and adhere to all training requirements for job role, including company-required and role-specific training.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders including API, Drug Product, Synthroid , QA to ensure timely testing for product.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders including QC Management and QC testing team, to ensure timely release of testing results to support the manufacturing and supply chain departments.
• Attend and represent QC at key Site meetings including but not limited daily QC Tier 1 meetings, QC Tier 2 meetings, weekly Site Scheduling meetings, Tier 2 meeting with API and Drug product/Synthroid, MPS, 24 month plan API and DP etc.
• Host and chair the weekly QC scheduling meeting, and develop short-term and long-term testing schedules in collaboration with the QC team, and with site stake holders.
• Following the weekly QC Scheduling meeting, issue the weekly QC testing schedule to stakeholders. Maintain the API, Drug product and Synthroid tracker.
• Work closely with QC Supervisors to develop and maintain Training Matrices for each testing team, to ensure proper coverage in the testing teams of the QC laboratory by trained, skilled QC Analysts, and to ensure adequate cross training, for testing capability within each testing team.
• Work closely with QC team to ensure adequate instrumentation availability, and optimized instrumentation utilisation in support of the testing schedules.
• Work closely with QC Supervisors to optimize resource capacity and testing efficiency in suport of the testing schedules.
• Work closely with Opex to analyse data for improvements.
• Works with key stakeholders, internal and external, to QC, to identify and prioritise testing committments and provides updates on testing status and schedule changes, as needed.
• Recommend solutions to improve workflow, testing capabilities, and testing efficiences.
• Monitor and report laboratory performance metrics related to scheduling, schedule adherence, and performance against QC lead times.
• Schedule project related activities external and internal to QC related to changes in manufacturing and QC laboratory.
• Perform other duties within the QC function as directed by the QC Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Chemistry, a related Science, or a related planning and scheduling discipline.
• 3-5 years of related pharmaceutical experience

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***