Senior Microbiology Lead — GMP & Investigations

Viatris; Galway; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension

Bonus scheme

Career progression

Work-life balance

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Viatris in Galway, Ireland is seeking a Senior Microbiology Team Lead to oversee laboratory operations, environmental monitoring, and aseptic processing support, ensuring compliance with GMP/GLP and quality standards.

You will mentor the microbiology team, manage resources, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating method validation and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Microbiology or related science field.
• Experience in GMP microbiology labs, sterile manufacturing, or related environments.
• Proven supervisory experience in a regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead microbiology investigations including environmental monitoring, sterility failures, bioburden and contamination events.
• Drive root cause analysis, CAPAs and effectiveness checks for deviations and quality issues.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, GLP, Data Integrity and regulatory standards across laboratory activities.
• Oversee validation and lifecycle management of microbiological methods and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Review and approve microbiology documentation, test results and investigation reports.
• Coach and mentor microbiology team members; manage resource planning and prioritisation.
• Support audits and inspections and drive continuous improvement within the lab.

Skills

GMP compliance

Environmental monitoring

Team leadership

Contamination control

Method validation

Data integrity

Education

Degree in Microbiology or related field

Tools

IQ/OQ/PQ qualification process

Job description

Viatris in Galway, Ireland is seeking a Senior Microbiology Team Lead to oversee laboratory operations, environmental monitoring, and aseptic processing support, ensuring compliance with GMP/GLP and quality standards.

You will mentor the microbiology team, manage resources, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating method validation and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and supporting audits.