Senior QC Lab Lead – cGMP, Validation & Compliance

Cipla; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Cipla Saudi Site is seeking a Support Quality Control professional to ensure timely execution of laboratory qualifications, validation activities, and procurement of instruments in QC.

You will provide analytical troubleshooting for OOS/OOT, deviations, impurity evaluations while upholding cGMP and data integrity for SFDA and global regulatory compliance. The role covers tech transfer, inspection readiness and ongoing QC excellence.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of pharmaceutical QC experience.
• Experience with non-routine analytics, method validation/verification.
• Experience with CSV, instrument calibrations/qualifications, stability support.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, data integrity and regulatory expectations (SFDA, ICH).

Responsibilities

• Prepare URS, SIA, PRA & GxP documents for procurement of new QC instruments.
• Qualify instruments/equipment per SOPs and protocols.
• QC area qualification and temperature mappings to timelines.
• Execute tasks from Section Head and prioritize instrument calibrations/AMC's.
• Prepare chromatographic data, reports, justifications and lab records.
• Ensure right-first-time execution and timely closure of QC activities.
• Maintain inspection readiness for SFDA and global regulators; support audits.

Skills

HPLC

GC

UV

FTIR

Dissolution

Impurity profiling

Forced degradation

Stability studies

OOS/OOT investigation

CAPA management

Education

M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry

Job description

Cipla Saudi Site is seeking a Support Quality Control professional to ensure timely execution of laboratory qualifications, validation activities, and procurement of instruments in QC.

You will provide analytical troubleshooting for OOS/OOT, deviations, impurity evaluations while upholding cGMP and data integrity for SFDA and global regulatory compliance. The role covers tech transfer, inspection readiness and ongoing QC excellence.