Quality Lab Lead: Data‑Driven Quality & Compliance

British American Tobacco; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Health plans

Work-life balance initiatives

Transportation support

Flexible holiday plan

Learning & development

Job summary

British American Tobacco Sweden is seeking a Quality Laboratory Coordinator in Malmö to lead the quality lab operations ensuring timely testing of materials and products in line with BAT quality standards and regulatory expectations.

You will manage a team of 6-8 laboratory professionals, drive data integrity, support factory decisions with quality data, and oversee calibration, validation, and documentation control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years in Quality Control laboratory operations within manufacturing.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating laboratory workloads in fast-paced settings.
• Experience managing OOS investigations, quality deviations, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Lab method validation, equipment qualification, calibration programs, and quality system management.
• Strong knowledge of analytical testing techniques (physical/chemical/microbiological).
• Understanding of GMP, HACCP, ISO standards, data integrity and laboratory compliance.
• Proficiency in RCA, CAPA, problem-solving, sampling plans, statistical tools.
• Technical degree with GMP/HACCP or Lab Quality certification; ISO 17025 and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 6-8 laboratory professionals.
• Manage day-to-day laboratory operations for timely testing and release.
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity, and timely results of tests.
• Maintain compliance with BAT Quality standards, GMP, HACCP, and local regs.
• Own laboratory systems: SOPs, test methods, calibration, validation, documentation control.
• Ensure data integrity, traceability, and documentation of all activities and results.
• Lead investigations into quality issues, RCA, CAPA actions.
• Support factory performance with quality data analysis and NPI initiatives.
• Comply with environmental, safety, fire protection and internal EHS standards.

Skills

Quality control

Team leadership

OOS investigations

GMP/HACCP/ISO

Analytical techniques

RCA & CAPA

Lab validation & qualification

Data integrity

Education

Scientific/technical degree

GMP/HACCP/Lab Quality cert

Job description

British American Tobacco Sweden is seeking a Quality Laboratory Coordinator in Malmö to lead the quality lab operations ensuring timely testing of materials and products in line with BAT quality standards and regulatory expectations.

You will manage a team of 6-8 laboratory professionals, drive data integrity, support factory decisions with quality data, and oversee calibration, validation, and documentation control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.