Quality Control Microbiology Associate Director

GlaxoSmithKline; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in King of Prussia, PA seeks an Associate Director of Quality Control Microbiology to lead resource planning and drive cGMP-compliant testing across bioburden, endotoxin, and related labs, ensuring timely product releases and regulatory readiness.

The role oversees training, method transfers, assay qualification/validation, and collaborates with other QC teams to maintain testing timelines and regulatory filings (IND/BLAs/MAA) as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 7+ years of experience in microbiology.
• 5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• 7+ years in a GxP or FDA-regulated environment.
• 7+ years of biopharma experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead training of QC microbiologists and oversee transfers, qualification and validation of new assays.
• Coordinate with other QC groups to meet release timelines, transfers, stability and in-process testing.
• Conduct investigations related to product testing and compile reports for regulatory filings.
• Ensure CGMP compliance in laboratory operations and maintain SOPs and safety practices.
• Prepare regulatory documents (IND, BLA, IMPD/MAA) to support filings.

Skills

Data Integrity

Detail-Oriented

Digital Fluency

GxP Regulations

Influencing Without Authority

Lean Management

Problem Solving

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Risk Awareness

Testing Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

The Quality Control Microbiology Associate Director is responsible for planning and prioritizing resource allocation in Upper Merion Biopharma quality control microbiology laboratory to meet testing requirements for product release, raw material, utility, in-process, etc. Oversee the operation of QC Microbiology area which includes bioburden, endotoxin, and other microbiology testing areas. Responsible for managing training of quality control analysts, transferring assays from the development group, qualifying, and validating new assays and implementing assays to be used for quality control purposes to support manufacturing and marketing of the product. Other functions: conduct laboratory investigations related to product testing, compile reports in support of product filings with the regulatory agencies. Review and release of test results and ensure full cGMP compliance in the laboratory operations. Prepare documents (IND, BLA and MAA) to support regulatory filing.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Responsible for managing training of quality control microbiologist and specialists, transferring assays from development group, qualify and validate new assays and implement assays to be used for quality control purposes to support manufacturing and commercial products.
• Work directly with other QC groups to ensure timelines are met for release, technical transfers, stability and in-process testing.
• Conduct laboratory investigations related to product testing.
• Compile reports in support of product filings with the regulatory agency.
• Review and release of test results.
• Ensure group compliance with laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures, and practices governing microbiological QC testing, including departmental and corporate standard operating procedures and safety procedures.
• Ensure technical and professional growth of QC analysts, encouraging excellence and continuous improvement in their performance.
• Collaborate and work effectively within the Quality Control groups as well as other departments.
• Represent the quality control department and departmental functions on company projects/committees.
• Review, update regulatory documents (IND, EOP2, IMPD), as required.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelors degree
• 7+ years of experience in microbiology
• 5+ years of experience of supervisory or leadership skills
• 7+ years of GxP or FDA regulated environment
• 7+ years of experience of biopharma

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master's degree
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Solid team player able to function within team based organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to interact with peers, subordinate and senior personnel in multidisciplinary environment including engineering, facility operations, validation, production and QA.
• Able to prioritize and decide appropriate course of actions.
• Effective at implementing decisions.
• Fully versed in GMP's, NIH, ICH Guidelines, FDA and other regulatory agency requirements for validation and operations of microbiological quality functions.

Skills

Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Influencing Without Authority, Lean Management, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Risk Awareness, Testing Operations

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.