Senior Supervisor QA Lab

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Cilag AG in Schaffhausen, Switzerland is part of the Janssen Supply Chain organization, within Johnson & Johnson and is currently recruiting for a

Senior Supervisor QA Lab (f/m/d), 80-100%

We manufacture high quality pharmaceutical drug products (Small and Large Molecules) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Today Cilag AG is one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Switzerland supplying all major global markets. The Schaffhausen facility is a Johnson & Johnson strategic launch and growth site for parenteral products, and we have an impressive pipeline of new and innovative products. The local QC is supporting this pipeline with over 150'000 tests per year.

The QA lab team is looking for a senior supervisor leading a team of four specialist working hand in hand with the local QC in the process of investigating laboratory events and shaping the process from a quality perspective. In the role of the senior supervisor QA lab, it should be ensured that laboratory activities are handled according to the local and global procedures, applying those on day-to-day activities. Key for success is a good analytical and quality understanding, experiences in leading a team is a plus.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of four QA specialist
• Timely quality management of non-conformances and changes related to laboratories, lab equipment and QC processes.
• Act as a quality representative in all topics related to quality control, streamline decision, and shape the QA lab team and related processes in an agile environment.
• Review and approval of project related documents (analytical transfer protocols, analytical transfer reports, CCIT protocols/reports, method validation documents, project plans, etc.).
• Drive and coordinate improvements projects on quality related topics.
• Conduct Q-oversights in all lab areas.
• Support health authority inspections from QA lab perspective.

Required skills and experience

• A Masters's Degree in engineering, physical, biological, natural sciences or another related field is required.
• 6+ year of work experience in a pharma/medical device or other regulated industry
• Strong understanding of analytics in multiple areas like wet chemical analytics, microbiology, device testing, biological assay is required.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel and maintaining an overview.
• Ability to question the status quo and shape processes and procedures.
• Experiences in a Quality Control and/or Quality Assurance is desirable.
• Experiences in leading a team is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and German.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
• Experiences working in different quality systems like eLIMS, SAP, Trackwise and Comet

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