Senior Specialist, QC Trending
BMS - Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cruiserath, Ireland
The Role
BMS Cruiserath Biologics is seeking to recruit on a permanent contract Senior Specialist, QC Trending, reporting to Manager, QC Trending.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsibility for defining, scheduling, coordinating, and driving to completion of all QC required sections for Annual Product Quality Review (APQR) reports.
- Responsibility for defining, scheduling, coordinating, and driving to completion all Annual Trend Reports.
- Support harmonisation of trending across BMS network sites.
- Responsibility for oversight and management of the Method Performance Monitoring Program, incorporating Reference Standard monitoring and invalid rate tracking.
- Management of trend related investigations, in association with the QC Analytical Trending Lead.
- Point of contact for internal and external manufacture sites, attend meetings where necessary.
- Co-ordination of trend assessments with the relevant SME’s and ensure delivery to meet due dates.
- Review trend limits from the manufacturing site and ensure timely implementation at CRU QC e.g LIMS.
- Addition of new products to the trending programme post successful transfer to the CRU QC teams.
- Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and Processes.
- Approval of SOPs, trend data, non-conformances and reports.
- Participate in regulatory agency inspections as required.
- Supporting Network teams as they pertain to QC Trending.
- Manage and contribute to the achievements of department productivity and quality goals.
- Participate in QC Release ad-hoc activities as required to support QC
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required
- Minimum of a BSc in Biochemistry or related discipline
- Minimum of 3 years hands on experience in a GMP Laboratory Setting and QC Trending experience is preferable, preferably Biologics
- A strong fundamental understanding of protein biochemistry is desirable. Technical expertise should include the following Biopharmaceutical analytical platforms (HPLC/UPLC, CE, cIEF, SDS-PAGE, Biacore, Bioassay) and compendial techniques (KF, HIAC)
- Previous experience with analytic laboratory data systems (Electronic Notebook, Velquest) would be advantageous.
- The successful candidate must demonstrate a problem-solving ability, as well as the ability to prioritise objectives from multiple projects.
- The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills. Excellent communication and the ability to contribute to and lead in a team based collaborative environment is essential.
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