QC Associate Director
Core
Lead QC operations, new product introductions, and the deployment of AI, digital, and automation solutions within a pharmaceutical analytical laboratory.
Role type
Senior IC QC Associate Director (Laboratory Operations & Digital Transformation)
Builds
Analytical laboratory operations, automated testing workflows, and validated digital/AI systems for drug product and API quality assurance.
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Analytical Chemistry / Laboratory Automation
Required skills
GMP/GLP compliance, analytical method transfer and validation, project leadership, risk management, root-cause analysis, technical solution evaluation, business case development, stakeholder management.
Preferred skills
Experience with LIMS, CDS, LabX, robotics, automated sample preparation, AI-assisted data analytics, new product introduction (NPI), site transfer.
Technologies
LIMS, CDS, LabX, robotics, automated sample preparation, AI data analytics, AMR, LIMS/LabX integration.
Responsibilities
Maintain GMP/GLP compliance in analytical lab operations; lead QC workstreams for new product introduction and site transfers; identify and deploy high-value AI/digital/automation use cases; provide technical oversight for analytical instruments and systems; lead major technical changes and projects with clear governance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic project leadership