QC Lead / Supervisor

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At AbbVie Liège Odyssea Pharma, we work on woman health through an innovating intra-uterine device system.
Our site is a production site that aim to deliver a high-quality product to our customers. However, as a small site we focus on keeping a strong collaborative mindset through all departments and teams.
We are currently looking for a QC lead / supervisor role to be part of our dynamic quality control team.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Ensures the continuing training of technicians.
• Participate in the planning of activities (analyses, samples, etc.) to be carried out within the laboratory.
• Participate in internal and external projects.
• Support internal/external audits as an SME
• Review the analysis files and rule on the conformity of the results with the specifications.
• Manage events occurring in the laboratory (during analyses, etc.)
• Guarantee the sampling and control of stabilities, products (finished/semi-finished)
• Supervises activities related to environmental control.
• Participate in investigations and in the drafting of reports (LIR, deviation, etc.)
• Perform trend analyses, calculate KPIs
• Guarantee that all operations carried out by the QC department comply with internal quality requirements.
• Monitor and collaborate with analytical subcontractors.
• Ensures the maintenance and qualification of equipment and premises in the QC department.
• Ensures that master data is maintained in the LIMS.
• Ensures that the sample library is maintained.

 Qualifications and Skills: 

• Bachelor with scientific orientation with minimum 6 years of experience in QC in the pharmaceutical industry or Master with scientific orientation with minimum 4 years of experience in the Chemical/Pharmaceutical industry or Ph.D. with scientific orientation with minimum 2 years of experience in the Chemical/Pharmaceutical industry.
• Fluent in French (C2)
• Very good knowledge of English (oral and written B2)
• Knowledge of GMP (EU and US), EP and USP, ICH guidelines, EudraLex
• Very good concept of Office suite
• Leadership and Team Management
• Project management is an asset.
• Validation of equipment/methods is an asset.
• Knowledge of data management systems such as LIMS or equivalent

If you are interested in this position, please apply online or send your cover letter and CV to Cécil Ruwet: cecil.ruwet@abbvie.com and Margaux Eloy : margaux.eloy@abbvie.com

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