Laboratory Equipment Purchasing and Validation Delivery Lead

工作内容

Site Name: Belgium-Wavre

Posted Date: Oct 4 2021

The Laboratory Equipment Purchasing and Validation Delivery Lead is accountable to streamline laboratory equipment end to end purchasing activities under budget/time constraints to ensure agile delivery of Quality Control Lab’s activities and strategic objectives. You will operate transversally for the Quality Control department (approx. 900 people) ensuring partnership with key stakeholder (facilities & equipment maintenance department, CAPEX strategic manager, Procurement, Leadership Team) as well as leading engagement on the shop floor with the laboratory technician & supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• You collect laboratory equipment business need and identify key laboratory assets to support purchasing strategy and obsolescence remediation plan.
• You establish a consolidated annual investment Plan for Quality Control Laboratory equipment purchasing and lead operational equipment strategy review boards at departmental level.
• You define and ensure implementation of laboratory equipment business continuity plan and present relevant risk to governance boards.
• You propose risk mitigation recommendations and deliver quick wins solutions in an autonomous manner.
• You analyze complex equipment laboratory need and defined business solutions with the user.
• You deliver GMP documentation within own domain of accountability (including equipment purchasing, move, decommissioning and master data)
• You build equipment roadmap and monitor equipment validation delivery plan and performance leading cross-functional team to remove roadblocks.
• You interact with external equipment supplier, perform regularly benchmark within and outside GSK, share good practices and align strategies with Global Quality Control and Capex Investment strategic manager.
• You actively participate to project management of laboratory equipment initiative (eg rationalization of equipment fleet, definition of utilization rate, equipment data integrity remediation plan)
• You lead diagnostic, design and implementation of re-engineering of process under the scope of your activities.
• You develop /deliver training on related laboratory equipment matter.
• You manage a team of 5-10 technicians
• You manage equipment deviation and lead CAPA definition and management
• You ensure audit readiness of the documentation and manage the audit related follow-up activities and act as fronter in audit and inspection
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

• Degree with scientific orientation (in Life Science preferably)
• At least 1-3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated QC/R&D environment , with a focus on technical processes on equipment in line with laboratory testing
• Knowledge of GMP environment and Quality systems
• Knowledge in the equipment validation/maintenance
• Full proficiency in French and good knowledge in English (written and spoken)
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in operational excellence or continuous improvement as well as change management and Advanced ability to problem solve
• Experience in project management, leading transversal projects, working in matrix environment
• Proven ability to partner with & influence Stakeholders at all levels (Operators/technicians and managers until senior level), building strong relationships and collaboration in service of common goals, engaging the team and building trusted networks for mutual benefit.
• Experience in delivering and embedding new ways of working
• Li-GSK
  

Why GSK?

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork in a culture of Innovation, Performance and Trust.

GSK Vaccines – Our Vaccines business has a broad portfolio and innovative pipeline of vaccines to protect people of all ages. We deliver over two million vaccine doses per day to people living in over 160 countries.

For further information, please visit www.gsk.com.

Quality Belgiummanages all product quality related activities in industrial operations in Belgium, including regulatory compliance. The scope covers any action that potentially impacts final product quality. Quality Belgium is also responsible for the quality control and the release of final products made in Belgium.

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