Downstream Bioprocessing Team Leader

Hobson Prior are currently seeking a Downstream Bioprocessing Team Leader to join a gene therapy organisation who are determined to develop possible curative treatments for patients who are living with serious illnesses. This role will be on a permanent basis and will be located in London.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will be in leading the recruitment, onboarding and training of highly skilled scientists and manufacturing operatives.
• Manage a team of scientists and manufacturing operatives, providing training, support, motivation, development and performance management to ensure manufacturing goals are achieved.
• Manage safety, quality and compliance activities required to keep our staff and patients safe and to satisfy all relevant regulators.
• Ensure on-time availability of GMP product manufactured according to the agreed manufacturing plan and schedule.
• To work collaboratively across departments within Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Technology Transfer, Supply Chain & Engineering to deliver UK manufacturing performance targets and to solve problems and remove barriers constraining performance and improvement.
• Be in partnership with Quality, embed and maintain a robust and positive quality and compliance culture and performance level that meets applicable regulatory standards and support regulatory inspections.
• Embed a safety-first culture emphasizing individual accountability, safe systems of work, and management commitment.
• To lead continuous improvement initiatives that address recurring deviations, process yield opportunities, and other initiatives that improve the quality, safety, and eliminate waste and ensure high levels of supply reliability.

Key Skills:

• Leadership, coaching and development of operational and technical teams with high potential individuals in organizations undergoing significant growth and change.
• Strong organisation skills, planning and managing risk effectively to ensure manufacturing and project commitments are achieved on time and in full.

Requirements:

• University degree in Science or Engineering.
• Experience in scale-up and development of cGMP products from late stage development to commercial manufacture and regulatory approval.

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