Director of Microbiology

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Job Overview:

The Director of Quality Control (QC) - Microbiology is responsible for overseeing the Quality Control strategies and operations, including but not limited to testing function in support of the development and testing services of Phase I-III and Commercial Microbiological testing and Environmental Monitoring functions. The QC Microbiology Director assures compliance with GMP and company specifications as well as relevant pharmacopeia compendia. The Director identifies areas for continuous improvement and/or implementation of industry best practices and drives implementation in the laboratory. The Director keeps laboratory management informed of all departmental activities and product-related events.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical supervision and leadership of teams that are assigned to perform    environmental monitoring, product release testing, routine, and non-routine microbiological testing.
• Collaborates with other departments to provide microbiology expertise and support for smooth running of GMP manufacturing operations.
• Oversight and maintenance of quality control microbiological testing program (including bioburden, identifications and Environmental Monitoring, and outsourced sterility test laboratories).
• Participates and carries out continuous quality improvements in the QC laboratory.
• Identifies and resolves internal quality control microbiological testing issues.
• Ensures compliance with cGMP and safety requirements within the QC microbiological laboratory.
• Schedules and provides technical oversight of microbiological testing performed internally and externally sourced supporting GMP manufacturing and pre-Clinical activities and studies.
• Participates in project specific, system, client, and vendor audits.
• Participates in internal audits of GMP QC data and records, monitoring files and study files. Reviews new and executed documents for compliance to stated Paragon SOPs, formats, and regulatory requirements (especially protocols, deviations, investigations, amendments, etc.)
• Writes and/or reviews SOPs pertaining to Quality Control microbiological operations, STM’s (standard test methods), and qualification and stability protocols (if needed) to insure appropriate codification of GMP procedures.
• Ensures QC microbiological laboratories and facilities are always in an audit ready status.
• Serves as a back up to QC client rep in meetings for microbiological matters.
• Acts as technical QC microbiological SME in support of client needs and projects and during third party inspections/audits.
• Interacts and communicates with customers to assure expectations are established, agreed to, and achieved.
• Engage actively with Project Management and other department functions to ensure the GMP programs are properly supported to achieve expectations; maintain effective and professional communication between all parties, including the customer.
• Identify, maintain, and report functional KPIs to site management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience that provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Preferred 15+ years relevant work experience in Quality Control laboratories
• Preferred three to five (10-15) years of leadership/ supervisory/management experience in commercial laboratory operations.
• 10 years of applied Microbiology experience in a commercial pharmaceutical, GMP manufacturing environment (preferably parenteral and in a CMO/CDMO/Clinical Environment)
• Experience in Analytical or Microbiological testing including Environmental Monitoring required
• Auditing and compliance experience in a biopharmaceutical or clinical research organization and/or federal regulatory experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a GMP environment to include ICH guidelines, FDA guidelines, USP and EP, and other applicable regulatory guidance’s (US and EU).
• Must possess excellent communication and writing skills, patience, professionalism, and ability to effectively inte