Quality Control Manager

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

Plans, organizes, directs and controls the entire Laboratory activities to assure full compliance with corporate policies and governmental regulations. Acts as an official Quality Control (QC) representative of the plant during FDA, DEA and internal/Corporate Inspections. Assures plant compliance with analytical testing requirements for the site.

• Ensure the site Quality Control unit (raw materials testing, finished product testing, and microbiological testing) operates in compliance with regulatory agencies’ requirements, company standards, and Site Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure that laboratory activities comply with the most current testing methodologies published by regional Pharmacopeia standards (USP/EP and other)
• Establish a series of stretching, measurable improvement processes and metrics across the department which will be tracked to add value to both internal and external customers.
• Lead complex laboratory investigations (LIs) including Out of Specification (OOS) and Out of Trend (OOT).
• Interact with Regulators and internal auditors.
• Analytical development program.
• CI & Capability (foster and drive CI throughout the lab organization in harmony with business & site objectives; in partnership with learning and development, optimizing and sustaining all the learning modalities within the analytical team.)
• Responsible for resource planning and oversight of asset utilization.
• Provide responsibility for other quality, product, and/or compliance activities as assigned.
• Is responsible for departmental budget controls (headcounts, expenses & capital) and HR company policy.
• Develops the strategy and clear operational plans for the department.
• Provides leadership to the QC department with responsibility for supporting and developing reports. Acts as a coach or mentor using appraisals, 1:1’s, training and development, performance management, talent management and reward and recognition.
• Communicates effectively and establishes processes to ensure smooth communication within the department, across functions and across sites. Ensures two‑way communications between Site Leadership and the department.
• Ensure proper planning and execution of testing of all samples and materials.
• Ensure that analytical methods are adequately validated and maintained.
• Ensure that analytical equipment is adequately calibrated and qualified prior to use and continuously kept in a qualified state.
• Ensure that stability samples are tested on time and the stability program is adequately managed. Ensure that retention samples are adequately kept and assessed.
• Ensures department participate in site’s internal audit program.
• Actively participate in FDA and other regulatory inspections for the site; support the issuance of a timely response to the Agency for any observations.
• Approves GMP related documentation such as SOPs,…