Job title: Head of Quality- Medical Cannabis
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Remuneration: Competitive salary
Cpl Life Sciences is collaborating with a growing medical cannabis business that is established to meet patient demand for a dependable supply of high-quality, UK-produced, cannabis-based medicines. The businesses operate a brand-new state of the art growing facility, processing environment, and laboratory.
The role would lead the site's shared quality and technical services functions, ensuring effective day-to-day collaboration with the Growing and Production units. The position is a newly created role in a rapidly expanding team, and the successful candidate would have the opportunity to shape the role as the business develops.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
- Ideally, 3-5 years' experience in the GMP pharmaceutical business
- Experience in a quality and/or QC function
- People management and leadership experience
- Relevant degree
- Comfortable working in a dynamic and changing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Management and leadership of the technical unit
- Line management of the QA, QC, and R&D functions
- Mentorship and performance management of direct reports
- Effective planning and organisation of the unit's day-to-day activities in collaboration with the other business units.
Quality
- Enforcement of GMP practices throughout the business
- Generation and implementation of GxP documentation and protocols where required
- SME in GMP standards and any inspections or internal quality event investigationsIdentifying and raising deviations, participating in root cause analysis, and implementing CAPA plans.
Communication
- Working closely and communicating effectively with the Growing and Production units
- Tracking of key metrics and sharing with other functions and the senior management team
- Cascading key information and strategy from the senior leadership team to the quality and technical unit.
Health and Safety
- Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies
- Reporting near misses, accidents, and incidents in a timely manner.
Controlled Drugs
- Following company and HO procedures for the handling and destruction of controlled drug material
- No criminal record, required to pass EDBS check.
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