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Lab Operations Manager

City:  Karachi

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

We're in search of a proactive Quality Associate to join the Reckitt team, to drive QC processes & ensure their effective implementation. Work with HME, M&E & other supply functions & commercial for effective implementation of NPD/EPD/Projects. Quality Control processes and ensure compliance to DRAP, and RB GLP requirements through effective implementation. 

Scope of this role includes but is not limited to;

  • Overseeing quality compliance in Labs and related work in F-14 & F-18 Mauripur factory
  • NPD/ EPD/ X-trim/ Squeeze/ Tech transfer/ Projects/ Cost saving initiative of HC & HyHo
  • Lab resource management update system and documents as per requirement
  • Management and maintenance of GMP certification – ISO 17025, ISO 22716 & ISO 9001

Your responsibilities

  • Communication with the management on achievement of KPI’s related to Laboratories/ Global Quality Standards & other Quality related targets set for the year and ensure implementation 
  • Develop QC objectives consistent with site and regional/ global objectives
  • Ensuring that QC procedures are in place and implemented for effectively
  • Maintain QC staffing to necessary levels to fulfil site quality responsibilities
  • Supervise subordinates to the extent of performance appraisal, selection, definition of responsibility, delegation of authority and setting of objectives
  • Ensure that QC processes are in compliance with all regulatory requirements and RB Quality Management system defined in RB Manual
  • Lead as technical Manager for ISO 17025 & support other GMP certifications to fulfil the requirements and continuation of standards and it its certifications
  • Ensure that all incoming RM/PM/Bulk/FG and WIP materials are tested against specs or respective pharmacopoeia monograph, RB standards and released timely for manufacturing
  • Manage assay validation of all active materials & related products for correctness of results
  • Lead in bulk hold time study of products
  • Ensure self-inspection of lab is quarterly conducted
  • Highlight the gaps for continuous improvement ensure to implement it
  • Ensure that all analytical testing is done on calibrated equipment’s and using approved test methods, standards, standardized solution or reagents, against standard specification and released on time with no production stoppage
  • Arrange testing of all new source/ supplier materials timely, comply with vendor approval protocol and update Approved Vendor List accordingly

The experience we're looking for

  • M.Sc. Chemistry/ B. Pharm or M. Pharm from a recognized university
  • At least 7 years in a management position in Quality Control/ Quality Assurance in a Pharmaceutical company or any other company having similar setup

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.


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