The QC Analyst position works
within the Quality Control team. The QC Analyst is responsible for the
microbiology environment monitoring sampling of the facility,
incubation and analysis of microbiology samples, QC testing and
general facility audit readiness.
QC Micro Analyst
Job Details
permanent
London, London, United Kingdom
MeiraGTx
16.03.2024
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Full Job Description
Major Activities
Key Performance Indicators
Key Job Competencies
Job Background
- Performs environmental monitoring of the MeiraGTx aseptic manufacturing facility.
- Ensures all testing is completed as per Environmental Monitoring programme.
- Adheres to aseptic technique when working in controlled facilities as well as QC laboratories.
- Performs analysis of the environmental monitoring samples.
- Updates EM results database.
- Records and reports out of specification results and implements corrective actions as applicable.
- Maintains QC facilities to meet GMP requirements, conducts necessary checks to support any health authority, customer/stakeholders site visits.
- Ensure the laboratory paperwork and operations are fully GMP compliant.
- Performs QC testing of materials and products as required.
- Operates and maintains laboratory equipment, ensuring all equipment is calibrated and suitable for use as applicable.
- Handles or disposes of hazardous materials safely and in accordance with procedures.
- Supports maintaining the Quality Management System and control of documents, ensuring the data integrity of all data produced.
- Supports with all reasonable managerial requests and ad-hoc tasks.
- Works closely and collaboratively with the Manufacturing, Engineering, QA and Supply Chain teams.
- Ensure own work complies with GMP, Data Integrity and Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and is undertaken in accordance with applicable quality documents e.g. SOP’s, BMR’s, Protocols, Guidance’s, etc.
- Ensure own training is undertaken in a timely and GMP compliant manner before the task is undertaken.
- Ensure own KPI’s, plans, targets and objectives are effectively tracked, monitored and achieved in accordance with timelines.
Key Performance Indicators
- All testing performed meets QC KPI requirements.
- Environmental monitoring requirements for the facility are achieved to ensure manufacturing conditions meet aseptic manufacturing standards are met.
- Environmental monitoring OOS and OOT are investigated within established timelines.
- Ensure all training is undertaken in a timely manner as required for each activity.
- Internal QC audits performed.
- Quality Events are dealt with in a timely manner.
Key Job Competencies
- QC GMP testing is aseptic manufacturing facilities and products.
- Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions and works well in group problem solving situations.
- Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to compliment data.
- Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence.
- Cost consciousness – Works within approved budget.
- Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments.
- Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; has a keen eye for aseptic behaviour.
- Communication – Verbally speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates good presentation skills; participates effectively in meetings. Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
Job Background
- BSc in Microbiology or equivalent relevant work experience in pharmaceutical or other similar regulated industry (i.e. biologics or medical devices).
- Preferred knowledge of GMP/GLP regulations, FDA regulations etc.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
MeiraGTx is a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing potentially curative treatments for patients living with serious diseases. We currently have six programs in clinical development including three ocular indications, a salivary gland condition, and a Parkinson’s disease program. Our initial focus on diseases of the eye, salivary gland and central nervous system is based on the significant unmet medical need coupled with the high potential gene therapy has to provide meaningful clinical benefit in these areas. With headquarters in New York and London, our global footprint provides us the opportunity to partner with leading institutions around the world, allowing us to deepen our understanding of diseases and their progression.
Our team was built with deep expertise in gene therapy development, allowing us to efficiently advance our programs from preclinical to clinical development. Our core capabilities in viral vector design and optimization and gene therapy manufacturing give us a differentiated approach to developing gene therapies. Additionally, we are developing proprietary technology to potentially enable innovative gene therapy treatments whose expression can be turned on and off with an easily administered small molecule. We believe temporal control of gene therapy products has the potential to transform the gene therapy landscape.
Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, completed in early 2018, was designed to meet global regulatory requirements, including the current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) required by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The 29,000-square foot facility has the flexibility and capacity to produce sufficient product for all our clinical trials and will scale to commercial capacity.