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Interim Head of QC

3-6 months - strong likelihood of extension.

IR35: Inside

About the Role

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and oversee Quality Control processes, ensuring that all manufacturing outputs meet the highest quality standards. Process improvement and implementing a continuous improvement mindset is critical. This role is not just about identifying the improvements - it needs to make them happen.

Key responsibilities include:

• Directing all Quality Control activities to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.

• Leading and mentoring our client’s QC team, driving a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to address quality-related challenges and develop sustainable solutions.

• Acting as a key decision-maker in Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes to support manufacturing excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous senior QC leadership experience (QC Chemistry) within a pharmaceutical GMP environment 

• Previous leadership of QC teams essential

• Track record of coaching and mentoring 

• Experience in continuous improvement across QC processes

• Experience of a CDMO / client led / fast paced environment is a strong advantage

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Senior ServiceNow Developer, ITSM, ITOM, Integration & Automation

We’re supporting a client that’s continuing to invest heavily in its ServiceNow platform, and we’re looking for an experienced Senior ServiceNow Developer to play a key role in driving automation and platform maturity.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking environment where most core processes are already automated, giving you the scope to focus on optimisation, integration, and enhancing platform capability rather than building from scratch.

What you’ll be doing

• Working as a Snr Developer across the ServiceNow platform, with a focus on scalable, automated solutions

• Working across key modules including ITSM, Service Catalogue, and ITOM

• Designing and delivering robust integrations with third-party systems and internal tools

• Driving automation initiatives to further streamline business processes

• Supporting the evolution of an already mature ServiceNow environment

• Collaborating with stakeholders across IT and the wider business to translate requirements into technical solutions

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience as a ServiceNow Developer (Senior level)

• Proven expertise across:

  • ITSM

  • Service Catalogue

  • Integrations & Automation

• Ideally, strong exposure to ITOM (highly desirable)

• Experience working in automated or highly digitised environments

• Solid scripting and development capability within ServiceNow

• Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills

Why this role?

• Work in a modern, automated ecosystem where you can focus on innovation

• Opportunity to have real influence on platform direction and capability

• Collaborative, forward-thinking environment

• Scope to work on complex integrations and advanced automation initiatives

Study Monitoring Lead
Department: Global Clinical Operations

Position Summary
The Study Monitoring Lead is responsible for the operational oversight of global clinical trials, ensuring studies are executed in accordance with protocol, timelines, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs. The SML oversees study feasibility, site management, monitoring activities, and CRO/vendor performance while partnering with cross-functional teams to drive successful study execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead study feasibility activities, evaluating country and site capabilities, patient access, and operational readiness.

• Partner with the Clinical Study Manager, Clinical Study Physician, and CROs to support country and site selection.

• Oversee site activation activities, including regulatory documentation, contracts, investigational product supply, laboratory kits, and other start-up requirements.

• Monitor site activation, enrollment, protocol compliance, and data quality.

• Prepare, review, or approve Monitoring Plans, Laboratory Manuals, patient-facing materials, and other operational study documents.

• Oversee CRO and vendor performance related to site management and monitoring.

• Support training for CRO Clinical Trial Leads, CRAs, and investigative sites.

• Oversee remote and on-site monitoring activities, ensuring timely visit completion, issue resolution, and follow-up.

• Conduct sponsor co-monitoring visits and perform monitoring or co-monitoring activities as needed.

• Track study metrics, including site activation, enrollment, monitoring visits, protocol deviations, and overall study progress.

• Oversee biological sample tracking and investigational product management with study stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Data Management, Medical, Safety, Regulatory, Clinical Supply, CROs, vendors, investigators, and study sites to ensure efficient study execution.

• Identify and resolve operational risks, escalating issues when appropriate.

• Ensure compliance with study protocols, ICH-GCP, regulatory requirements, and company SOPs while supporting inspection readiness.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Life Sciences or a related field.

• 5+ years of clinical operations experience, including 3+ years monitoring oncology studies as a CRA or comparable site management role.

• Experience with study feasibility, site selection, site activation, monitoring oversight, and CRO/vendor management.

• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, global clinical trial regulations, and inspection readiness.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to travel internationally as required.

Analytical/QC Project Chemist

Location: South Yorkshire, West Midlands or North-West - with flexibility to travel

We’re supporting the growth of a new specialist QC function within a dynamic, multi-site pharmaceutical operation across the UK. This is a project-focused role working alongside a dedicated validation team, supporting new product introductions, method development, and technical transfer across multiple UK sites.

You’ll play a key role in bringing new methods into GMP QC environments, scaling processes, and embedding robust validation practices across the network.

What you need to know

• Multi-site role – based out of a North UK facility but with travel required across all UK sites

• Working closely with a central validation team, while remaining part of the wider QC function

• Reporting line into QC leadership, with strong project-based collaboration

• Focus on new product introduction, validation and tech transfer before handover to local QC teams

• Core responsibilities include: 

  • Method validation and transfer (some method development)

  • Scaling up analytical methods for routine QC use

  • Training QC teams on validated methods

What you need to bring

• 2–3 years’ experience in a GMP QC or analytical environment

• Demonstrated expertise in analytical method validation – not just some exposure, but independent troubleshooting and problem solving

• Hands-on experience with HPLC and GC techniques

• Strong understanding of GMP requirements within a regulated setting

• Experience supporting method development, optimisation, or tech transfer

• Ability to work in a project-driven, multi-site environment

• Confident communicator, capable of training and supporting QC teams during method handover

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Laboratory Validation Officer / Analytical Chemist

Location: South London

As part of a significant operational expansion we are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a market leading global brand and supporting the hire of a new Laboratory Validation Officer.

The successful hire will focus predominantly on method validation activities from bench to HPLC. There may be the need for some degree of method development.

Working in a small team this role must have independent and “can do” focus.

The opportunities in the business for development and progression are strong and they welcome a proactive and ambitious attitude.

For further details please contact Mark Bux-Ryan

Key experience

- Previous experience in method validation of HPLC

- Pharmaceutical (or healthcare/nutraceutical) GMP experience

- Any method development experience is advantageous

- Problem solving mindset with ability to work independently

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QC Analyst

Location: South London

We are partnered exclusively with a leading global brand within the healthcare industry, that has an exceptional and long-standing reputation.

As we move further in 2026, they are now underway with critical expansion projects focused on new manufacturing lines, upgrading equipment and expanding headcount across a number of operational teams.

As part of the expansion, the business is adding new headcount to their QC team at more junior and senior ends of the spectrum.

Career development and chances for progression in this company are genuine and if you are looking to develop your QC and analytical experience further, this could be the ideal opportunity.

For further details, please contact Mark Bux-Ryan or apply below.

Key experience:

• Previous experience within QC testing, specifically with established HPLC testing - 1-2 years expectation

• GC experience beneficial

• GMP experience is essential

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