Quality Control Direct Director

Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.



Position Summary

This position oversees Quality Control operations in the Parma Network Laboratory and leads the delivery of analytical testing for the Parma site and the wider Biopharm network. Essential functions include planning and prioritizing resources and laboratory capacity to meet release, stability, validation, analytical method transfer, and development testing requirements for internally and externally manufactured products. The role ensures alignment with the Biopharm analytical network strategy, including effective allocation of testing across Parma and network laboratories, support for new product introductions, and reduction of reliance on third-party testing where appropriate.

This position is responsible for the dynamic analytical strategy and technical requirements for assay transfer, digital transformation, and collaboration with R&D, Global QC, manufacturing sites, external partners, and clients. Other functions include laboratory investigations related to product testing and compiling reports in support of regulatory filings. The incumbent reviews and releases test results and ensures full cGMP compliance in laboratory operations. The QC Director also reviews regulatory submissions, including INDs, BLAs, and MAAs, and supports internal and external audits, client audits, and regulatory inspections.

 

 

 

 

 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Analytical and Microbiology testing and release (RM, components, IP, FP), Laboratory investigation and CAPA, Stability testing, Sample and retain management, Microbiology testing, EM and utilities monitoring, and Incoming materials testing.
• Lead and coordinate analytical testing support for the Parma site and the Biopharm network, including release, stability, validation, analytical method transfer, and new-product-introduction testing, while balancing network priorities, laboratory capacity, testing readiness, and supply continuity.
• Provides in depth technical and scientific advice and guidance to laboratory supervisors and analysts in the Quality Control Laboratory and Operations.
• Leads and empowers a team of lab leaders to ensure the laboratory is a data factory with analysts and systems that support the sampling, testing, and generation and review of data per ALCOA principles. 
• Ensures that departmental laboratory and manufacturing related investigations are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures that the Quality Control team continues to grow technically and professionally; encourages their development efforts toward excellence and a higher degree of proficiency.
• Provides leadership by ensuring compliance of the department with laws, regulations, guidelines, procedures, and practices governing analytical Quality Control testing, including the departmental, and company Standard Operating Procedures, and safety procedures.
• Ensures that processes are in place to ensure that records and technical data are accurately maintained and results well documented.
• Represents the Quality Control department and departmental functions on projects/committees within GSK.
• Provide support of product filings with regulatory agencies (IND, BLA MAA etc)

 

Qualifications/Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success leading a team comprised of varying levels of technical expertise and functions.
• Demonstrated success developing teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to interact with peers, subordinate and senior personnel in multidisciplinary environment including development, engineering, facility operations, validation, production and QA.
• Able to prioritise and decide appropriate course of actions.  Effective at implementing decision.
• Fully versed in GMP's, NIH, ICH Guidelines, FDA and other regulatory agency requirements for validation and operations of analytical and stability functions

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting new product introductions, method transfers or technology implementations.
• Experience with laboratory information systems, electronic lab notebooks or laboratory automation.
• Strong track record in driving continuous improvement and operational excellence in labs.
• Experience managing budgets, resource planning and recruitment for laboratory functions.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Italian.

 

Work Location: This role is based in the Parma, Italy and will require daily on-site presence.

 

Closing Date for Applications: 26th October 2026

 

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

 

How to apply

If this role speaks to you and you want to lead a lab team that directly supports patient impact, please apply. Tell us how your experience and leadership will help us deliver quality supply for patients. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and those who will bring new perspectives. We look forward to your application.

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Skills

Data Integrity, Detail-Oriented, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Influencing Without Authority, Lean Management, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Risk Awareness, Testing Operations

 

 

Italian Salary Range / Fascia retributiva in Italia: EUR 81,000 to EUR 135,000The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. GSK/ViiV applies the National Collective Bargaining Agreement (NCBA) for employees in the chemical and chemical-pharmaceutical industry and, where applicable as a result of the role assigned and the related job classification, the National Collective Bargaining Agreement for Industrial Executives of companies producing goods and services. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.La fascia salariale della Retribuzione Annua Lorda (RAL) per i nuovi assunti in questa posizione è indicata sopra per ciascuna sede applicabile. Queste fasce tengono conto di diversi fattori, tra cui le competenze, l'esperienza, il livello di istruzione del candidato e le condizioni di mercato per il ruolo. Informazioni più dettagliate sull’intero pacchetto retributivo e sui benefit saranno fornite durante il processo di selezione. GSK/ViiV, applica il Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro (CCNL) per gli addetti all’industria chimica e chimico-farmaceutica nonché, in relazione e come conseguenza del ruolo assegnato e della relativa qualifica, il Contratto Collettivo Nazionale di Lavoro (CCNL) dei Dirigenti Industria di aziende produttrici di beni e servizi. Questo ruolo è aperto a candidati basati in diversi paesi; per tale motivo sono indicate le fasce retributive relative a ciascun paese. La pubblicazione di tali fasce, per altri paesi, che sono possibili sedi lavorative per questa posizione, risponde a normative locali in materia di trasparenza retributiva, che richiedono l’indicazione delle retribuzioni negli annunci di lavoro. Qualora per una specifica sede o paese non sia indicata una fascia retributiva, le relative condizioni economiche saranno discusse nel corso del processo di selezione. E’ importante considerare che le retribuzioni variano da paese a paese in base alle competenze, all’esperienza, al livello di istruzione del candidato e alle condizioni di mercato per il ruolo. Le offerte vengono generalmente formulate all’interno della fascia indicata, tenendo conto delle competenze, dell’esperienza e delle qualifiche del candidato; il limite superiore è di norma riservato a candidati con un’esperienza particolarmente consolidata o a circostanze eccezionali coerenti con tali criteri.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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