Product Caretaker in QC Technology Product Excellence - 12-month consultancy assignment - AstraZeneca

Product Caretaker in QC Technology Product Excellence - Sweden Operations

Everything we do, we do to make people's lives better. We operate in more than 100 countries and are one of Sweden's most important export companies.

At AstraZeneca Campus Södertälje, one of the world's largest manufacturing units for pharmaceuticals, we meet in innovative and high-tech environments to manufacture medicines that change lives. This is the place for you if you are driven, take personal responsibility, and are motivated by new challenges and endless opportunities.

We are now looking for a Product Caretaker for a 12-month assignment in the QC Technology Product Excellence group within the quality organization of AstraZeneca Sweden Operations in Södertälje. You will belong to a group of 15 people supporting the entire Quality Control (QC), located in both Snäckviken and Gärtuna.

We collaborate with many different functions within Sweden Operations, such as Quality Assurance and process engineering. We also have contact with many global functions and other QC labs within AstraZeneca.

You will have a varied, independent job with developing tasks.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Product care responsibility for some of the products within the QC's operational area
• Represent QC in new product introduction projects
• Represent QC in projects and be responsible for strategy, documentation, and follow-up of analytical tech transfer (in and out).
• Be responsible for investigations related to product care issues
• Submit materials for product review and continuous process verification
• Ensure that internal and registered analytical methods are compliant
• Advise on method validations
• Submit pharmacopoeia updates and ensure their implementation
• Submit and approve regulatory documents
• Drive change requests
• Issue, review, and technically approve governing documents
• Represent the group in various networks within AstraZeneca

What skills are we looking for?

• Scientific education at the university level and several years of experience in qualified work with quality control (laboratory work)
• Education in analytical chemistry or equivalent.
• Experience working with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and understanding of regulatory requirements, such as SUPAC, EU, and ICH guidelines
• Experience in project management and working with LEAN/Six Sigma.
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written

To succeed in this role, you need to have good leadership skills, be easy to collaborate with, and set demands. You have excellent communication and collaboration skills. You can work independently, have a structured approach, and are meticulous.

Why AstraZeneca?

What we do is both important and valuable - we contribute to life-changing transformations for our patients. This is a place to build a rewarding and exciting career with constant opportunities with new products, technologies, and growing areas in biologics. Our continued growth gives you greater exposure to this than anywhere else.

Feel free to read more about us on our website https://www.astrazeneca.se/karriar.html (https://www.astrazeneca.se/karriar.html) and follow some of our employees in "A Life-changing day: Get an insight into life at Quality Operations": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMDySYMA8s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMDySYMA8s)

Become part of our environment, full of expertise and brilliance - with the belief that good can always get better! We look forward to your application, in Swedish.