Job Description

Responsibility:

- Align relevant quality systems with the intent of our company's animal health quality manual, and where required, develop and document a rationale for differences between local requirements and quality manual core requirements.

- Provide leadership in ensuring the quality of the products that meet established specifications.

- Testing of all applicable samples in compliance with applicable GMP regulations and applicable Quality Manual Modules.

- Coordination of day-to-day quality control-related activities with other departments (e.g., with Quality Assurance and IPT).

- Operate at the highest possible laboratory and personnel usage rates at minimum costs and with minimum failures.

- Ensure labs and equipment are calibrated, validated, and maintained as applicable to support analytical daily operations.

- Review and approve all documentation, including specifications and test methods, data records, certificates of analysis, and method validation documentation.

- Ensure all test methods required for tests of products on the Ningbo site are validated.

- Analysis of failures (OOS, OOT, and Atypical Results) and implement corrective and preventive measures in cooperation with Quality Assurance.

- Identify and implement improvements in the laboratories corresponding to the local and international requirements for GMP-compliant QC operations, to include laboratory expansion as required by the increase in production volume.

- Appropriate training of staff. Achieve a high level of competence, and ensure that they are motivated and can carry out their duties in a safe manner.

- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within QC operations.

Qualifications:

• Educational background: Bachelor's degree or above in microbiology, virology, biotechnology, veterinary medicine, or related fields.

• Working experience: 5 years or more experience in QC detection of veterinary vaccines or biological products, and be familiar with the priority of swine, poultry, and pet dog vaccines. Participated in research and development of new swine/poultry vaccine products and was familiar with process transfer and methodological verification (specificity and sensitivity verification).

• Core technical capabilities:

  Viral testing (eg, viral titer testing, PCR/qPCR, neutralization testing, exogenous viral testing)

  Microbial testing (eg, sterility testing, endotoxin testing, mycoplasma testing)

  Physicochemical analysis (pH, purity, residual moisture)

• Regulatory compliance

Proficient in the GMP of veterinary medicine.

Familiar with the quality inspection standards for veterinary vaccines of the Chinese Veterinary Pharmacopeia (III) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China.

• Team management: At least 3 years of experience managing a team, able to coach, provide feedback, and support the team's development.

• Cross-collaboration: Proficiency in cross-collaboration, linking to R&D, production, and QA.

• Quality management system: Leading Deviation investigation (OOS/OOT), CAPA implementation and laboratory risk assessment.

Develop/optimize SOPs, test processes, ensure data integrity and traceability.

• Soft skills

Good problem-solving, stress management, and communication skills (reporting of quality risks to senior management)

Rigor for data integrity. Extreme data accuracy and detail.

Motivates teams to perform emergency testing tasks efficiently.

• Adaptability: Flexibility to respond to changes in R&D project schedule and unexpected quality inspection needs.

• Language ability: proficiency in English application, good listening, speaking, reading, and writing ability.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Analytical Method Transfer, Analytical Testing, Analytical Thinking, cGMP Compliance, Construction, Corrective Action Management, Driving Continuous Improvement, Failure Analysis, GLP Regulations, GMP Compliance, GMP Documentation, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Safety, Leadership, Management Process, People Leadership, Pharmaceutical Quality Control (QC), Preventive Action, Quality Assurance (QA) Standards, Quality Control Management, Quality Management, Quality Standards, Staff Training and Leadership, Team Supervision, Technical Writing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

09/30/2025

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