QC In Process People Team Leader

Job Description Summary

At GE HealthCare Cork, we are looking for a QC People Team Leader to lead and inspire a high-performing Quality Control team, empowering colleagues to deliver excellence while ensuring the efficient and compliant release of finished products through in-process, microbiological, and environmental testing programmes.

In this key leadership role, you will foster a culture of ownership, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement, while developing team capability and driving operational excellence. You will provide strategic oversight of in-process testing, microbiological testing, Environmental Monitoring (EM), and Water & Utilities programmes, ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance, and patient safety are maintained.

Job Description

Responsibilities

People Leadership & Team Development (Primary Focus)

Lead, coach, and develop a team of QC analysts, fostering a high-performance, accountable, and quality-driven culture

Set clear, measurable, and challenging objectives aligned to business and QC goals

Provide regular, structured feedback, performance reviews, and individual development plans

Actively mentor and develop future leaders, ensuring strong succession planning within the team

Drive engagement, motivation, and retention through strong leadership presence and communication

Proactively manage performance, addressing both high and low performance effectively and consistently

Foster a culture where expected behaviours, ownership, and accountability are clearly understood and upheld

Ensure all training, competency assessments, and cross-skilling are completed and maintained

Plan and manage resource allocation, workload balancing, and shift coverage to meet business needs

Monitor and manage attendance, annual leave, and overall team capacity

Team Delivery & Operational Leadership

Accountable for the team’s delivery against turnaround times for Finished Product, Raw Materials, and In-Process testing

Ensure the team consistently achieves Right First Time (RFT) and KPI targets

Lead daily QC tier/status meetings, representing team performance, risks, and priorities

Drive schedule adherence and prioritisation, ensuring alignment with manufacturing demands

Provide clear direction and escalation pathways to remove barriers impacting team performance

Technical Oversight (Through Team Leadership)

Ensure effective team execution and oversight of:

In-process testing to support manufacturing

Finished product testing

Microbiological testing (in-process and finished product)

Environmental Monitoring (EM) programme, including excursion management and trending

Water & Utilities monitoring programmes (PW, WFI, Clean Steam)

Ensure team members are trained, competent, and operating in compliance with procedures

Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Lead the team to ensure compliance with:

cGMP requirements

OOS/OOT investigations

Data integrity and documentation standards

Promote a “right first time” and inspection-ready mindset within the team

Lead or support deviations, CAPAs, and audit responses, ensuring team ownership

Drive continuous improvement, Lean practices, and efficiency initiatives across the team

Maintain and improve EHS standards, ensuring team participation and accountability

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership

Act as a key interface between QC, QA, Manufacturing, and external stakeholders

Ensure clear, transparent, and proactive communication of team performance, risks, and priorities

Support issue resolution through strong collaboration and decision-making

Represent QC in site meetings and escalation forums

General Responsibilities

Deputise in absence of QC Manager as required

Support complaint investigations, LIRs, and Trackwise approvals

Ensure service levels are met for all internal and external customers

Work with LIMS System Admins to optimise laboratory systems

Participate in recruitment, audits, and budget processes

PRINCIPAL QUALIFICATION:

Degree-qualified in a relevant discipline or equivalent

Background in science or engineering is preferred.

Experience in the pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment is desirable, but not essential.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Strong people leadership and coaching capability (critical)

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Ability to build high-performing teams and drive engagement

Strong organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills

Problem-solving and decision-making ability

Flexibility, resilience, and change agility

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Proven people management experience in a QC or GMP environment (essential)

Strong knowledge of Quality Systems, cGMP, and laboratory operations

Experience overseeing microbiology, EM, water systems, and in-process testing desirable

Basic experience in an FDA-regulated environment.

Inclusion and Diversity

Behaviors

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Total Rewards

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No