QC Pharmaceutics Team Leader

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a QC Pharmaceutics Team Leader, who is eager to join our site Quality Control team, based in our manufacturing site in Bulle, Switzerland.

About the role

As an QC Pharmaceutics Team Leader opportunity to take on both leadership and operational responsibilities in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment. By leading a team of laboratory technicians and ensuring the reliable execution of testing activities, this position plays a key role in maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and performance. At the same time, it contributes to building a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence across the site.

Who you’ll work with

This role is highly collaborative and operates at the heart of site activities. Close interaction is expected with teams across Production, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Technical Services, and HSE. Acting as a key interface for Quality Control, the role contributes to aligning priorities, supporting decision-making, and ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop a team of 8 laboratory technicians, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment where performance, engagement, and continuous development are encouraged.
• Bring structure and clarity to laboratory activities by translating stakeholder needs into clear priorities and ensuring testing (routine, non-routine, validation) runs smoothly and reliably.
• Play a key role in enabling timely product release by ensuring QC activities are performed to the highest quality and GMP compliance standards.
• Drive quality and continuous improvement through the management of deviations, investigations, and CAPAs, turning challenges into opportunities to strengthen processes.
• Act as a key partner across the site, collaborating closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Technical Services, and HSE to ensure effective decision-making and smooth operations.
• Contribute to shaping how the laboratory operates, including documentation, systems (e.g. LIMS), performance monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Represent QC during audits and inspections, while ensuring quality and HSE standards are consistently applied and embedded in daily activities.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a scientific field (e.g. Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy or equivalent).
• Proven experience in a pharmaceutical or biological laboratory environment.
• First experience in team leadership or team coordination is highly valued.
• Strong knowledge of GMP and quality standards within a regulated environment.
• Leadership mindset with the ability to motivate, develop and guide a team.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across functions.
• Fluent in English and French.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! 

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. 

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws. 
 
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