PROJECT MANAGER – QC DEPARTMENT

Desired Skills: LIMS,LMES,MS Office

PE Global is currently recruiting for a Project Manager – QC Department for a leading multi-national Pharma client based in South Dublin.

This is a contract position.

The Role:

The Project Manager for the Quality Control (QC) department is a key role responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering QC projects and non-routine activities. The role applies project management best practices to ensure optimal execution of programs while driving continuous improvement. Approximately 30% of the role focuses on metrics reporting to provide visibility into QC business processes and support data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio management of key capital projects within the QC organisation, including prioritisation, resourcing, status management, and stakeholder communication.

• Plan and manage projects for the introduction of new QC equipment, from procurement through validation and approval for use.

• Manage complex, cross-functional, or site-wide QC projects and initiatives.

• Align project goals with stakeholders, customers, and management.

• Define and control project scope, ensuring alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain robust project plans covering scope, quality, cost, schedule, resources, and responsibilities.

• Proactively manage risks, issues, and change control activities.

• Motivate and support project team members, fostering teamwork through Operational Excellence principles.

• Track, plan, forecast, and resource QC projects and non-routine activities, ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met.

• Analyse and report QC business process Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to provide visibility into operational performance and capacity.

• Generate and maintain GMP-compliant reports for analytical method trending across multiple QC testing platforms.

• Provide trend analysis, insights, and recommendations to identify risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.

• Develop and continuously improve dashboards and metrics to support QC leadership decision making.

• Partner with QC, Digital, IT, and Business Excellence teams to implement and enhance digital analytics solutions.

• Support automation and digitalisation of reporting processes while ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance.

• Present metrics and insights clearly to diverse stakeholder groups.

Knowledge and Experience

Requirements:

• Third-level qualification in a science-related discipline with 2–5 years’ experience in a Quality Control laboratory.

• Experience managing, lab equipment introduction and validation

• Familiarity with laboratory operational systems such as LIMS and LMES.

• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving capability.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics to diverse audiences.

• High level of self-motivation and ability to work effectively within lab-based and cross-functional teams.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply, or alternatively send an up to date CV to niamh.mcdonald@peglobal.net

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***