•supervision of 10 Microbiologists in an efficient, cGMP compliant Pharmaceutical Microbiology lab•scheduling of staff workload in an efficient manner in order to meet required customer due dates while maximizing resource utilization•review of lab work (Water testing, Environmental monitoring, Microbial Limit Testing, Preservative Effectiveness Testing, Antibiotic bioassay analysis, bacterial identification) for accuracy, validity, completeness and adherence to cGMP’s•investigation of facility Out of Specification results obtained from environmental monitoring and purified water analysis•preparation of trend reports for Environmental Monitoring, Purified Water Testing and Compressed air testing•development of SOP's and test methods•writing and supervising the execution of protocols pertaining to compliance and process improvement projects•investigation of deviations in Microbiological test results or lab procedures through Laboratory Investigation Report (LIR)•coordination of method transfers due to new product introduction or product reformulation•preparation and/or approval of protocols for method transfer, method validation and equipment qualification

•microbial limit testing•environmental monitoring testing and data trending•antibiotic bioassay testing of raw materials and finished products•compressed dry air testing•bacterial identification•microbial water testing•involvement in cost savings and continuous improvement projects•writing/revising laboratory SOP’s•GlaxoSmithKline Health and Safety representative•GlaxoSmithKline “Respect in the Workplace” advisor

•microbial limit testing•microbial testing of purified water•antibiotic bioassay analysis•environmental testing and bacterial identification•preservative challenge testing•microbial analysis of compressed air