Job Description

Site Name:

UK - Hertfordshire - Ware

Posted Date:

Jul 25 2025

Are you a forward-thinking person ready to innovate, and support world-class laboratory operations? Do you thrive in a team environment and have a vision for advancing into management roles? If so, we want you to join our team at the Ware manufacturing site!

The Role:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated

Laboratory Lead Analyst

to drive innovation and excellence within the Packaging Materials Laboratory, supporting our Respiratory and Oral Solid Dose functions. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the delivery of compliant products to our customers while maintaining uninterrupted product supply.

In this role, you will:

Support Laboratory Operations

: Oversee batch/job testing and release for one testing group, ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and company standards.

Provide Analytical Expertise

: Troubleshoot issues, identify remedial actions, and deliver effective analytical services to the site.

Collaborate and Manage

: Guide and support within the team, contributing to laboratory strategy and improvement initiatives across functional teams.

Ensure Compliance

: Maintain Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) regulations in the laboratory.

Deliver Accurate Results

: Prepare, check, and verify analytical data, ensuring materials meet predefined acceptance criteria.

Who We're Looking For:

This role is ideal for a motivated person with aspirations to grow into management roles. You will bring:

Technical Expertise

: Strong knowledge of laboratory testing techniques for intermediate products in a GMP (Quality) environment.

Teamwork and Communication Skills

: A proven ability to work collaboratively, with excellent communication, planning, and organizational abilities.

Continuous Improvement Mindset

: A drive to enhance processes, embrace GPS working practices, and deliver standardized solutions.

Attention to Detail

: Exceptional report writing skills and a commitment to accuracy and compliance.

Why Join Us?

At Ware, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside world-class teams, contribute to groundbreaking initiatives, and drive the laboratory forward. We value innovation, collaboration, and drive, and we're committed to supporting your professional growth.


If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a meaningful impact, apply now.

Location:

Ware Manufacturing Site

Function:

Packaging Materials Laboratory

About Ware Manufacturing Site:

Medicines at Ware are presented as either Respiratory devices or in Oral Solid Dose form, and the site has circa 1,500 highly motivated and capable people working at it. The Ware site holds a unique position in our network a site responsible for launching the company's pipeline of new medicines in oral and solid dose forms, as well as operating a high-volume commercial production for respiratory devices.

CLOSING DATE for applications: Friday 8th of August 2025 (COB).

Basic qualifications:

Relevant qualifications and / or experience obtained from working in a highly-regulated industry. Knowledge / experience of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), understands its impact on their own role and the implications of not following cGMP. Experience of managing / planning day to day activities for a team. Experience in root causing of Laboratory Investigations and Deviations.

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:

Competitive base Salary Annual bonus based on company performance Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences Opportunities for support for professional development Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes Employee recognition programmes

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).


Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.


GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.


We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.


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