QC Chemist

Site Name: Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Posted Date: Oct 22 2025

Job Description

GSK Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting Vision 2030 and the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudization in line with the hiring and the training and development of Saudi National capability.

Are you a Quality professional who is energized by the challenge of being part of one of the leading pharmaceutical companies worldwide? If so, this role QC Chemist is the one for you to explore.

As QC Chemist you will be responsible to perform QC chemical and microbiology testing, to comply with GSK and local regulatory requirements

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

Key Responsibilities

• Following all EHS guidelines in the analytical laboratory and on the entire facility
• Compliance with all GMP, QMS and data integrity requirements, as well as regulatory expectations.
• Perform the sampling activity for Microbiology, Materials and Finished goods, in compliance to GMP requirements.
• Perform the chemical and microbiological testing for stability samples, finished product and raw materials.
• Perform and execute the utilities and cross contamination testing plan.
• Test to be comply with local methods and specification as per SOP, BARs & RMA or RMS methods.
• Preparation of all required documentation for testing, including BARs, stability protocols and reports.
• Preparation of all required reagents for testing.
• Perform calibration and maintenance of certain laboratory equipment as assigned.
• Inventory check and ordering of chemical and glassware as required.
• On time complete training curricula assigned in My-Learning or QMS training and provide the training to the staff where it is required.
• Maintain the Data record and entree in all QC related documents and files.
• Adhering to the OOS procedure and documenting investigations as required.
• To provide support to PPR by providing trend results for critical product (release) parameters, OOS investigation reports, providing laboratory equipment validation status and analytical method status.
• Identify any risk and escalate to the line manager, where applicable.
• Following and sustaining GPS standards for all lab activities.
• Supervisor, develop, implement and monitor chemical laboratory procedures (SOP/ BAR/ RMA/ BPS) against regulatory, QMS, CAPs and pharmacopoeia requirements, and ensuring compliance of laboratory activities with local SOPs. And provide the training to the analyst and technicians as required.
• Perform and supervisor analytical method validation or transfer as required, cleaning validation, analytical equipments validation (IQ, OQ & PQ), Calibration and maintenance with related scheduled.
• Checking / verifying the entire chemical lab result and submit to QC manager for final approval, execute OOS investigations when required and ensure trending of critical product parameters are trended, reviewed and available for PPR.
• Maintain the Data record and entree in all QC related documents and files.
• Monitoring the lab inventory of the lab wear, consumables materials, chemicals and reference standard.
• Promote safe-working and laboratory environment that complies with company EHS requirements.
• Identify any risk and escalate to the line manager,
• Adhere to Safety, Quality and GPS standards and sustain the relevant QA & EHS KPI metrics to achieve Zero Accident, Zero Defect, Zero Waste and continues improvements.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree with majors in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Pharmacy.
• 2 - 4 years of experience in similar role.
• Good level of English in terms of speaking, writing and reading.
• Knowledge of EHS, GMP and GLP.
• Computer Skills (Word, Excel & Power point).
• Time management skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

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

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Contact information:
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