Head of Visual Inspection
Head of Visual Inspection
Summary
Senior leadership role responsible for visual inspection activities within a GMP-regulated sterile manufacturing environment. Combines people leadership, technical ownership and cross-functional coordination, with regular exposure to audits and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading a team of engineers, specialists and operators, including hiring, development, performance management and team structure
- Owning visual inspection processes across manual and automated set-ups, ensuring reliability, quality and efficiency
- Overseeing inspection operations together with associated integrity testing activities
- Acting as technical interface during external visits, audits and inspections
- Ensuring compliance with GMP, safety standards and regulatory requirements, including risk assessments and procedures
- Supporting technical topics within projects, particularly where scientific or data-driven input is required
- Working closely with manufacturing, engineering and quality functions to ensure aligned execution
- Driving continuous improvement of inspection processes and capabilities
Required Experience
- Strong background in visual inspection of parenteral products (vials and/or syringes) within GMP
- Proven team leadership experience (direct reports)
- Experience supporting or facing health authority inspections
- Fluent English with the ability to operate across functions
If this could be of interest, feel free to reach out or apply directly.
Please note: Only candidates with the right to work in Switzerland can be considered.
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