Quality Control Specialist Microbiology 2

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The future is ours to shape. / Prihodnost je v naših rokah.

Job Description

In Lek’s microbiology laboratory in Lendava, we are looking for a dedicated professional to take on a key role in ensuring the quality of our products. As a QC Specialist Microbiology, you will be responsible for analytical equipment qualifications, preparation of protocols/procedures, analytical method validations, reviewing and approving analyses, and supporting inspections.

Your role will also include close collaboration with analysts - taking ownership of your area, coordinating and planning work - as well as conducting deviation investigations.

This is a responsible and technically diverse position where your expertise will directly contribute to the quality of our processes and products. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams, gaining insight into the complexity of pharmaceutical manufacturing and expanding your professional knowledge.

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Investigating analytical deviations and implementing preventive/corrective actions
• Ensuring all activities comply with current Good Practices, including data integrity
• Reviewing and approving analytical data/tests (analytical sample release)
• Responsibility for validation and troubleshooting of analytical methods in line with requirements, and supporting the implementation of new methods and techniques
• Participating in the selection of new equipment, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring team members are properly trained
• Responsibility for preparing and revising general and working procedures, certificates of analysis, and analytical and registration documentation
• Ensuring proper processing and archiving of analytical documentation
• Supporting inspection readiness within your area of responsibility and communicating with analytical stakeholders

What you will bring to the role:

• University degree in microbiology.
• Active knowledge of English and fluent knowledge of Slovenian.
• Previous work experience in quality, development, production, or other related areas is an advantage.

What we offer:

Job location: Lendava, Slovenia

Contract type: permanent contract with 6-month probation period

Expected weekly working hours: 40

*Pay range: €30.960 – €46.440 gross per year

*Salary at Sandoz is based on job level, qualifications, specific skills, and work experience. Fully proficient candidates are usually placed around the market median, less experienced candidates lower in the range, and those with strong or niche expertise higher. When determining placement within the range, we also consider internal pay equity and external market data.

Our compensation package additionally includes:

• Annual bonus (STI): percentage of annual salary
• Vacation allowance: in 2026 it was €2,450 net
• Christmas bonus: in 2025 it was €2,100 gross
• OurShare: every year, an employee of Lek d.d. will be entitled to receive shares of Sandoz AG
• Voluntary Additional Pension Scheme: The company fully covers the contribution for your supplementary pension plan, amounting to 5.844% of your gross salary
• Collective life and accident insurance (24/7 coverage)
• A hybrid work environment offering flexibility and remote work possibilities

Ready for your next career move?
You are kindly invited to submit your application in English and Slovene, including a CV, by November 18th, 2026.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have the ambition to do more so that everyone can benefit from the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape a sustainable future for Sandoz and to help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.

The future is ours to shape.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and to forming diverse teams that are representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

#Sandoz

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V mikrobiološkem laboratoriju v Lek v Lendavi iščemo strokovnjaka/-injo, ki bo prevzel/-a pomembno vlogo pri zagotavljanju kakovosti naših izdelkov. Kot specialist/-ka za mikrobiološki nadzor kakovosti boš odgovoren/-na za kvalifikacijo analitske opreme, pripravo navodil/protokolov/postopkov za mikrobiološko delo ter validacijo metod, pregledoval/-a in overjal/-a analize ter sodeloval/-a pri inšpekcijah.

Tvoje delo bo vključevalo tudi tesno sodelovanje z analitiki; skrb za svoje področje, koordinacijo in načrtovanje dela ter izvedbo raziskav v primeru odstopanj.

Gre za odgovorno strokovno vlogo, kjer boš s svojim znanjem neposredno prispeval/-a k kakovosti procesov in izdelkov. Delo poteka v sodelovanju z različnimi ekipami, kar omogoča širjenje znanja in vpogled v kompleksnost farmacevtske proizvodnje.

Vaše ključne odgovornosti:

• Reševanje analitskih odstopanj in izvajanje preventivnih/korektivnih ukrepov
• Zagotavljanje, da so vse aktivnosti skladne z veljavnimi dobrimi praksami, vključno z integriteto podatkov
• Pregled in odobritev analitskih podatkov/testov (analitska sprostitev vzorcev)
• Odgovornost za validacijo in odpravljanje težav pri analitskih metodah v skladu z zahtevami ter podpora pri uvajanju novih metod in tehnik
• Sodelovanje pri izbiri nove opreme, vzdrževanju laboratorijske opreme in zagotavljanje usposobljenosti sodelavcev za delo
• Odgovornost za pripravo in revizijo splošnih in delovnih postopkov, certifikatov o analizi, analitske in registracijske dokumentacije
• Zagotavljanje ustrezne obdelave in arhiviranja analitske dokumentacije
• Podpora pri stalni pripravljenosti na inšpekcije na svojem področju odgovornosti in komunikacija z naročniki analiz

Vaš doprinos k delovnem mestu:

• Univerzitetna izobrazba iz mikrobiologije.
• Aktivno znanje angleškega jezika in tekoče znanje slovenskega jezika.
• Zaželeno delovno iskustvo na področju kakovosti, razvoja, proizvodnje ali drugih sorodnih področjih.

Naš paket ugodnosti dodatno vključuje:

• Letni bonus (STI): odstotek letne plače
• Regres za letni dopust: leta 2026 je znašal 2.450 EUR (neto)
• Božičnica: leta 2025 je znašala 2.100 EUR (bruto)
• OurShare: Vsako leto bo zaposleni v družbi Lek d.d. upravičen do prejema delnic družbe Sandoz AG
• Prostovoljno dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje: družba Lek d.d. v celoti krije mesečni prispevek za dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje v višini 5,844 % vaše mesečne bruto plače
• Kolektivno življenjsko in nezgodno zavarovanje (kritje velja 24/7)
• Hibridno delovno okolje, ki omogoča fleksibilnost in možnost dela na daljavo.

Ste pripravljeni na naslednji korak v karieri?
Prijavo z življenjepisom v angleškem in slovenskem jeziku lahko oddate najpozneje do 18. novembra 2026.

Zakaj Sandoz?

Sandoz je vodilni svetovni proizvajalec generičnih in podobnih bioloških zdravil – segmenta zdravstvene industrije, ki zagotavlja 80 % vseh zdravil na svetu po 30-odstotni ceni ter s tem vpliva na življenja več kot milijarde ljudi v več kot 100 državah. Čeprav smo ponosni na svoje dosežke, si prizadevamo narediti še več, da bi vsakdo imel dostop do temeljne človekove pravice – pravice do dobrega zdravja.

Z naložbami v nove razvojne zmogljivosti, proizvodne lokacije, nove pridobitve in partnerstva imamo priložnost oblikovati prihodnost Sandoza ter še večjemu številu ljudi omogočiti trajnostni dostop do cenovno ugodnih in visokokakovostnih zdravil.

Naš zagon temelji na odprti kulturi sodelovanja, katere srce so naši talentirani in ambiciozni sodelavci in sodelavke. V okolju, kjer so raznoliki načini razmišljanja dobrodošli in kjer se podpira osebna rast, imajo v zameno za uporabo svojih znanj možnost v celoti izkusiti delo v agilnem in povezovalnem okolju ter razvijati svojo uspešno kariero. 

Pridružite se nam in nam pomagajte povečati pravičnost in hitrost zdravstvenega varstva.

Prihodnost je v naših rokah.

Predani smo raznolikosti in vključenosti:

Zavzemamo se za raznolikost, enake možnosti in vključenost. Prizadevamo si za oblikovanje raznolikih timov, saj ti predstavljajo naše bolnike in skupnosti, ki jih oskrbujemo. 

#Sando

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