SGS
NGS Team Leader
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Company Description
We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.
SGS’s Life Sciences services support the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare sectors with expert testing, clinical research, auditing, and certification—ensuring product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance from development to market.
Role: Next Generation Sequencing Team Leader
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Glasgow, Clydebank
Hours: 35 hours, Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive
Industry: Life Science
Job Description
Join SGS's Global Centre of Excellence for Biosafety Testing and play a key role in the future of biologics, vaccines, and cell & gene therapies.
We're looking for an experienced NGS Team Leader to lead and grow our expanding sequencing laboratory as we launch innovative new biosafety testing services. This is a unique opportunity to combine hands-on scientific expertise with leadership, helping shape a cutting-edge laboratory supporting some of the world's most advanced medicines.
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What you'll be doing:
- Lead day-to-day delivery of NGS testing services, ensuring quality, efficiency, and turnaround targets are achieved.
- Drive GMP compliance, quality systems, audits, investigations, CAPAs, and risk management activities.
- Oversee laboratory operations, equipment, facilities, and laboratory readiness.
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of NGS workflows and processes.
- Develop, train, and mentor a high-performing team of scientists and laboratory staff.
Qualifications
What we're looking for:
- Degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, or a related Life Sciences discipline.
- Significant experience with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in a regulated environment (GMP, GLP, GCLP, or similar).
- Strong knowledge of sequencing workflows, sample preparation, library construction, and data interpretation.
- Proven leadership experience managing laboratory teams, operations, and quality systems.
- Excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.
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Additional Information
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
- Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas Vouchers
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Discounted Gym Membership
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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