ISO/IEC 17025:2025 | Wide Scope | Audit-Facing Leadership Role Location: Kolkata, Barasat

Experience: Typically 12–20+ years

Reporting to: Senior Management / CEO Read This First (Mandatory) This role requires:

clear, confident spoken English for audit discussions, client interactions, and senior management reviews solid computer literacy for direct use of LIMS, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and digital quality systems If you are not comfortable communicating in English during audits or depend on others for basic computer work, this role will not be suitable.

Role Summary We are hiring an Overall Lab Head – Technical / Technical Manager to own and defend the complete technical operations of Food and Pharmaceutical testing laboratories under ISO/IEC 17025:2025. This is a high-accountability leadership role, requiring hands-on technical judgement, audit leadership, and strong communication with regulators, customers, and senior management.

Mandatory

Experience (Non-Negotiable) You must demonstrate most of the following:

Leadership of Food and/or Pharma testing laboratories under ISO/IEC 17025 (latest version)

Responsibility for wide scope coverage, such as:

Food: pesticides, antibiotics, veterinary drugs, mycotoxins, contaminants, additives

Pharma: impurities, nitrosamines, residual solvents, elemental impurities

Direct ownership of

scope approval, maintenance, and expansion method validation oversight across multiple techniques technical risk assessment and corrective actions

Audit-facing leadership during NABL and regulatory audits

Ability to communicate technical positions clearly in English during audits and management reviews ⛔ Candidates limited to single-section leadership, non-audit roles,



or documentation-only responsibilities are not suitable.

Acceptable Backgrounds

We will consider candidates from either: Profile A — Third-Party Testing Lab Leader (Preferred)

Technical leadership in Food and/or Pharma testing labs

Strong command over ISO/IEC 17025 interpretation and implementation

Experience managing multi-section, multi-instrument laboratories Profile B — Strong Pharma Technical Leader (Selective)

Senior technical role in Pharma analytical / QC environments

Strong understanding of

method validation lifecycle data integrity and audit trails regulatory expectations (USFDA / EMA / CDSCO)

Ability to transition into third-party, multi-client lab environments ✔ Prior hands-on analytical background (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, ICP-MS, HPLC) is a strong advantage

⛔ Pure research or manufacturing leadership profiles will not be considered Key Responsibilities Act as final technical authority for Food & Pharma laboratories

Lead and defend NABL audits and regulatory assessments

Drive scope expansion and technical harmonization

Review and approve

method validations and transfers deviations, investigations, and CAPA technical risk assessments

Ensure data integrity culture across labs

Present technical performance and risks to senior management

Mentor section heads and senior analysts Mandatory Skills & Competencies Strong spoken and written English communication

Confident audit-facing discussion with assessors and clients

High level of computer literacy, including:

LIMS / QMS systems

MS Excel (data analysis, trackers)

MS Word & PowerPoint (technical reports, presentations)

Ability to independently prepare and review technical documents

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