Job Title: Document Editor Team leader
Location: Slough
The role:
As the Document Editor Team Leader, you will lead and develop a team of technical documentation specialists responsible for the creation, editing, review, approval, and delivery of GMP documentation that supports manufacturing operations and wider site activities. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will oversee documentation processes from MSAT through to GMP manufacturing, ensuring compliance, quality, and adherence to operational timelines. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders and customers, you will drive process excellence through effective planning, performance tracking, problem-solving, and continuous improvement initiatives. In addition to managing day-to-day team activities, you will act as a coach, mentor, and subject matter expert, providing guidance, training, and support to develop team capability while fostering strong collaboration across the business.
This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.
What you will get:
- An agile career and dynamic working culture
- An inclusive and ethical workplace
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance
- A variety of benefits dependant on role and location
- The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits
What you will do:
- Lead and manage the Technical Administrative Team, providing direction, coaching, mentoring, and performance management to support individual and team development.
- Ensure the timely and right-first-time (RFT) delivery of GMP documentation, meeting manufacturing and business timelines while maintaining compliance and quality standards.
- Monitor and coordinate document creation activities, proactively engaging with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, manage changes, and ensure customer requirements are met.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on document content, style, formatting standards, document management systems (DMS), documentation procedures, and GMP best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement and strategic documentation initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, efficiency, compliance, and overall documentation performance.
- Troubleshoot documentation and process-related issues, leading root cause investigations and collaborating across functions to develop and implement effective solutions.
- Maintain compliance and capability within the team, ensuring training requirements are met, documentation standards are upheld, and team members are equipped to support evolving business needs.
What we are looking for:
- A BSc in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience, providing a strong foundation in biopharmaceutical development or manufacturing.
- Demonstrates strong people leadership skills, fostering a culture of care, coaching, and open communication while supporting team development, engagement, and performance.
- Builds effective relationships across functions, leveraging excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders, influence decisions, and deliver business objectives.
- Exercises sound judgement and initiative, proactively identifying risks, escalating issues appropriately, and ensuring timely resolution of challenges that could impact quality, compliance, or delivery.
- Has a proven track record of delivering high-quality results against demanding timelines, effectively managing priorities while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and customer focus.
- Develops and grows high-performing teams, with experience assessing talent, providing constructive feedback, and creating development opportunities that strengthen both individual and team capability.
About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.