Label Systems & Process Lead, Year

Label Systems & Process Lead - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Opportunity

Location: Craigavon
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Business Unit: Clinical Services
Open To: Internal Applicants
Ref No.: HRJOB11623

Driving the design and evolution of Label Services systems, processes, and automation

The Opportunity

Clinical Services plays a critical role in supporting global clinical trials by delivering expert services that ensure treatments reach patients safely and efficiently. Within this, Label Services is key to ensuring accuracy, compliance, and consistency in how clinical trial materials are labelled and managed.

We’re pleased to offer an exciting secondment opportunity for a Label Technical Lead, where you will act as the technical subject matter expert shaping how our Label Services processes, systems, and technologies are designed and delivered globally.

In this role, you will work closely with operational teams and stakeholders to translate real-world challenges into practical technical solutions. You’ll help define how processes and systems should work, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and aligned with regulatory requirements.

In simple terms, this role acts as the bridge between Label Services operations and technical/system solutions, ensuring the tools and processes we use work effectively for the teams who rely on them.

Day-to-day, you’ll be involved in:

• Acting as the technical authority for Label Services workflows, systems, and automation
• Translating operational needs into clear, user-friendly system and process requirements
• Driving consistency and standardisation across global processes, templates, and workflows
• Supporting risk assessment and change control, ensuring changes are implemented in a compliant and controlled way
• Providing oversight of systems, tools, and automation, helping teams adopt new technologies effectively
• Supporting teams through guidance, training, and problem-solving for complex technical issues
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enable future digital solutions

This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll influence how Label Services evolves, helping to ensure we deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality solutions for our customers worldwide.

Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast‑paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long‑term career progression across the Almac Group.
Our approach is simple – we support, develop and reward our people, build fulfilling careers and together we advance human health. More information can be found here; Life at Almac - Almac

What you need to be successful

To thrive in this role, you’ll bring a strong combination of technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and the confidence to work across teams and influence decisions. You’ll be comfortable working in a regulated environment and translating complex requirements into practical solutions.

• Degree or significant previous experience in a clinical, customer-facing labelling technical role
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. GxP)
• Proven ability to translate business or operational needs into technical/system requirements
• Strong track record of delivering projects and achieving results
• Ability to work across functions and influence without direct authority
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Desirable:

• Experience with label services, artwork management, or regulated document workflows (e.g. Illustrator, Prisym)
• Exposure to automation, structured data, or system-driven content
• Experience supporting system upgrades or new technology implementations
• Knowledge of SOPs, governance frameworks, or business improvement techniques

Applicants must have eligibility to work in the UK/IE with no restrictions OR possess a valid work permit that will allow you to take up full time employment in the UK/IE.

Further information

For further information on essential and desirable criteria, please review the job description attached to the online job posting.

Secondment Option - Prior to applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss with your line manager to ensure that you can be released from your current location for the duration of the secondment should your application prove successful.

If you are interested in finding out more or would like to discuss the terms and conditions further, reach out directly to CS CR Label Services Group Manager.

How to apply

Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 5th July 2026.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE:
Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.