The Opportunity

Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: RCE; FSE: R9Q) is an Australian biotechnology company built on a foundation of good people and great science. There is an exciting hands-on opportunity to be an essential part of the Quality Team ensuring Recce's compliance across Quality Control activities supporting Recce’s internationally recognized new class of synthetic anti-infectives.

The Position
We are seeking a motivated Senior Quality Control (QC) Scientist to join Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd at our Macquarie Park Pilot Plant in Sydney.

 Reporting to the Head of Quality, this position will provide first-line technical supervision for two (2) QC team members and oversee QC testing, stability and non-routine programs, analytical data review, investigations, method validation, technical transfer, external laboratory activities, and QC-related QA/QMS support. The role requires strong judgement, clear prioritisation, scientific review, documentation discipline, and timely escalation of quality or compliance risks.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum tertiary qualification in chemistry or a relevant scientific discipline. Additionally, a master’s degree, PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a relevant discipline will be highly regarded.

• Have a minimum 5 years’ experience in supervising or managing QC, analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical development, biotechnology, or a regulated/GMP laboratory environment.

• Proven experience with HPLC/UPLC, GC, analytical method validation, verification, technical transfer, or lifecycle management, including protocol execution/review and report review.

• Possess strong practical experience with analytical testing, laboratory troubleshooting, data review, including trend analysis and statistical review, and method performance assessment.

• Ability to learn and apply industry-related technologies, processes, and concepts.

• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work effectively autonomously and within a team environment.

Essential Criteria

• Have a strong understanding and application of GMP, GLP, ALCOA+, data integrity, controlled documentation, and QC record expectations including technical writing for validation reports, technical transfer reports, SOPs, protocols, technical summaries, and quality records.

• Proven experience leading or materially contributing to OOS, OOT, deviation, investigation, and CAPA activities.

• Experience supporting or overseeing stability programs, non-routine testing programs, validation activities, technical transfer activities, or external laboratory testing programs.

• Proficiency with TGA, PIC/S, ICH, USP, FDA, or equivalent regulatory expectations.

• Demonstrated experience in ownership, prioritisation, and escalation of tasks and issues in a dynamic growth environment.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with CMC stakeholders, CMO’s/CTLs, and vendors.

• Highly adaptable and self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude, and excellent organizational skills.

• Proven ability to operate effectively within a developing and evolving Quality environment ensuring alignment to organisational growth, regulatory requirements and fast-paced manufacturing operations while working flexibly with global team across multiple time zones.

• Advanced IT skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant applications, comfortable learning other software as required.

• Ability to work collaboratively across the broader organisation for finance, legal and other project- related activities.

• Exceptional attention to detail with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience with analytical techniques relevant to complex chemical substances, such as, SEC/GPC, RID/SEC-RID, SEC-MALS or other light-scattering molecular-weight techniques, LC-HRMS, ELSD, KF, UV-Vis, FTIR, NMR, Raman, and viscosity/rheology.

• Exposure to advanced characterisation approaches for complex or polymeric products, such as AF4/AFFF-MALS, 2D or quantitative NMR, QTOF, thermal analysis, pyrolysis-GC-MS, or chemometric/statistical fingerprinting.

• Experience with product development involving polymeric products, complex mixtures, topical/semi-solid products, sterile or microbiologically controlled products.

• Experience overseeing outsourced QC activities, including external laboratory validation, technical transfer, testing packages, CMO/CTL coordination, and supplier or laboratory audits.

This is a permanent position currently based full-time at Macquarie Park in Sydney. Some travel will be necessary from time to time.

 If you are interested in applying for this position, please include a CV and cover letter with your application.

Permanent Australian work rights required.

Applications close on Friday, 3 July 2026.

No agencies please