QA Officer, Pharmaceutical/Biotech

NMS Recruit Ltd t/a Russell Taylor Group
Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Last month
£28,000 – £33,000 pa

Salary

£28,000 – £33,000 pa

Posted
26 Mar 2026 (Last month)

QA Officer, Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Location: Cheshire (onsite)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £28,000-£33000 (dependant on experience)

Hours: Days (Monday - Friday), parking onsite

Additional: 25 days holiday + BH, private medical, share options scheme, company pension

Our Client a Biotech company is looking to strengthen their QA team and recruit an experienced QA Specialist.

The role:

• Generation or review of SOPs and other documents (where applicable)

• Providing support the customers and answering queries and product investigations

• Coordinate and resolve immediate/urgent customer complaints, ensuring prompt responses/ resolution

• Participate in the internal audit programme to ensure continued GMP compliance of all site activities

• Utilise scientific resources in order to work on improving quality of products and services

• To maintain personal training folder in an auditable state

• Maintaining quality documentation system

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives

• Supporting in the process or maintaining and archiving documentation

• Supporting and executing external audits where applicable

• Supporting management when hosting regulatory audits

• Working on executing and maintaining the QMS, including but not limited to:

ØRisk Assessments

ØChange Controls

ØCAPAs

ØDeviations

ØComplaints

ØRecalls

ØOOS/OOT

The Person:

• Will have a Degree in a relevant- Scientific discipline

• Will have good knowledge of GMP

• Experience in CAPA, Deviations, OOS, OOT, Internal auditing (preferred), Customer Complaints handling would be very advantageous

• Strong IT skills (Microsoft applications)

• Good interpersonal skills and strong written/ verbal report writing skills

Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Russell Taylor will be acting within your interest and will contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please get in touch with us

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