Quality Assurance Officer

West Molesey

1 year ago

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To assist in the operational performance of the Quality Assurance (QA) function, ensuring the successful delivery of business strategies and objectives, whilst adhering to regulatory compliance and achieving commercial success. To ensure the efficient and effective day to day running of the QA function and to act as the primary contact for QA related queries.

Key Responsibilities of a Quality Assurance Officer
• Maintaining the departmental strategy, to ensure that it meets the business requirements and customer deliverables, as well as ensuring the departmental performance against goals.
• Developing and assisting in the QA function, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources.
• Actively support the continual improvement of internal systems.
• Ensuring that the company complies with current and future GMP legislation.
• Responding to enquiries in a timely manner, giving advice on Quality requirements in order to maintain the company's reputation for customer service and technical acumen.
• Assessing and making decisions relating to Quality, GMP and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) related issues.
• Writing and reviewing of Quality documentation including; SOP's, incidents, complaints, risk assessments, change controls, deviations.
• Involvement with technical customer queries and product investigations.
• Support the document management system and archiving activities falling under QA responsibility.
• Responding to suspended and revoked licenses alerts as per effective procedure, and performance of non-compliance checks for API/Excipient suppliers.
• Responding to, and circulating internally, MHRA Recall Alerts and notifications.
• Review supplier and customer related documents to aid in the approval of suppliers and customers.

Key Competencies of a Quality Assurance Officer
• 1-3 years GMP and/or related
• Scientific Degree - preferable
• Experience of working within an MHRA regulated environment
• IT literate
• Understanding of pharmaceutical market and the unlicensed medicines industry

Benefits
• Company Pension
• Life Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Annual Bonus
• Sick Pay
• Health & Wellbeing programme
• Free Parking
• Bereavement Leave
• Company Social Events
• Additional day holiday on Birthday

Due to the large volume of applications we receive for each position we will only be able to respond to applications received with the relevant skills. Should you not hear from us within a week, unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

March Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Please note that by applying for this vacancy you accept March Recruitment's Privacy Policy and GDPR Policy which can be found on our website and therefore give us consent to contact you.

Consultant: Donna Jackson

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