QA Officer, Pharmaceutical (Fixed term contract)
QA Officer, Pharmaceutical (Fixed term contract)
Location: Stevenage (fully onsite x5 days a week)- days
Type: Fixed term contract (12 months)
Salary: £39,000 CIRCA
Russell Taylor Group is partnering up with an established pharmaceutical manufacturing company who is looking to recruit for an experienced QA Officer for upto 12 months; there is a potential for the role to become more permanent and will be reviewed towards the end of the contract. The company is going through a phase of positive change and QMS development so this is an excellent project.
The Role
* The Quality Assurance Officer will be responsible for quality management, quality assurance, and quality auditing tasks related to pharmaceutical products.
* Ensuring products are fit for purpose before release for use or commercial sale.
* Maintaining and improving QMS' performance by ensuring items such as deviations, CAPA and change control for which you are the owner are progressed in a compliant and timely manner and all other items are reviewed and/or approved in accordance with internal procedures.
* Ensure customer or supplier complaints are satisfactorily investigated and communicated.
* Ensure all customer requests and queries are dealt with in a timely manner in line with company procedures.
* Participate and/or host internal and external audits inclusive of customer and regulatory audits.
* Competent to author and approve routine QMS activities.
* Performing Root Cause Analysis using problem solving tools such as Fishbone, 5 Whys etc.
* Authors, reviews, and approves Controlled Documents in accordance with procedures.
* Will support in delivering the site GMP training as required.
* Will conduct the internal audit programme.
* Will support the maintenance of the site QMS and facilitate reporting of relevant KPIs within department and across site as required.
* Ensure customer or supplier complaints are satisfactorily investigated and communicated.
The Person
* The ideal Candidate will hold a degree in a STEM related subject
* Experienced in batch review and batch release
* GMP QA experience is essential! Ideally in a Pharmaceutical setting or similar
* Experience in CAPA, deviations, change controls, internal auditing (preferred) etc
* Strong interpersonal skills, we are looking for Candidates who are good communicators
* Strong written and verbal use of English language essential due to the nature of the role
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Job Info
Job Title: QA Officer, Pharmaceutical (Fixed term contract)
Company: Russell Taylor Group Ltd
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Posted:
Closes: Jan 1st 2026
Sector: Medical, Pharmaceutical & Scientific
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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