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Your Role at Baxter
The Senior QS Associate will be responsible for leading and supporting initiatives to ensure the continuous compliance of the UK Compounding business to cGMP and “Specials” manufacturing requirements, local procedural requirements, and Baxter Corporate policies. This role will focus on providing quality systems support across the UK compounding network. Reports into the UK Compounding Quality System Manager. You are creative, thorough, and a heads‑down do‑er. You embrace a challenge and truly apply the collaborative powers of your team to produce great results. You are motivated by work that is never the same from one day to the next. As a Senior QS Associate, you are unafraid of navigating through necessary internal processes to facilitate a product you deeply believe in. You can absorb and act on complex procedures and data and train your team or peers if needed. You take pride in getting things done quickly without sacrificing safety or quality.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Ensure compliance with applicable GMP, GDP, MHRA, and other relevant regulatory standards.
* Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) in alignment with corporate and regulatory requirements.
* Review Baxter stability studies, product SmPCs, and relevant scientific literature to define compounded product stability data.
* Assess and document temperature excursion incidents within the Quality System.
* Own and lead Temperature Excursion Evaluation Tasks, ensuring timely and thorough investigation.
* Review and approve temperature excursion documentation and provide product disposition assessments.
* Support the management of stability records in the Pharmacy electronic systems Merlin and Mercury.
* Raise significant excursions through the nonconformance process and ensure regulatory reporting of issues to local Regulatory Authorities as required.
* Lead and coordinate field actions and product recalls in accordance with Baxter procedure.
* Ensure effective communication and documentation throughout the recall process.
* Liaise with internal and external partners such as MoH, Baxter Compounding Units, Baxter Commercial and Medical Affairs teams, Baxter Homecare, etc.
* Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to assess impact and implement corrective actions.
* Lead and raise significant quality issues within the Global Compounding Organization for the purposes of Senior Management and other Compounding sites awareness.
* Lead and support Internal, Corporate and external/Regulatory audits.
* Support site’s audit readiness activities.
* Lead and support the annual internal audit program as required.
* Track and trend relevant unit audit findings.
Other Duties
* Introduction of New Drugs and Components
* Change Control Process
* Corrective & Preventive Action Processes
* Documentation
* Quality Management Review (QMR)
* Communication and Training
What You’ll Bring
* English minimum equivalent to RQF Grade 2, EQF Grade 3 or SCQF Grade 5.
* At least 2 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
* Proven knowledge of Quality System processes.
* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Chemistry or Microbiology.
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in quality team facilitation, project management, process improvement, or quality data analysis role.
* Experience coordinating and supporting Document Control, Internal Audit, CAPA, Non‑conformance, and Complaints processes.
* Experience problem‑solving using Root Cause Analysis techniques such as GEMBA, 5 Whys, Cause and Effect.
* Working knowledge and hands‑on experience of software tools to lead Quality Systems processes such as TrackWise.
* Report and documentation writing skills.
* Risk management tools and methods.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits
* Competitive total compensation package.
* Professional development opportunities.
* High importance placed on work‑life balance.
* Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Baxter is an equal‑opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
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