QA Officer
Quality Assurance Officer Watford | Permanent | Competitive salary + bonus
Are you an experienced Quality Assurance professional with pharmaceutical, healthcare or life sciences experience looking for your next opportunity? We are working with a growing international healthcare organisation that is looking for a Quality Assurance Officer to join its team in Watford. This is a hands-on QA position where you will play an important role in maintaining and developing the organisation's Quality Management System and GMDP compliance , working closely with colleagues across warehousing, logistics, customer service, sales and procurement.
The Role
You will support the wider QA function and Responsible Person across a broad range of quality and compliance activities, including:
- Maintaining and controlling SOPs, work instructions and quality documentation
- Supporting deviation, CAPA and change control processes
- Supporting customer complaints, investigations and root cause analysis
- Assisting with internal, supplier and external service provider audits
- Supporting client audits and regulatory inspections
- Completing warehouse compliance checks
- Supporting recalls and mock recalls
- Maintaining the employee training matrix and training records
- Supporting GDP Management Reviews and trend analysis
- Carrying out risk assessment reviews
- Supporting supplier and customer qualification and due diligence
- Resolving quality queries with manufacturers and suppliers
- Supporting temperature-controlled packaging and transport validation
- Monitoring relevant regulatory updates, recalls and product restrictions
- Supporting controlled drug and precursor import/export licensing activities
- Keeping up to date with developments across GDP and GMP
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
- Previous QA experience within pharmaceutical wholesale, distribution or manufacturing
- Strong working knowledge of GDP
- Some knowledge of GMP would be advantageous
- A Life Sciences degree or equivalent , with Pharmacist/Technician knowledge desirable
- Experience working with quality systems, documentation and compliance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The confidence to work with customers, suppliers, service providers and regulatory stakeholders
- A collaborative, practical and accountable approach
This would suit someone who enjoys a broad, hands-on QA role rather than a position focused purely on documentation.
Package
- Competitive salary + bonus
- 32 days annual leave including bank holidays
- 8% combined pension contribution
- Easy on-site parking
- 37.5 hours per week
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
If you have pharmaceutical QA experience and a solid understanding of GDP, we'd be keen to hear from you.