Operational QA Officer (M/F)

About the company

Join Virbac SA, the historical and industrial heart of the Group. Join a unique site where global R&D innovation, the excellence of our drug production plants, and the power of our logistics serving animal health coexist. Join our operational QA Product Flow department in Carros (06), as an Operational QA Officer (M/F) on a permanent contract (CDI), you will play a key role within the Product Flow QA Direction. Your challenge: Guarantee the control and performance of the quality system within your scope, in strict compliance with GMP and Quality policies, to ensure a smooth, fast product flow that meets regulatory requirements!

Your tasks

• Manage and support a team of QA/Environment technicians on a daily basis (definition of objectives, workload monitoring, annual evaluations, skills development)
• Manage the deviation process, evaluate production issues, propose opinions for batch release, and drive the monitoring of OGS (Out of Specification) as well as customer complaints
• Drive the performance of CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action), verify their implementation within the specified deadlines, and ensure their closure, particularly for ANSES (Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire) commitments
• Lead and coordinate Change Controls committees for processes, products, and equipment, by evaluating the impact on the qualified state and approving implementation authorizations
• Evaluate and approve sector quality documentation (including batch records), train operational staff in Good Documentation Practices, and ensure the execution of Quality Tours, Self-inspections, and internal Audits

Requirements

You hold a degree in Pharmacy or Engineering and have a minimum of 1 to 2 years of professional experience in the sterile pharmaceutical industrial environment, ideally acquired within a manufacturing unit for biological products or vaccines.

You possess essential mastery of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as well as pharmaceutical techniques and the biology or biotechnology processes associated with your sector.

Your English level must be operational, with an intermediate level in writing and a good command of technical English orally.

You demonstrate an excellent ability to analyze complex problems, high reactivity to make appropriate decisions, and an aptitude to drive performance indicators (KPI/KQI).

Your interpersonal skills, benevolent leadership, and ability to adapt to change allow you to promote the quality culture and collaborate effectively with production teams.

What we offer

In addition to this remuneration

• Variable remuneration elements
• And other social benefits

For candidates from outside the region, we support your geographic mobility through a mobility pack which includes:

• assistance in searching for your new accommodation,
• financial support,
• coverage of your moving expenses.

Why not you? Choose a human adventure! Enjoy a rewarding environment, designed to release your potential and foster your evolution through the richness of our professions.

How to apply

Your expertise deserves an environment that matches it: join your talent with ours and let's build the animal health of tomorrow together. What if your next challenge started here? Apply!