Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
This is an initial 12-month contract role, providing effective testing and analytical support to ensure manufactured products meet specifications and that plant quality and safety objectives are achieved.
The role is responsible for overseeing raw material, in-process, finished product, stability, and contract testing in line with scheduled requirements.
It also plays a key part in driving technical and systems excellence, coaching analysts, and embedding a culture of compliance, efficiency, and right-first-time behaviors.
* Ensure laboratory documentation and computerized systems are compliant with data integrity policies and regulatory requirements.
* Understand regulations and internal processes to maintain laboratory data integrity.
* Provide coaching and guidance to analysts within the assigned team, addressing performance issues such as test execution or setup.
* Improve overall efficiency and workflow velocity within the QC team.
* Ensure compliance deadlines (e.g., CAPAs) are met and develop recovery plans where necessary to maintain testing schedules.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline, minimum 4 years of analytical experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and proven expertise in HPLC, GC, LCMS, GCMS, automatic titration, and identification techniques.
Responsibilities:
* Oversee raw material, in-process, finished product, stability, and contract testing.
* Drive technical and systems excellence, coach analysts, and embed a culture of compliance.
* Ensure laboratory documentation and computerized systems are compliant.
* Coach and guide analysts to improve performance and address test execution issues.
* Improve efficiency and workflow velocity within the QC team.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline.
* Minimum 4 years of analytical experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
* Proven expertise in HPLC, GC, LCMS, GCMS, automatic titration, and identification techniques.