The role:
QA Resources is currently recruiting for a Senior QA Consultant on behalf of a leading biotech company based in Clare. This is a 12-month contract role.
Purpose:
To provide QA support and oversight for the Irish Manufacturing site during:
* facility design, build and qualification for the manufacture and supply of clinical and commercial advance therapies Medicinal products (Gene Therapy viral vectors).
* routine manufacture and supply of clinical and commercial advance therapies Medicinal products (Gene Therapy viral vectors).
The role will play a key part in the implementation and improvement of the local Quality Management System.
They will provide hands on Quality on the Shop floor compliance support and oversight to activities of the Manufacturing facility and Laboratories, ensuring regulatory compliance and product quality requirements are met at all times. This will involve routine entry to the sterile facility. They will support qualification and ongoing monitoring of suppliers and service providers including execution of external audits, this may involve travel of up to 10% of time annually.
Responsibilities:
* Provide QA support and oversight to the Irish operations team ensuring compliance with EU, Irish and FDA cGxP regulatory requirements, QMS and any other applicable regulations/standards Include 8-12 main activities.
* QA review and approval of quality documentation generated in Irish operations e.g., including but not limited to Deviations, CAPAs, change controls, logbooks, SOPs, risk assessments, OOO/OOT, temperature logs, etc).
* Support a "Quality on the Shop Floor" culture through completion facility walk rounds (including gowning into sterile facility) to maintain a high level of compliance and QA oversight by working closely together with operations ensuring proactive approach to identify potential issues and minimise impact.
* Generate and prepare quality documents e.g., SOP's and controlled documents e.g., SOPs and Training Material.
* Ensure compliant and adequate systems are in place to monitor investigations, CAPAs, audits and Quality Review Boards.
* Support the preparation, execution and follow up on regulatory inspections.
* Perform (plan, execute, follow up) self-inspections in a timely manner as per plan.
* Perform external audits of key suppliers and service providers where required.
* Provide QA review for the eQMS system documents.
* Gather data on status/performance of the Quality Management Systems to support Quality Council Meetings.
* Aid in the management and proactively initiate and support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.
* Deliver GxP compliance training to operational areas.
* Responsible for ensuring own work complies with GMP, Data integrity and Good Documentation Practice
* (GDP) and is undertaken in accordance with applicable quality documents e.g., SOP's, BMR's, Protocols, Guidance's etc.
* Responsible for ensuring that own training is undertaken in a timely and GMP compliant manner before the task is undertaken.
* Responsible for ensuring that any GMP documentation assigned to them e.g. (but not limited to) Issues, CAPAs, Change Controls, BMRs & audit/inspection actions are closed timely and in a RFT state.
* Ensure own KPl's, plans, targets and objectives are effectively tracked, monitored and achieved in accordance with timelines. Aid in maintaining QA Operations Team KPls.
Experience:
* 10 years of experience of working in a GMP regulated environment, biotechnology or related manufacturing is preferred.
* Experience in the operation and improvement of all aspects of a local QMS including investigations, change controls and CAPAs.
* Positive attitude with demonstrated flexibility to adapt to the needs of the department/wider business, demonstrating good organisational and time management skills.
* Can identify and escalate issues to line management, to ensure workload is prioritised, issues are highlighted to ensure business needs are met.
* Experienced in performing internal and/or external audits.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience in database use and eQMS systems.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Able to prioritise workload, decisive thinker able to work within agreed timescales.
* A high level of attention to detail.
* Good team player and must also be able to work alone.
* Experience in the management of Competent authority, Regulatory body inspections and audits.
Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.
Please click the link below to apply, or alternatively send an up to date CV to kellie.hackett@peglobal.net
***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***
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