Graduate QA Analyst

Posted By: Laurie Chapman
Salary: £22,595-£27,000
Location: Cramlington
Job Type: Temporary
Category: Pharmaceutical

Central Employment is delighted to present a graduate opportunity working in a global pharmaceutical business. The opportunity will be working in the Quality Assurance team creating, monitoring and implementing Quality systems that are required in a pharmaceutical manufacturer. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading business, understanding the importance of quality, compliance and the systems that underpin and create the foundations for all regulatory requirements. We are looking for candidates with a scientific degree, looking to build a career in pharmaceuticals and QA.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Quality support for regulatory, global QMS and site QMS requirements. Proactively build Quality into site / department processes, systems and strategies to enable a state of permanent inspection readiness.
• Ability to lead and/or participate in projects liaising with internal and external customers / stakeholders effectively and efficiently. Lead and participate in compliance and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop proactive relationships with key stakeholders, (internally & externally) and perform all activities in accordance with cGMP requirements.
• Maintain systems to provide assurance to Site Management of ongoing compliance to applicable Organon and regulatory requirements, including:
• Analytical Standards (inc related analytical change requests)
• General Methods
• Compendial review support activities
• Residual Solvent oversight
• Ensure governance and team compliance through company processes, business practices and SOPs to deliver on business goals with the highest level of ethics and integrity.
• Take accountability for self-development; ensure understanding and application of policies and procedures to enable success for the organisation and to respond to the needs of the business.
• Provide Support with Audit/inspection requirements to ensure site and department compliance/readiness

Essential Requirements

• Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy or other scientific field

The Person

• Good written and spoken communication skills and ability to work in and lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to form good working relationships with other functional groups.
• Attention to detail and well-organised approach to working.
• Ability to be decisive and influence across disciplines and all levels with demonstrated leadership skills to drive change in a compliance culture.
• Ability to lead and implement multiple projects/tasks simultaneously with competing and/or changing priorities; effective time management.
• Ability to influence areas not under direct control to achieve objectives and effectively communicate challenging goals

Guaranteed increase after 12 weeks to £26,000