
QA Associate - (Night Shift)
- Oxford
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in the release of manufactured products according to defined procedures
- Perform ‘in-process’ checks, report and record any errors (e.g. CPI/NCR) according to defined procedures including:
- Green Light to Release:
- Facility status checks
- Equipment and validated state checks
- Physical product checks
- Manufacturing and documentation checks
- Check of any outstanding Quality issues with the batch or facility.
- Supervisor checks throughout the compounding process (picking to release)
- Escalate and resolve any observed product quality issues in a timely manner, ensuring GMP is adhered to at all times.
- Ensure product complaints and service complaints are adequately investigated and appropriate corrective and/or preventative actions are implemented
- Ensure facility and process compliance through Real Time Risk Assessments and GEMBA walks, identifying actions and facilitating implementation.
- Proactively identify and support implementation of continuous improvement opportunities in QA and Operations.
- Comply with EHS/GMP/GDP/Company and Corporate policies and external regulatory requirements.
- Review and approve planned and unplanned controlled system work orders (CSW) & Maximo.
- Raise and Investigate non-conformance reports (NCRs), define, execute and track appropriate CA/PA actions
- Support reviews of production processes (to meet regulatory and customer requirements) from a quality prespective
- Support the qualification, maintenance and calibration activities from quality prespective as needed
- Identify and escalated supplier issues supporting their investigation as per SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests) or B2B (Baxter to Baxter complaints) process.
- English minimum equivalent to RQF Grade 2, EQF Grade 3 or SCQF Grade 5
- Degree or BTEC (or equivalent) in Pharmaceutical or Science related subject
- 2 Years experience in a GMP Environment
- Field of expertise preferred: Quality Assurance Production, Validation, Microbiology
- Aseptic Manufacture of medicinal products is preferred but not required
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes including Excel
- Experience of TrackWise8 and TrackWise9
- Competitive total compensation package
- Professional development opportunities
- High importance placed on work life balance
- Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce