Description
The Quality Assurance Officer will play a key role in the Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance Team, providing core business support and ensuring effective business administration of the Quality & Regulatory team's work.
The wider Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery (CVCD) Directorate is pivotal to UKHSA's mission, overseeing the comprehensive delivery of commercial, contract management, and business development functions.
Responsibilities:
- Regulatory Compliance Assistance: Support the team in ensuring that all activities related to vaccine distribution adhere to regulatory requirements and standards.
- Quality Documentation Management: Assist in managing and maintaining quality-related documentation, such as standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality manuals, and records of quality control activities.
- Support in Quality Monitoring: Help monitor and track quality metrics and performance indicators related to vaccine distribution.
- Coordination and Communication: Facilitate communication and coordination between quality assurance, regulatory teams, and other departments.
- Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with line manager through appraisal / individual development plan.
The post holder will be in a cross-cutting role based around the pharmaceutical supply chain and will be expected to engage with a wide range of stakeholders from global pharmaceutical suppliers to our own storage and national distribution provider.
Person specification: Essential Criteria:
- Educated to a Science degree level or relevant equivalent experience
- Significant experience working in Quality Assurance within the Pharmaceutical or similar sector
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to interpret and trend quality data
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Desirable Criteria:
- Good understanding of the UK/ European regulatory framework and current guidelines relating to the manufacture and supply of medicines
- Knowledge and experience in Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems (PQMS)
- Ability to work with limited supervision to tight and often changing timescales
Benefits:
- Salary of £33,422 - £45,353 per year
- Employer contribution of £9,682 towards Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
- Learning and development tailored to role
- Flexible working options
- Culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%