Quality Assurance Specialist - Pharmaceuticals - Chertsey - SC/HQ0004736_5844

Job Description:
* Quality Assurance Specialist * £35,000 per annum * Role based in Chertsey * Temp - Perm role starting ASAP * Pharmaceuticals industry

Quality Assurance Specialist is required for this leading pharmaceutical and healthcare consultancy from its UK head office in Chertsey.

The successful candidate must be educated to degree level, ideally a Life Science degree or equivalent.

As Part of the QA Team you will interpret and implement the Quality Management System (QMS) requirements effectively, paying regard to customer expectations, GXP and regulatory compliance.

Accountabilities:
*Ensure the safety of the product and service provided is not compromised by implementing Systems to maintain product integrity throughout the supply chain
*Act as ambassador for QA via communicating compliance expectations and projecting a professional attitude to Quality
*Responsible for successful preparation and implementation of customer, supplier regulatory audits.
*Contribute to continuous improvement by formulating reports trending and collecting data for analysis and internal audits

Duties will include:
*Review, verify and assign disposition regarding products or activities that require QA intervention
*Processing changes and deviations appropriately paying regard to customer, regulatory and safety requirements.
*With regard to validation and qualification, ensure data is critically reviewed, communicate issues, monitor activity to ensure it is carried out compliantly, drawing up documentation, for example protocols, reports and User Requirements Specifications
*Contribute QA perspective in project teams
*Deliver training and coaching regarding quality topics
*Deal with enquiries promptly and with due diligence
*Manage customer, Regulatory and Supplier audits, both on site and external, ensuring that are resourced, carried out, reported, trended and acted upon
*Perform internal audits, ensuring that are resourced, carried out, reported and acted upon
*Draw up appropriate periodic reports for Group Head of QA, QA Manager and other nominated parties to show QMS status and progress

Skills and experience required:
*Knowledge of GDP and/or GMP
*Experience of internal and external auditing
*Experience of MHRA inspections
*Knowledge of Unlicensed Medicines (Specials)
*Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and externally.
*Capable of prioritising activities.
*Knowledge of Microsoft Office.