Senior Manufacturing Quality Lead - cGMP & Compliance

Parnell Manufacturing; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parnell Veterinary Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manufacturing Quality (MQA) Team Leader to join our Alexandria, Sydney manufacturing facility. You will lead MQAs, manage quality functions in production, and drive cGMP compliance across jurisdictions to ensure product quality for animal health solutions worldwide.

You will report to the QA Manager - Manufacturing and collaborate across departments to resolve issues, implement CAPAs, and support continuous improvement in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Science, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, QA or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Team Leader or similar role in a cGMP/pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP/cGLP.
• Excellent attention to detail and decision-making.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; writing quality documents.
• Sterile manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Line manage MQAs and coordinate tasks within the MQA team.
• Represent quality in production including line clearance, sampling, AQL inspection, and label control.
• Contribute to root cause analysis and participate in workshops.
• Support cGMP compliance across regulatory jurisdictions.
• Update documents, deviations, CAPA investigations, and trend analyses.
• Conduct component and consumable sampling, testing and release per SOPs.
• Perform internal audits as required.
• Review analyses and logbooks as required.
• Handle other QA tasks as requested by QA Manager Manufacturing or VP of Quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Technical writing

Education

Tertiary qualification in Science, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Quality Assurance or related discipline

Job description

Parnell Veterinary Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manufacturing Quality (MQA) Team Leader to join our Alexandria, Sydney manufacturing facility. You will lead MQAs, manage quality functions in production, and drive cGMP compliance across jurisdictions to ensure product quality for animal health solutions worldwide.

You will report to the QA Manager - Manufacturing and collaborate across departments to resolve issues, implement CAPAs, and support continuous improvement in a regulated environment.