QA Officer

Anacura Group; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bike lease program

Flexible working hours

Healthy lunch

Pleasant fun club

Fringe benefits

Green work environment

Job summary

Anacura Group, a Belgium-based healthcare lab network, seeks a QA Officer to manage quality systems, document controls and investigations. You will participate in internal and external audits, train staff, and drive corrective actions while collaborating across departments.

Fluency in Dutch and English is required, and GMP/GC(L)P experience is a plus. Role requires at least a master’s level scientific background, a pragmatic GxP mindset, and a team‑oriented, meticulous approach.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a scientific field with initial experience in a quality department.
• Familiarity with GMP/GC(L)P guidelines; able to translate GxP into practical procedures.
• Analytical, systematic, and meticulous work approach; strong teamwork.
• Excellent Dutch and fluent English as working language.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, implement, and improve the quality system in the lab in line with GMP and GC(L)P guidelines and customer agreements.
• Monitor quality documents and manage deviations, complaints and change requests.
• Perform internal audits and support external audits; report findings to QA Manager.
• Provide QA training to lab staff and collaborate on improvement projects.
• Work 80% of full-time hours and report to the QA Manager.

Skills

GxP knowledge

GMP/GC(L)P experience

Analytical mindset

Team player

Dutch language

English working language

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in scientific field

Job description

Anacura, a family-owned, growing center of excellence in healthcare with over 300 employees consists of 4 independent business units: Labo Nuytinck, active in medical analytics and Anabiotec, OHMX.bio and Discovery Studio, active in drug development. The labs have their main activities in a state-of-art building in a green surrounding near Ghent, Belgium.

We pride ourselves on our flexibility, dedication and scientific approach, and operate as an extension of our clients. To achieve this, Anacura has been designed as an open-door workplace, where our staff are encouraged to work as a team to continuously improve and grow, and to actively contribute to the company’s objectives.

Role

• As a QA Officer, you and your colleagues serve as the first point of contact regarding quality for the employees of the pharmaceutical laboratory.
• You help maintain, implement, and improve the quality system within the lab in accordance with applicable quality guidelines and regulations (GMP, GCLP) and customer agreements. As part of this, you will perform various checks.
• You monitor the management of quality documents in the electronic system.
• You provide support in documenting and investigating quality deviations, complaints, and change requests, as well as in initiating corrective and preventive actions, and you monitor their progress.
• In addition, you review analytical protocols and reports, as well as the associated raw data.
• You conduct internal audits throughout the entire process and report on them to ensure the quality of the analyses and services. You also assist the QA Manager in preparing for, organizing, and overseeing external audits (government, customers).
• You will provide QA training to (new) lab staff and raise their awareness of quality-conscious practices.
• Finally, you will have the opportunity to actively collaborate on a project basis with the lab and other departments within the organization from within the Quality Department, with the goal of continuously improving the quality of service.
• You will work at least 80% of full-time hours and report to the QA Manager.

Profile

• You hold a master’s degree—or have equivalent experience in a scientific field—and have initial experience in a quality department or are familiar with the day-to-day operations of a laboratory, preferably in a pharmaceutical setting. Previous experience in a GMP and/or GC(L)P environment is a plus.
• You are motivated to work under GxP conditions. At the same time, you are pragmatic enough to translate GxP guidelines into practical procedures.
• Your colleagues know you as a true team player—someone who works analytically, systematically, and meticulously.
• You have excellent knowledge of Dutch and are fluent in English as a working language.

Offer

• You will be part of the anacura group, a family owned, long term focused and ambitious laboratory organization.
• You will join a dynamic team and have a position with autonomy and responsibility with opportunities to take initiatives to support further growth.
• You will be offered a competitive salary with fringe benefits, a green work environment and the possibility to join our bike lease program, flexible working hours, a healthy lunch, and a pleasant fun club.
• You are stimulated in your personal growth; we build on your talents in accordance with our ambitions.