AI Specialist (Quality)

Ideagen Plc; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits at Ideagen

Flexible arrangements

Work-life balance

Job summary

Ideagen Plc is actively hiring a Quality specialist to contribute to AI models used in regulated environments. You will apply rigorous annotation guidelines, label quality datasets, and review AI outputs for conformity with CAPA and regulatory standards.

The role emphasizes precision, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with AI engineers. You will work in a hybrid role based in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, with three days a week at head office and a compensation package to be

Qualifications

• Solid operational experience in Quality within a regulated industry.
• Hands-on experience with non-conformance management and CAPA processes.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain non-compliant outputs clearly and constructively.
• Comfortable handling large volumes of detailed evaluation work with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Apply annotation guidelines for Quality training data with consistency.
• Label quality datasets with practitioner-level judgement for non-conformances and CAPA plans.
• Evaluate AI outputs against rubrics and document errors or unsafe interpretations.
• Test AI capabilities against complex quality scenarios drawn from real experience.
• Support calibration sessions to maintain evaluation standards.

Skills

Quality operations

Regulated industries

CAPA investigations

Analytical thinking

Regulatory interpretation

Clear written communication

Quality training & guidance

Tools

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 13485

AS9100

IATF 16949

FDA 21 CFR Part 820

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Solid operational experience in Quality within a regulated industry such as manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, automotive, or food and beverage
• Applied working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and at least one sector-specific standard such as ISO 13485, AS9100, IATF 16949, or FDA 21 CFR Part 820, gained through real-world use
• Hands-on experience with non-conformance management, CAPA investigation and review, and audit participation or preparation
• Strong analytical and written communication skills
• Ability to clearly explain why an answer is incorrect and what a compliant, high-quality response should look like
• Comfortable working through large volumes of detailed evaluation work while maintaining accuracy and consistency
• Confident applying professional judgement where standards require interpretation rather than checklist compliance
• Willing to challenge plausible-sounding but incorrect outputs, prioritising correctness and regulatory integrity
• Interested in contributing to the development of AI for regulated environments, even if your background is not technical

Responsibilities:

• Apply annotation guidelines for Quality training data set by our AI Domain Lead, ensuring consistent and defensible labelling decisions
• Label Quality datasets at scale, using practitioner-level judgement to classify non-conformances, evaluate CAPA plans, and categorise audit and supplier quality issues
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs against expert-defined rubrics, identifying errors, gaps, or unsafe interpretations and clearly documenting what a correct response looks like and why
• Test AI capabilities against realistic and complex Quality scenarios, including ambiguous root causes, cross-functional failures, and regulatory edge cases drawn from real experience
• Contribute to Quality red-team testing by identifying challenging scenarios, complex CAPA chains, and multi-standard regulatory situations that stress-test the model
• Support the curation and validation of Quality regulatory reference materials to ensure accuracy, relevance, and traceability
• Participate in calibration sessions with other specialists to maintain consistency, resolve interpretation differences, and uphold high evaluation standards
• Work closely with our AI engineers and product teams, translating practitioner feedback into actionable improvements in model behaviour

Technologies:

• AI
• Support

More:

We are Ideagen, building AI for regulated industries where correctness is non-negotiable. This is a permanent, hybrid role based in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, with three days a week in our head office and salary to be discussed at the next stage. We offer benefits at Ideagen, support flexible arrangements, and value work-life balance. We operate globally with offices in America, Australia, Malaysia and India, and our software helps keep airplanes flying, food safe, and patients cared for. We are building a future-ready team and welcome people who are curious, adaptable, and open to using AI to improve how they work.

last updated 36 week of 2026