QA Officer - Biotechnology

Russell Taylor Group; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A biotechnology company in Knutsford is seeking a skilled QA Officer/Specialist to strengthen their team. This role involves ensuring GMP compliance, generating SOPs, and handling customer complaints. The ideal candidate should have a degree in a relevant scientific discipline and possess strong interpersonal skills. This permanent position offers a salary between £28,000 and £33,000, along with additional benefits including 25 days holiday, private medical, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Private medical

Share options scheme

Company pension

Parking on site

Qualifications

• Experience in CAPA, Deviations, OOS, OOT, Internal auditing.
• Customer complaints handling is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Generate or review SOPs and other documents.
• Support customers and answer queries.
• Coordinate and resolve customer complaints.
• Participate in internal audits for GMP compliance.
• Maintain quality documentation system.
• Execute and maintain the QMS.

Skills

Knowledge of GMP

Strong IT skills (Microsoft applications)

Good interpersonal skills

Strong written/verbal report writing skills

Education

Degree in a relevant scientific discipline

Job description

QA Officer/ Specialist - Biotechnology

• Location: Cheshire (onsite)
• Type: Permanent
• Salary: £28000-£33,000 (dependant on experience)
• Hours: Days (Monday - Friday), 08:00 - 16:30
• Parking on site
• Additional benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, private medical, share options scheme, company pension

Our Client a Biotech company is looking to strengthen their QA team and recruit an experienced QA Specialist.

The role

• Generation or review of SOPs and other documents (where applicable)
• Providing support the customers and answering queries and product investigations
• Coordinate and resolve immediate/urgent customer complaints, ensuring prompt responses/ resolution
• Participate in the internal audit programme to ensure continued GMP compliance of all site activities
• Utilise scientific resources in order to work on improving quality of products and services
• To maintain personal training folder in an auditable state
• Maintaining quality documentation system
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Supporting in the process or maintaining and archiving documentation
• Supporting and executing external audits where applicable
• Supporting management when hosting regulatory audits
• Working on executing and maintaining the QMS, including but not limited to:
• Risk Assessments
• Change Controls
• CAPAs
• Deviations
• Complaints
• Recalls
• OOS/OOT

Key Requirements

• Will have a Degree in a relevant- Scientific discipline
• Will have good knowledge of GMP
• Experience in CAPA, Deviations, OOS, OOT, Internal auditing (preferred), Customer Complaints handling would be very advantageous
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft applications)
• Good interpersonal skills and strong written/ verbal report writing skills

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