Quality Assurance Officer

University of Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Oxford is seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to maintain high research and operational standards. The role involves reviewing protocols, ensuring compliance, and coordinating teams. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have experience in a related environment. This full-time position is funded until September 2026, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in a research, clinical, regulatory, or academic environment is essential.
• Confident user of MS Office tools and online collaboration platforms.
• Desirable experience includes presenting technical content and responsibility for QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Review the accuracy and compliance of study protocols and documentation.
• Ensure SOPs are up to date or created for new protocols.
• Support internal audits and corrective actions where needed.
• Maintain documentation to high standards of clarity.
• Coordinate communication between users, QA team, and technical leads.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

MS Office tools

Online collaboration platforms

Education

Degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences or relevant subject

Tools

Teams

SharePoint

Slack

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint a Quality Assurance Officer to join our team, playing a key role in maintaining high standards of research and operational quality while supporting essential team administration. You will work closely with technical leads, users, and customers, contributing to the assurance of process and document quality and helping to coordinate communication between lab and researchers.

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and contribute to the development of processes and strategic QA initiatives. You will work closely with a small team of QA staff and the Quality Manager, collaborating on the design of strategies and solutions to benefit the wider research community and support translational medicine on campus.

Responsibilities

• Review the accuracy and compliance of study protocols and supporting documentation.
• Ensure SOPs are up to date or created for new protocols.
• Support internal audits and corrective actions where needed.
• Maintain documentation to high standards of clarity and regulatory alignment.
• Coordinate communication between users, the QA team, and technical leads.
• Track requests and changes, follow up on quotations, and maintain central records of queries and outcomes.
• Provide administrative support to the team, including minute taking, action logging, and developing templates and process maps to improve workflows.

Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences or relevant subject with strong organisational and communication skills and close attention to detail.
• Experience in a research, clinical, regulatory, or academic environment is essential.
• Confident user of MS Office tools and online collaboration platforms such as Teams, SharePoint, or Slack.
• Desirable experience includes presenting technical or procedural content to a range of audiences, responsibility for QA processes or audits, familiarity with University or NHS research systems, and coordination or project administration in research.

Application Process

Applications for this vacancy should be made online and you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. Please restrict your documentation to your CV and supporting statement only. Any other documents will be requested at a later date.

Contract and Funding

This position is offered full time on a fixed term contract until 30 September 2026 with a possibility of extension and is funded by Moderna.

Important Dates

Only applications received before 12 midday on Friday 10 October 2025 will be considered. Please quote 182189 on all correspondence.