Quality Assurance Specialist

Blackfield Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical recruitment agency is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Consultant in Surrey. This role focuses on managing Change Controls, Deviations, and CAPA processes, while ensuring compliance with GDP and GMP requirements. The ideal candidate has a degree in Life Sciences and 3–5 years’ experience in a GxP environment. Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills are essential. Competitive salary offered with full-time employment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in a GxP-regulated pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong knowledge of EU GDP/GMP guidelines.
• Experience managing quality system processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage Change Controls as owner, overseeing risk assessments, approvals, and closure.
• Support quality event management, ensuring deviations and CAPAs are addressed.
• Oversee QA-controlled documentation and ensure compliance.

Skills

Quality Management System

Change Control management

Deviations handling

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Life Sciences or equivalent experience

Tools

Veeva Vault

Q-Pulse

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Blackfield Associates

Lead Quality Assurance Consultant - United Kingdom & Ireland

Blackfield are partnered with a dynamic, high-growth pharmaceutical organisation in the search for a Quality specialist based in Surrey.

The Quality Systems Specialist will play a key role in supporting the operational implementation and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with GDP and/or GMP requirements. This role focuses on managing Change Controls, Deviations, and CAPA processes, while also contributing to other QA system activities when required. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter resource for quality event management, document control, and quality metrics, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive compliance and process improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Change Controls as owner, overseeing risk assessments, stakeholder coordination, approvals, and closure in line with ICH Q9 principles and internal SOPs.
• Support quality event management, ensuring deviations, CAPAs, and change controls are initiated, investigated, documented, and closed within agreed timelines.
• Oversee QA-controlled documentation, including SOPs, Work Instructions, and Forms, ensuring correct lifecycle workflows, training compliance, and document control in Veeva Vault.
• Prepare and analyse Quality Metrics and KPIs for Deviation, CAPA, and Change Control processes, contributing to trend analysis, Quality Review Meetings, and Management Reviews.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in a Life Sciences discipline (or equivalent experience) and have 3–5 years’ experience in a GxP-regulated pharmaceutical environment. They will demonstrate strong knowledge of EU GDP/GMP guidelines, experience managing quality system processes, and proficiency with electronic QMS platforms such as Veeva Vault, Q-Pulse, etc. Exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment are essential.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your up-to-date CV to [e-mail] or call Oliver on 02392 314 792.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology Research, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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