Quality Lead — Risk & Continuous Improvement

Jobtailor; Braunton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrigo is seeking a Quality Lead to own the investigation of production issues and lead strategic quality themes. You will oversee recurring quality issues, identify trends and systemic risks, and drive sustainable improvements across deviations, complaints, audits and events.

In this role you will challenge investigation scope and root cause analysis, support risk-based quality controls, and collaborate with Operations to manage quality risk.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in science, engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceutical or healthcare.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation.
• Good understanding of GMPs, Quality Systems and Quality Risk Management.
• Experience analysing quality data, trends and recurring issues to identify improvement opportunities.
• Strong investigation, problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Effective technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and provide constructive challenge.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• All application materials, including resumes and CVs, must be submitted in English.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Quality lead for production issues and strategic quality themes.
• Maintain oversight of assigned quality themes and recurring quality issues, identifying trends, emerging risks and systemic failure modes.
• Connect learning across deviations, complaints, audits and operational events to ensure sustainable risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Provide Quality leadership and oversight during significant quality issues, investigations and escalations.
• Challenge investigation scope, root cause analysis and proposed actions.
• Support development and implementation of risk-based operational quality controls and processes.
• Monitor effectiveness of improvements and elevate recurring issues or ineffective controls.
• Partner with Operations and other functions to identify, understand and manage quality risks.
• Provide Quality input to change controls, validation activities and operational improvement initiatives.
• Support site quality governance through data analysis, trend monitoring and risk-based recommendations.
• Undertake other reasonable duties as required to support the Perrigo business.

Skills

Quality leadership

Root cause analysis

GMP knowledge

Quality data analysis

Technical writing

Cross-functional influence

Microsoft Office

Education

Science/Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Perrigo is seeking a Quality Lead to own the investigation of production issues and lead strategic quality themes. You will oversee recurring quality issues, identify trends and systemic risks, and drive sustainable improvements across deviations, complaints, audits and events.

In this role you will challenge investigation scope and root cause analysis, support risk-based quality controls, and collaborate with Operations to manage quality risk.