Quality Lead: Risk & Continuous Improvement (Pharma)

Perrigo Company; Braunton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

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Job summary

Perrigo is seeking a Quality Lead to oversee assigned production issues and strategic quality themes, ensuring oversight, continuity and governance to strengthen operating quality processes. You will identify recurring risks, translate learning into sustainable improvements, and support effective management of quality risk within manufacturing operations.

You will partner with Operations and other functions to ensure risks are identified, understood and managed, providing input to change

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree or equivalent qualification in a science, engineering or related discipline.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably pharmaceutical or healthcare.
• Demonstrate knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation and a good understanding of GMPs, Quality Systems and Quality Risk Management Principles.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide Quality leadership and oversight for production issues and quality themes.
• Identify recurring risks and translate learning into sustainable improvements.
• Support effective management of quality risk within manufacturing operations.
• Lead investigations and escalation of significant quality issues with rigorous scope and actions.
• Develop and implement risk-based quality controls and processes.
• Monitor improvements and escalate when controls fail or risks recur.
• Collaborate with Operations to identify and manage quality risks.
• Contribute Quality input to change controls, validation and improvement initiatives.
• Support data analysis for site quality governance and trend monitoring.

Skills

Quality leadership

GMP knowledge

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Technical writing

Cross-functional influence

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Perrigo is seeking a Quality Lead to oversee assigned production issues and strategic quality themes, ensuring oversight, continuity and governance to strengthen operating quality processes. You will identify recurring risks, translate learning into sustainable improvements, and support effective management of quality risk within manufacturing operations.

You will partner with Operations and other functions to ensure risks are identified, understood and managed, providing input to change