Quality Manager

LGC Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quality assurance firm in Greater London is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist. This role requires maintaining ISO certifications and implementing a Quality Management System across corporate functions. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in a regulated environment. Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail are essential, along with proficiency in quality tools and standards. This position is full-time and requires on-site presence.

Qualifications

• 5 years industry experience in Quality Assurance in a regulated environment.
• Lead auditor QA qualifications preferred.
• Detailed knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ISO9001 and ISO27001 certifications.
• Implement and maintain a Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and audit readiness.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Curiosity

Attention to detail

Continuous improvement

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Visio

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of both ISO9001 and ISO27001 certification and accreditation for LGC Group.
• Responsible for Implementation and Maintenance of a Quality Management System across Corporate functions to ensure compliance to applicable standards and industry Best Practice where necessary.
• Ensure that the Corporate QMS is compliant to the relevant ISO standards and remains audit ready at all times. Inclusion of Finance Comms HR IT Procurement and Legal within the scope of the QMS.
• Provide direction and guidance to the Corporate team in execution of and compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Provide and document Quality Management System Framework including training of new employees. Accurate review and approval of records SOPs and established standards for QMS compliance.
• Ensure accurate QMS records related to nonconformances deviations and CAPAs as applicable. Work with functional groups to investigate quality issues determine root cause and suggest and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Review and approval of protocols reports and change management documentation ensuring defendable practices and conclusions.
• Utilise quality tools to track and trend quality performance and identify key opportunities for improvement.
• Process and approve document change requests. Perform internal audits issue audit reports and follow up to close out actions which address the findings.
• Implementation and execution of a Management Review process in compliance with applicable ISO standards.
• Integration of Corporate QMS processes with ISO 27001 requirements.
• Promote and contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinate and host audits and regulatory inspections.
• Provide advice to other departments to ensure compliance with company policies procedures and best practices.
• Provide training on new and existing SOPs and major updates to SOPs and maintain training records.
• Maintain LGC Group Quality Manual and Policy.
• Work with quality teams / representatives across Business Units to support alignment coordination and best practice sharing across the LGC group

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal organizational verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates curiosity, integrity, brilliance, respect and passion; works best in a team environment and actively seeks to foster relationships.
• Self-starter able to develop relationships across global business unit teams.
• Ability to ask probing questions to understand unstated expectations and underlying issues, understand competing priorities and facilitate discussions to gain consensus.
• Oriented to continuous improvement.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in a relevant Science Engineering or QA discipline.
• 5 years industry experience working in a Quality Assurance role in a regulated environment for medical devices pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Auditor (preferably lead auditor) QA qualifications.
• Detailed working knowledge of ISO 9001 or equivalent Quality Management System principles.
• Detailed working knowledge of ISO 27001 and international regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Word Excel Visio and PowerPoint required. Working knowledge of statistical analyses required.

Additional Information

BRCGS operates with five core values that underpin everything we do:

• Passion
• Curiosity
• Integrity
• Brilliance
• Respect

We deliver world-class solutions and foster an inclusive and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive and achieve their full potential!

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age disability race colour ethnic or national origin sex sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partnership pregnancy or parental status religion or belief.

We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.

#ScienceForASaferWorld

Employment Details

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Key Skills

APQP, Quality Assurance, ISO 9001, Lean Six Sigma, PPAP, Root cause Analysis, ISO 13485, Quality Systems, Quality Control, Quality Management, As9100, Manufacturing