R&D Quality Manager

GSK; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company based in Weybridge is seeking a Quality Professional to manage Quality and Compliance activities for new product introductions. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent knowledge, with a minimum of 5 years' experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical industry. Responsibilities include leading compliance activities, approving project documentation, and working closely with multi-functional teams. This full-time role offers the opportunity to impact product quality and compliance significantly.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry related to Quality Assurance.
• Understanding of key regulations such as ISO 13485 and GMP guidelines.
• Experience with Quality Systems in R&D and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality/Compliance activities for new product projects.
• Review and approve project-related documents.
• Provide leadership in quality compliance.
• Support clinical supplies activities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Regulatory Affairs

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy Science

Job description

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven world‑class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of people. Just three years since our launch we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin and Centrum lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy – it puts our purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity at the heart of everything we do. It unites, inspires, and challenges us to be better every day driven by our agile performance-focused culture.

Are you a Quality Professional looking for a challenging opportunity to drive Quality improvement in Innovation and drive simplification? If so this could be a great position to explore.

The purpose of this role is to manage the overall Quality and Compliance activities from initial concept to consumer for new product introduction and product lifecycle activities.

As the Innovation & Product Lifecycle representative including MD Legal Manufacturer representative (when medical devices are in scope) this role is an extended core team member and performs the Quality activities in support of the NPI & Maintenance projects. He / she is the single point of contact for Quality during the development transfer and launch of new products and in addition lifecycle compliance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality / Compliance activities for new product projects support from initial concept to consumer during the development and product transfer from R&D to site
• Extended core Team Member of assigned projects and Quality liaison for project from initial concept to consumer. Accountable to ensure all functional Quality support is provided to the project.
• Review and approve project related documents including product specification, batch documentation, test method, analytical validation report, method transfer process and product transfer protocol and reports and packaging documentation. Also oversee Change Control, Deviation and CAPAs for assigned projects
• Support clinical supplies activities including providing formal approval and release for clinical supplies registration samples and consumer test supplies.
• Integration of customer and consumer insights effectively into NPI projects ensuring ongoing innovation and development addresses customer and consumer demands & perform Hypercare following launches
• Provide leadership in the area of quality compliance.
• Quality partner to R&D and QSC building and maintaining effective collaboration detecting potential issues early resolving product challenges swiftly ensuring continuous improvement in our products reliability manufacturability testing capabilities and usability while maintaining compliance

Profile

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals :

Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy Science or equivalent level of knowledge understanding and hand on experience in a regulated environment

Minimum 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry related to Quality Assurance, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Technical Operations or Drug Development in a GMP environment

Manufacturing site experience

Excellent knowledge of key regulations in addition to GMP such as : ISO 13485 Medical Device Regulation 2017 / 745, Regulation 1223 / 2009 on cosmetic products and ISO 22716 GMP Guidelines for Cosmetics

Experience with the application of Quality Systems in R&D and manufacturing site

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to work independently and prioritize workload.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to enable and drive change.

Problem identification and solving skills.

Experience of working with multi-functional teams.

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. Its important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process we may ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development refinement and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees.

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential used only for legitimate business purposes and will never be used in making any employment decisions including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

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Note to candidates

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Employment Details

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1