Digital and Data Quality (Snr Specialist)

Msd Ireland; Irlande; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work arrangement

Global pharmaceutical environment

Regulatory readiness support

Résumé du poste

MSD Ireland in Ballydine seeks a Senior Specialist Digital and Data Quality to lead quality activities for GMP computerized systems and data integrity. You will influence governance, validate systems, and drive improvement initiatives in a global DDQ framework.

The role requires five+ years in validated IT solutions or application support, strong regulatory knowledge, and experience with GxP quality systems. Hybrid work model and inspection readiness emphasis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least five years delivering validated IT solutions or working in application support.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulations (FDA/EU/ICH).
• Experience implementing quality systems in pharma, lab, or manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Timely decision-making, ability to manage changing priorities, project management skills.
• Experience with deviations, CAPA, change control, master data, qualification/validation, and inspection readiness in GxP.

Responsabilités

• Act as a change driver and strategic lead within the global QMS framework.
• Review and approve quality activities, policies, procedures, plans, reports, deviations, and changes; support inspections.
• Drive standardisation across GMP environments for computerized systems and data integrity.
• Develop training on computerized systems validation and data integrity procedures.
• Collaborate to resolve regulatory non-conformances while ensuring efficiency and compliance.
• Represent DDQ in site and above-site meetings as needed.

Connaissances

cGMP Regulations

Change Management

Deviation Management

GAMP

Manufacturing Quality Control

Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

Product Disposition

Quality Auditing

Quality Management Standards

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Strategic Planning

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Science/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Description du poste

Job Description

A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a Digital and Data Quality (Snr Specialist) to join the global Digital & Data Quality (DDQ) team in Ballydine, reporting to the Associate Director of DDQ for EMEA.

In this hands-on role, you will support manufacturing, laboratory, and logistics teams to assess, select, and validate computerized systems used in GMP processes, ensuring validation effort matches system complexity and risk. You will provide quality oversight for computerized systems used in support of GMP processes, provide expert Data Integrity (DI) guidance, and support inspection readiness.

At our company, we aspire to be the premier research-intensive pharmaceutical company. We are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. As a Senior Specialist Digital and Data Quality, you will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with our company’s policies, procedures, and regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a change driver and strategic lead to site processes within the global Quality Management System (QMS) framework.
• Influence the organizational future through review and approval of all quality-related activities, such as policies, procedures, plans, protocols, requirements, reports, deviations, and changes, as well as contributing to site inspection readiness.
• Introduce strategic initiatives on site, driving standardisation across the GMP environment for computerized systems and data integrity, and representing DDQ in global governance meetings for data integrity, computerized system validation, master data management, and lab instrumentation / systems.
• Promote cGMP and Data Integrity awareness and support a culture of continuous improvement. Help develop and maintain training on computerized systems validation, data integrity, and internal procedures.
• Work together with the business to resolve regulatory non-conformances for cGMP computerized systems and data integrity in a way that ensures business efficiency and compliance. Drive improvements on both a local and global level, based on emerging trends, compliance gaps, and system weaknesses.
• Act as a representative for DDQ management in site- and above-site meetings as needed.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• At least five years of demonstrable experience delivering validated IT solutions or working in an application support role.
• Strong understanding of the current pharmaceutical industry and applicable regulations (FDA/EU/ICH)
• Familiarity or practical experience in the implementation of quality systems in a pharmaceutical, laboratory, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, complemented by strong communication and teamwork skills that add great value to the team’s success.
• Timely decision-making and the ability to manage changing priorities, with strong project management skills, a sense of urgency, and a track record of delivering quality deliverables.
• Extended experience with deviations, CAPA, change control, master data, qualification/validation, and inspection readiness in a GxP environment.

Ballydine is the primary Drug Substance commercialisation hub within the network, where new processes are scaled and transitioned to commercial manufacture. The site supports clinical and commercial API supply and the transfer of processes and technologies across internal manufacturing sites and external partners.

We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs. So, if you are ready to: Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, Impact the future by driving one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, and inspire your team to reach their full potential and push the boundaries of science and technology.

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Required Skills

• cGMP Regulations, Change Management, Deviation Management, Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP), Manufacturing Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Product Disposition, Quality Auditing, Quality Management Standards, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Strategic Planning

Employee Status:

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Job Posting End Date:

10/30/2026

• A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R422229