Executive - IPQA

piramalpharma; Digwal; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a Piramal Pharma unit, seeks an Executive - IPQA to ensure cGMP compliance and quality across manufacturing and warehouse operations. You will oversee line clearance, BMR/BFR/BPR reviews, sampling and document control as part of regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Key responsibilities include IPQA activities, APQR data analysis, and coordination of batch release with adherence to SOPs and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• IPQA activities, including line clearance, in-process checks, and batch record review.
• Ensure GMP compliance and regulatory requirements across manufacturing and warehousing.
• Support batch release coordination and document control per SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Perform line clearance for dispensing, manufacturing, filling, and packaging operations prior to batch commencement and product changeover.
• Review BMR, BFR, and BPR for completeness and compliance with procedures.
• Carry out IPQA activities, monitor critical process parameters and shop floor surveillance.
• Manage control samples: collection, labeling, storage, retrieval and retention.
• Collect and manage in-process, finished product, stability and customer samples as per SOPs.
• Compile APQR data, perform trend analysis, and support APQR reports.

Skills

IPQA processes

GMP compliance

Line clearance

Education

BSc

Tools

BMR/BFR/BPR review

APQR data analysis

Documentation control

Job description

Division

Piramal Critical Care Piramal Critical Care (PCC), a business unit of Piramal Pharma, is the fourth-largest producer of inhaled anesthetics and a global player in hospital generics. We are motivated by our vision of commitment to delivering critical care solutions for patients and healthcare providers across the globe while achieving sustainable and profitable growth for all the stakeholders.

PCC maintains a wide presence across the US, Europe, and more than 100 countries across the globe. Its rich product portfolio includes Inhalation Anesthetics such as Sevoflurane, Isoflurane and Halothane as well as Intrathecal Baclofen therapy, for spasticity management.

PCC has a strong manufacturing and process development experience with wholly-owned, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the United States and India, inspected periodically by the US FDA and the UK MHRA and other regulators. The strategic locations of our facilities help us supply high-quality products around the world, timely at optimal costs.

For more details, please visit https://www.piramalcriticalcare.com/global/

Job Title

Executive - IPQA Job Description

Job Description

Responsible for carrying out IPQA activities, including line clearance, in-process quality monitoring, review of batch records (BMR/BFR/BPR), sample collection and control sample management, batch release coordination, and participation in validation studies. The role also includes routine GMP compliance verification across manufacturing and warehouse operations, APQR data compilation and trend analysis, vendor documentation review, document archival, and issuance and control of quality documents such as SOPs, specifications, formats, and batch records to ensure compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements.

1. Perform line clearance for dispensing, manufacturing, filling, and packaging operations prior to batch commencement and product changeover to ensure compliance with cGMP requirements.
2. Review and verify Batch Manufacturing Records (BMR), Batch Filling Records (BFR), and Batch Packaging Records (BPR) for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with approved procedures.
3. Carry out in-process Quality Assurance (IPQA) activities, including monitoring critical process parameters, in-process checks, shop floor surveillance, and ensuring adherence to approved SOPs and cGMP guidelines.
4. Manage control samples by ensuring proper collection, labeling, storage, retrieval, and retention in accordance with established procedures.
5. Collect and manage in-process, finished product, stability (where applicable), and customer samples as per approved sampling plans and SOPs.
6. Compile Annual Product Quality Review (APQR) data, perform trend analysis, and support the preparation of APQR reports to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
7. Participate in process validation, cleaning validation (where applicable), hold time studies, media fill activities (for sterile facilities), and other qualification and validation programs.
8. Coordinate batch release activities by reviewing quality documentation, ensuring closure of deviations (where applicable), and facilitating timely disposition of finished products.
9. Conduct routine GMP and GDP compliance inspections across Production, Warehouse, Quality Control, Engineering, and other functional areas, and initiate corrective actions for any non-compliance observed.
10. Coordinate vendor qualification activities by reviewing vendor-related documentation, compiling vendor assessment reports, and supporting vendor approval and periodic evaluation processes.
11. Maintain document archival systems by ensuring secure storage, retrieval, and retention of quality documents in accordance with document retention policies and regulatory requirements.
12. Issue, control, reconcile, and maintain quality documents, including SOPs, specifications, formats, logbooks, and Batch Manufacturing/Packaging Records, ensuring effective document control throughout their lifecycle.

This version is suitable for inclusion in a formal HR Job Description and aligns with GMP expectations for regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (BSc)cGMP Regulations, Master Batch Records, Quality Documentation, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)