Project Trainee LOCQA

GlaxoSmithKline; Keamari Town; On-site; PKR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Pakistan invites a Project Trainee LOCQA to join our Quality team. You will support quality activities across supply chain and storage, carry out checks, assist investigations and help improvements.

This hands-on role offers learning paths, exposure to GMP, data integrity and regulatory processes, with opportunities to learn SAP release actions and vendor quality management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Pharmacy, Chemistry or Life Sciences.
• 0–1 year of relevant experience; fresh graduates are welcome.
• Basic understanding of GMP and good documentation practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessments and manage audit findings and actions.
• Facilitate third‑party audits and ensure CAPA closure.
• Manage customer complaints from receipt through investigation and closure.
• Review import release documents and execute compliant SAP product releases.
• Oversee repacking activities and support repacked product release.
• Review quality agreements and associated risk assessments.
• Maintain distributor compliance, licences, and SAP records.
• Develop and deliver annual quality training programs for external partners.
• Coordinate regulatory reference standard import and distribution activities.
• Support regulatory inspections and ensure observation closure.
• Manage LBP samples, approvals, shipments, and delivery tracking.
• Implement QMS updates and maintain local quality documentation.
• Monitor CAPA progress and ensure timely completion.
• Manage change controls from initiation through closure.
• Help investigate deviations, support corrective and preventive actions, and verify effectiveness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement ideas for safer, leaner and more reliable processes.
• Maintain training matrices and coordinate periodic training assignments.
• Support urgent quality operations as per business needs.

Skills

Data Integrity

Detail-Oriented

Digital Fluency

GxP Regulations

Lean Management

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance

Problem Solving

Quality Assurance

Risk Awareness

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy / Life Sciences

Job description

You will join our Quality team in Pakistan as a Project Trainee LOCQA. You will support quality activities across supply chain and storage to help ensure products meet quality and regulatory expectations. You will work with quality, production and technical colleagues to carry out checks, assist investigations, and support improvements. We value curiosity, accuracy, teamwork and a desire to learn. This role gives you hands‑on experience, clear learning paths, and a chance to make meaningful impact while uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessments and manage audit findings and actions.
• Facilitate third‑party audits and ensure CAPA closure.
• Manage customer complaints from receipt through investigation and closure.
• Review import release documents and execute compliant SAP product releases.
• Oversee repacking activities and support repacked product release.
• Review quality agreements and associated risk assessments.
• Maintain distributor compliance, licences, and SAP records.
• Develop and deliver annual quality training programs for external partners.
• Coordinate regulatory reference standard import and distribution activities.
• Support regulatory inspections and ensure observation closure.
• Manage LBP samples, approvals, shipments, and delivery tracking.
• Implement QMS updates and maintain local quality documentation.
• Monitor CAPA progress and ensure timely completion.
• Manage change controls from initiation through closure.
• Help investigate deviations, support corrective and preventive actions, and verify effectiveness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement ideas for safer, leaner and more reliable processes.
• Maintain training matrices and coordinate periodic training assignments.
• Support urgent quality operations as per business needs.

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (Pharm‑D), B. Pharm, Chemistry, Life Sciences or similar.
• 0 to 1 year relevant experience; fresh graduates with internship experience are welcome.
• Basic understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and good documentation practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures consistently.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• Prior internships or short experience in a pharmaceutical or consumer healthcare quality role.
• Familiarity with batch record review, sample retention and line clearance processes.
• Basic knowledge of validation protocols and data integrity principles.
• Analytical mindset with problem‑solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Willingness to learn, coach others and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

• Data Integrity
• Detail‑Oriented
• Digital Fluency
• GxP Regulations
• Lean Management
• Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance
• Problem Solving
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Risk Awareness
• Technical Writing

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Company Culture and Career Development

We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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