Quality Assurance | Learner

Novartis; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Midrand is seeking a QA Support candidate to assist with batch releases and quality objectives. Responsibilities include preparing batch release documents, managing projects, and supporting compliance with quality standards. Applicants must have a Science degree or qualification as a Pharmacy Assistant, be a South African citizen, and be aged 18-35. This full-time role emphasizes strong communication and project management skills while adhering to strict quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must be a South African Citizen.
• Ages between 18 - 35 years.

Responsibilities

• Support with temperature logger downloads and assessments for batch release.
• Preparation of batch release support documents.
• Creation and updating of master release documents and maintenance of trackers.
• Support in complaints and change control management.
• Customs clearance and follow-ups.
• Gathering and capturing quality information to support business and quality reports.
• Trouble shooting and incident management.

Skills

Time management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Understanding of GMP

Understanding of GDP

Understanding of ethical principles

Education

Science degree Basic Pharmacy Assistant or Post Basic Pharmacy Assistant qualification

Tools

SQL

Jira

TFS

Selenium

Cucumber

Software Testing

Test Automation

Agile

Test Cases

QA / QC

SDLC

Job description

Job Description Summary

To provide support to the QA department to ensure timely batch releases and to meet with quali‑ty and regulatory objectives.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Support with temperature logger downloads and assessments for batch release.
• Preparation of batch release support documents.
• Creation and updating of master release documents and maintenance of trackers.
• Support in complaints and change control management.
• Customs clearance and follow‑ups.
• Gathering and capturing quality information to support business and quality reports and quality projects.
• Managing projects.
• Trouble shooting and incident management.

Minimum Requirements

• Education : Science degree Basic Pharmacy Assistant or Post Basic Pharmacy Assistant qualification or experience in Quality will be an advantage
• Skills : Time management and communication skills cross‑functional collaboration networking and building relationships.
  Project management including budget.
  Understanding supply of pharmaceutical products and the part QA plays.
  Understanding compliance related topics such as GMP GDP and Ethical principles and the importance for medicines and quality.

NB : In order to be considered for the learnership :

Your application must be supported by a motivational letter and your academic transcripts

Must be a South African Citizen.

Ages between 18 - 35 Years.

Novartis South Africa is committed to promoting equity (race gender and disability) through the filling of this post with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity plan. While we are prioritizing designated groups our selection process will still be based on the most suitable candidate with the necessary skills and experience as outlined in the job description.

Languages

English.

Skills Desired

Key Skills

Test Cases,SQL,Quality Assurance,Agile,TFS,Jira,Software Testing,Test Automation,Cucumber,QA / QC,SDLC,Selenium

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1