Remote QA Specialist, GMP/Pharma Compliance

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

retirement fund benefits

Generous annual leave

Remote work flexibility

Continuous professional development

On-site requirements when needed

Job summary

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, is seeking a proactive Quality Assurance Specialist to uphold GMP standards across manufacturing and distribution. You will lead internal audits, review batch records, and drive CAPA actions, ensuring product integrity from development to release.

This role blends remote work flexibility with essential on-site presence for audits, trainings, and critical documentation reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of QA/QC experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, ICH guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Experience auditing, documentation review and deviation management.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and QMS software.
• Strong written and verbal English communication; ability to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain the QMS in line with GMP and regulatory standards.
• Conduct internal audits and participate in external audits by authorities and customers.
• Review and approve batch records, validation protocols and key quality documents.
• Investigate deviations and OOS results, execute CAPAs and preventive actions.
• Develop and monitor quality control procedures and standards.
• Support process validation and equipment qualification activities.
• Provide QA support for product development, manufacturing and release.
• Train personnel on quality systems, GMP and related topics.
• Monitor KPIs and report on QMS performance.
• Keep up to date with industry best practices and regulatory changes.

Skills

Auditing

Documentation review

CAPA implementation

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

GMP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

QMS software

Job description

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, is seeking a proactive Quality Assurance Specialist to uphold GMP standards across manufacturing and distribution. You will lead internal audits, review batch records, and drive CAPA actions, ensuring product integrity from development to release.

This role blends remote work flexibility with essential on-site presence for audits, trainings, and critical documentation reviews.