Senior Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Officer
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Have you got the enthusiasm, knowledge and experience to take up this exciting challenge? We are looking for a Specialist Quality Assurance Officer to cover maternity leave until 30th March 2026.
We require you to be responsible for the supervision of the Quality Assurance (QA) officers and assistants, under the guidance of the Head of Pharmacy Quality Assurance (HPQA) and Senior Specialist Quality Assurance and Research.
As a Senior Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Officer you will manage the running of the QA Microbiology Laboratory, such that an efficient system of workflow through the department is maintained.
You will also manage and be responsible for routine and non-routine sampling and testing (e.g. physical and microbiological environmental monitoring and TVC testing), trending, and investigations, to maintain MHRA regulatory compliance in a licensed aseptic and non-sterile production facility.
Investigate/root cause microbiological Out-of-Limit (OOL) or unusual results. Undertake trending and routine reporting of microbiological status of facilities.
Manage the training/proficiency testing of relevant staff including assistants, students, technicians and pre-registration pharmacy graduates in Microbiological laboratory techniques and the principles of Quality Assurance.
Manage the recruitment, development and appraisal of the Quality Assurance staff.
Maintain the cross site Microbiological Reporting System (MRS).
Manage SLAs with external companies with regards microbiological testing.
Develop and validate microbiological enumeration test methods for raw materials and finished products.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lead QC Microbiologist Job title: Samantha Ofoegbu Email address: samantha.ofoegbu@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01206 745959
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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