Job Description
Job title: Quality Assurance Inspector
Reports to: Senior Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Manchester Science Park (M15 6SH)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary & Benefits: Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
About Yourgene Health:
Yourgene Health is a leading integrated technologies and services business, enabling the delivery of genomic medicine. The group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science.
Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic solutions for reproductive health, precision medicine, and infectious diseases. The Group's flagship in vitro diagnostic products include non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) for Down's Syndrome and other genetic disorders, Cystic Fibrosis screening tests, invasive rapid aneuploidy tests, and DPYD genotyping.
Yourgene has a range of innovative DNA sample preparation platforms, powered by Ranger Technology, the Yourgene LightBench and Yourgene QS250, ideal for cell-free DNA applications in NIPT and oncology including liquid biopsy.
Yourgene also has a global laboratory service network equipped to be a full life-cycle partner for clinical, research, and pharmaceutical organisations to support partners at the preclinical, clinical, and post-market stage to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory approval, and commercialise new products and services. In addition, Yourgene offers NIPT and high throughput Covid testing service.
Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with facilities in Taipei, Singapore, the US, and Canada.
Our Culture:
Yourgene is a growing, vibrant, and exciting place to work. We are looking for committed, driven individuals to be part of our next growth journey. Our culture is described by our employees as collegiate, friendly, professional, innovative, open, and fast-paced. We have many social and well-being initiatives run by our Social Huddle that keep our sense of community alive during challenging times. At Yourgene, we focus on putting values-led programmes in place to attract, retain, and develop our people. We want our people to have a career with Yourgene and ensure that they are recognised and rewarded for their achievements and commitment; everyone plays a critical role in our growth journey.
Description of role:
The Quality Assurance Inspector sits within the Quality Assurance department at Yourgene Health. The primary responsibilities include conducting final inspections on medical device kits and components, label inspections, batch record review, and managing batch release. The role also involves handling issues or non-conformances related to inspections or batch releases, as well as supporting other quality system duties as required. This role is vital in maintaining product quality and ensuring compliance with ISO13485 and other applicable regulatory standards.
Overall responsibility:
The primary responsibility of this role is inspection and release of materials, labels, and components to ensure customer availability. Some involvement in ISO13485 Quality Systems maintenance will also be required.
Key areas of responsibility:
1. Final Inspection: Perform detailed visual inspections of medical device kits, components, and labels to verify conformance to specifications and standards.
2. Batch Record Review: Review batch records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and regulatory requirements. Document and report any discrepancies, deviations, or non-conformances observed during the review process.
3. Batch Release: Complete batch release documentation based on final inspection results and batch record review. Coordinate batch release activities to meet product availability timelines while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
4. Issue and Non-Conformance Management: Identify and document issues or non-conformances related to final inspections and batch releases. Work with Quality Assurance and Production teams to investigate root causes, implement corrective actions, and follow up on issue resolution.
5. Quality Systems Support: Assist in quality system duties as required, such as document control, training, and participation in quality audits. Support continuous improvement initiatives within the Quality Assurance department.
Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
1. Prior experience in quality assurance, inspection, or a related field within a regulated environment. Direct experience in medical devices or pharmaceuticals is preferred but not required.
2. Basic understanding of ISO13485, ISO9001, or other management system standards.
3. Experience with management of quality system records (Nonconformance, Corrective Actions).
4. Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy in inspection, labeling, and documentation.
5. Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and maintain accurate records for batch release and inspections.
6. Good communication skills to aid collaboration with other teams.
Closing Date: Sunday 2nd February, 2025
Yourgene Health is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
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