Senior Quality Officer

Overview

In this Senior Quality Officer role, you will lead and continuously improve the quality management framework within a Private Equity-backed life sciences CRO. You will partner with operations and scientific teams to uphold regulatory compliance and drive quality excellence across laboratory operations. You will tackle quality issues, lead audits, and steer improvement initiatives that enhance overall compliance and efficiency. This is a chance to shape a high-standard quality function in a dynamic, innovative setting.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• generous holiday entitlement
• pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions
• health cash plans
• wellbeing resources
• continuous development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Oversee the quality management system, including documentation, processes, and system controls
• Review and approve deviations, investigations, and CAPAs to ensure timely, compliant closure
• Lead investigations to determine root causes and implement corrective actions
• Plan, lead, and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits with audit readiness
• Develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives using quality data analysis

Key requirements

• Degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Quality Assurance / Quality Management)
• Extensive experience in a regulated (GxP) environment with strong knowledge of quality systems, audits, deviations, CAPA, and change control
• Proven experience leading investigations, audits, and quality reviews
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to make technical quality decisions
• Highly organized with ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Effective communicator with ability to build collaborative relationships across teams

• collaborative
• effective communication
• strong organisational skills
• Quality management systems (QMS)
• GxP compliance
• audits

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