Job Description
Job Role: Quality Assurance Officer
Location: Bampton Road, Romford
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm
Right to Work: Please note that sponsorship is not currently available for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Purpose of the Role
We are seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to join our Quality Assurance team in Romford. This role is responsible for carrying out day-to-day Quality Assurance activities to support the smooth release of products and ensure all operations are performed in accordance with cGMP and site Quality Systems.
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining quality standards across production activities, supporting Qualified Persons (QPs), and contributing to continuous improvement across the site.
Day To Day Responsibilities
- Check Batch Manufacturing Records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Review updates to quality documents, including Standard Operating Procedures.
- Review deviations and provide guidance where required.
- Maintain a visible QA presence in Production, supporting high standards of cGMP through documentation review and QA checks.
- Undertake batch review prior to formal certification by the QP for both licensed and unlicensed products, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with QPs and Production Operations to support continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide ongoing support to the QP and wider QA function.
- Support production workstreams and help meet production schedules.
Essential Experience & Qualifications
- A Level in a science-related subject.
- Comprehensive experience working in a GMP environment.
- Previous pharmaceutical operational experience, such as within manufacturing or quality control.
- Good understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality systems.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good investigation and root cause analysis skills.
Desirable
- Educated to degree level.
- Degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, or a similar scientific discipline.
- Experience of sterile and aseptic manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of terminally sterilised and/or aseptic processing.
- Experience of ERP systems, such as SAP.
About You
You will be a quality-focused professional with a strong process-oriented mindset and a commitment to maintaining high standards. You will enjoy working as part of a team, building effective working relationships across functions, and contributing positively to site improvements. You will also be someone who demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and a willingness to develop within the role.
You will bring a proactive attitude, strong attention to detail, and the confidence to support quality decisions in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment.
At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.