Our client is a global life-science innovator scaling new platforms in vaccines / biologics. They are on a growth curve and are currently recruiting a QA professional to take ownership of global supplier qualification and oversight.
This is a genuinely strategic role — you won’t just execute audits; you will shape how supplier risk is modelled, qualified, monitored and governed across multiple GxP domains.
Duties
- Design and continually improve the supplier qualification framework across GMP + one or more of: GLP / GCP / GDP
- Lead onsite and remote audits (initial / routine / for-cause) and drive effective CAPA close-out
- Review / sign-off on tech quality agreements, change notifications, deviations, audit responses
- Feed QA risk intelligence into procurement, sourcing strategy and outsourcing decisions
- Provide QA input into investigations tied to third-party data / product / service issues
- Train the wider organisation on expectations for external partner governance
- Be the QA voice in cross-functional teams on outsourced R&D / testing / manufacturing
- Keep audit trails, supplier status, classification and evidence tight & clean in the eQMS
Requirements
- Degree in a biological / pharma science discipline
- 6-7 years QA experience in pharma / biologics / vaccines
- 4-5 years hands-on auditing and supplier qualification experience
- Deep GMP know-how, plus strong exposure to at least one of GLP / GCP / GDP
- Can run complex external audits solo — cradle to grave
- Strong with CAPA, change control, agreements & risk methodology
- Comfort with eQMS and digital supplier tracking platforms
- Confident communicator who can influence procurement, R&D, QC, Regulatory and Ops
Additional languages is a plus!
Interested?
For a confidential discussion, please reach out with your CV -demonstrating your strong hands-on auditing and supplier qualification experience.
