QA Technical Specialist

Location: Speke, Liverpool (UK)

Competitive salary & benefits

Build a long-term career by unlocking opportunities for lifelong learning

Build unrivalled capabilities in a place that promotes learning agility and offers development opportunities. We never stand still so you’ll have the chance to constantly grow your abilities, skills and knowledge. Here we are a fusion of challenging and interesting work, in an energising and inspiring environment.

Make a meaningful impact on people’s lives with life-changing medicines

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It’s inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people’s lives better – from patients and their families to all of us in society.

What you’ll do

As the Technical Specialist, you will provide expertise across Quality processes supporting operations at the Speke Site.

The role will provide technical support to realise lean, compliant solutions based upon data, technical understanding and regulatory intelligence.

We are looking for people with a keen interest in the application of lean tools and establishment/maturity of business processes to drive lean, compliant delivery of operations; supporting introduction of digital solutions and working inclusively and collaboratively across the site functions.

Essential for the role:

• Degree in a relevant subject or the equivalent in experience

• Proven pharmaceutical industry experience in manufacturing, QC, or QA validation of biologics

• Established QA technical expertise

• Membership of a professional body e.g. ISPE, PDA, IOB, RSC etc

• Broad understanding and up to date knowledge of cGMP regulation and guidelines

• Knowledge and understanding of Quality systems such as Qualification/Validation, Change Management and Quality Risk Management

Why AstraZeneca

Join an environment of excellence, where we’re backed by a belief that good can always be better. It means we search for opportunities to add value – harnessing science and evidence to foresee risk. A place to continuously innovate to find new and better ways to ensure we are improving outcomes for patients.

Next steps

Applications are open until 28th August 2021.

Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.