Quality Assurance Advisor, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

Job description
Are you interested in a challenging opportunity within the Development Quality function in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? 


The Development Quality function is responsible for quality oversight of the pharmaceutical development activities in AstraZeneca. We are now looking for a Quality Advisor with GMP focus to our Gothenburg team. AstraZeneca’s pharmaceutical development organizations deal with all facets of the process of turning a molecule into a medicine which can be safely and effectively used by patients. The Quality Advisor role has a broad range of responsibilities to ensure all internal and external requirements are fulfilled for the AstraZeneca projects in the development phase. You will also have the possibility to contribute with expert advice to the pharmaceutical development functions and to the delivery of our pipeline of exciting new medicines. This is a consultant assignment, starting in November. 

Responsibilities
In your role you will have interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide QA advice into manufacturing activities of Drug Product and patient medication
• Perform QA release of manufactured and packed Drug Product as part of the Supply Chain to clinical trials
• Support the pharmaceutical development functions with investigations of deviations, complaints, changes and other quality and compliance decisions in the development projects
• Provide appropriate QA input to business improvement projects
• Collaboration with AstraZeneca QA colleagues globally
• Responsible for QA advice and approval of documentation related to manufacturing equipment and facilities to ensure compliance, including Maintenance, Calibration, Validation


The role may also include
• Interpret, trend and report compliance data, to measure and improve quality standards within the pharmaceutical development functions.
• Develop QA Agreements with internal suppliers delivering services or products.

Qualifications
Minimum requirements – Education and Experience
• MSc in pharmacy or engineering (specializing in Pharmaceuticals) with at least 3 years’ experience of working within a pharmaceutical GMP environment
• Broad understanding of the Pharmaceutical Quality Systems, GMP and related activities to Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP)
• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical/drug development process
• Good communicator with experience of interacting effectively across interfaces
• Fluent in written and spoken English


Preferred requirements
• Experience preferably within a pharmaceutical manufacturing organization
• Good team working and networking skills
• Capable of making effective decisions
• Demonstrate a high degree of personal credibility


For us, it is important that all competence and skills in the labor market are utilized. We welcome all applicants and strive for diversity.

Application
2020-10-01, selection and interviews will be ongoing. The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible.


For more information: Birgitta Nyström, Consultant Manager: birgitta.nystrom@randstad.se 

About the company
Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant with us, you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager is always there for you and ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.

Randstad Life Sciences is part of Randstad, the world leader in recruitment and consulting with operations in 38 countries. With this global network, in combination with our strong local foundation, we can offer a wide range of varied and developing assignments and jobs for you who are a specialist in life science. Our mission is to help you reach your true potential with your career in focus!