QA Officer - Pharmaceuticals

Quality Assurance Officer - Pharmaceutical | London | £27,500 + Benefits

Are you a detail-oriented scientist/operator/quality professional looking to grow your career into QA within a thriving pharmaceutical environment? Smart4 Sciences are working exclusively with a UK-based pharmaceutical company specialising in unlicensed medicines to recruit a Quality Assurance Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong grounding in GMP to take on a varied, impactful QA role in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.

As a Quality Assurance Officer, you will play a critical role in supporting the operational delivery of the QA function, ensuring compliance with MHRA regulations, GMP/GDP standards, and internal quality systems. You will be the primary contact for QA queries and contribute directly to the business's success by maintaining high standards across processes, documentation, and customer-facing interactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop the QA department to meet strategic business goals.
• Support compliance with GMP and GDP legislation.
• Respond to QA queries and customer issues promptly and professionally.
• Review and author Quality documentation including SOPs, deviations, change controls, complaints, and risk assessments.
• Assist with investigations into product quality and technical customer issues.
• Support document control and archiving processes.
• Respond to MHRA recall alerts, supplier non-compliance checks, and license updates.
• Review supplier and customer documents to support approval processes.

About You:

• Prior experience in within a regulated pharmaceutical environment (MHRA experience highly desirable).
• A degree in a scientific discipline (preferred).
• Knowledge of unlicensed medicines and the pharmaceutical supply chain.
• IT literate with excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Proactive, problem-solving mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting.

Why Apply?

• Join a growing company making a real difference in patient access to vital medicines.
• Work in a quality-led culture with the opportunity to contribute to system improvements.
• Genuine career development prospects and supportive leadership.

If you're ready to take the next step in your QA career, apply now or contact Gareth Gooley on today for a confidential discussion.