Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

Alliance Pharma plc; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative pharmaceutical company in Chippenham is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist to ensure compliance and quality excellence for medicinal products. The role involves managing QMS processes, supporting product release, and leading process improvements. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in life sciences and substantial Quality Assurance experience in the healthcare sector. Join a mission-driven team committed to patient safety and regulatory excellence with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance within the healthcare industry.
• Excellent understanding of quality and compliance processes for medicines and medical devices.
• Confident working in a regulated global environment.

Responsibilities

• Support QMS leadership in ensuring compliance for medicinal products and medical devices.
• Escalate critical quality or compliance issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Manage core QMS activities, including document control and complaints management.

Skills

Quality Assurance expertise

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field

Job description

We’re hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist known as a Quality Senior Scientist internally

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, 2 days a week hybrid

Contract: Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)

Reports to: Scientific Affairs Director – Pharma Division

Are you passionate about driving quality excellence in healthcare? Do you thrive in a regulated environment where your expertise directly impacts patient safety and product availability? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Quality Senior Scientist to play a pivotal role within our Pharma division, representing its needs within the Alliance Quality Management System (QMS). In this role, you'll ensure full regulatory compliance, strengthen internal quality processes, and help safeguard patients by maintaining the highest standards across our product portfolio.

What you’ll be doing

As a key member of our quality function, you will:

• Support the QMS leadership in ensuring compliance for medicinal products and medical devices.
• Escalate major or critical quality or compliance issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure Pharma division products are fully and appropriately integrated into QMS processes.
• Manage core QMS activities, including:
• Document & change control
• Complaints management
• Recalls & field actions
• Internal/external audit support
• Support the product release process.
• Maintain up‑to‑date professional knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, external partners, and regulatory authorities.
• Lead or support process improvements that align with business strategy.

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, or related field.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance within the healthcare industry.
• Excellent understanding of quality and compliance processes for medicines and medical devices.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills, including scheduling and risk management.
• Experience managing electronic and physical product information systems.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Confident working in a regulated global environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authority.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a collaborative, mission‑driven team working at the heart of our Pharma division. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact on patient safety, regulatory excellence, and product quality