Graduate Program Associate - Quality Assurance

Gilead Sciences; Cork; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Graduate Program Associate in Cork for a 2-year developmental program within their Quality Assurance team. The successful candidate will develop their skills in GMP compliance through hands-on experience across different QA functional groups. Responsibilities include collaborating with team members, participating in quality assurance activities, and honing review skills to ensure high-quality medicines for patients. Strong communication and adaptability are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant area such as Science or Engineering is required.
• Problem solving and attention to detail are essential.
• Candidates should be adaptable and display good initiative.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with QA team and other teams.
• Engage in QA activities and processes for quality assurance.
• Support internal audits and deviation investigations.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Strong communication

Team player

Education

Minimum 2.1 level 8 degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Graduate Program Associate - Quality Assurance

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

The Position

We have an opportunity for a Graduate to join our team for a 2 year programme, working within the Quality Assurance function and rotating to key relevant areas as below. Throughout this time, the successful candidate will be developed and mentored to aid your on the job learning.

The focus of the Quality Assurance team at Gilead Sciences Cork is on ensuring the high quality of the products we make for our patients by implementing and overseeing processes and systems to meet GMP and compliance requirements. The Quality Assurance team at Gilead Sciences, Cork is divided into different functional groups with the successful graduate having the opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in three of these groups. We use various electronic systems in our daily roles such as electronic documentation, quality system and training systems (Trackwise and VeevaVault).

This role will develop their knowledge of how GMP is applied within a busy pharmaceutical environment and to better understand the relationship between QA and other functions.

The successful candidate will gain access to various electronic systems used for supporting production processes. They will be involved in metric gathering and reporting on the Quality System at Gilead Sciences, Cork.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop your communication skills as you collaborate and work closely with other team members within QA and also with teams across Gilead Sciences Cork.
• Trained and working on QA activities and processes where you will hone your review skills, develop your attention to detail and work as a part of a team to help ensure Gilead's patients receive high quality medicines.
• Involved in general QA activities across the three rotations such as SOP writing, supporting internal audits and walkthroughs and involvement in deviation investigations.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

• A minimum 2.1 level 8 degree in a related area such as Science or Engineering.
• Good problem solving and attention to detail.
• Highly adaptable and displaying good initiative.
• Strong communication, team player and ability to build effective relationships.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (Doing What’s Right)
• Teamwork (Working Together)
• Excellence (Being Your Best)
• Accountability (Taking Personnel Responsibility)
• Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)

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