QA Specialist – Benelux

Based in Breda, NL – Hybrid working

Permanent, part time

Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

If you are a pharmaceutical quality professional with experience in maintaining, implementing, and monitoring quality systems then we want to hear from you!

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 140 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.

Our core behaviours are:

• We act decisively but we never compromise on quality.
• We keep our promises and do as we say.
• We value our heritage and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We reinvest in our future – in our products, our brands, and our people.
• We give back to our communities.

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers, and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.A.E., India, Singapore, Italy, and South Korea.

We are an agile, committed, and innovative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce.

Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.

About the role:

The Benelux QA team based in Breda consists of three people and is part of a worldwide QA team. The QA Specialist will support both the Responsible Person and the QA Officer in maintaining, implementing, and monitoring the local quality system as well as its future integration into the global dynamics by:

• Maintaining internal quality standards to ensure that processes and procedures comply with GDP legislation and regulations
• Performing tasks such as complaint handling, customer verification, returns check (before assessment by the RP)
• Jointly developing procedures for quality improvement and follow-up of the resulting actions
• Drafting and handling change control documents, deviations, and CAPAs
• Participating in risk assessments
• Ensuring that self-inspections are carried out
• Preparation of regular quality reports to be presented to QA as well as management team
• Monitoring key Quality KPIs

About you:

• 2 years’ experience in a QA/GDP environment
• Sound knowledge of GDP standards
• Strong report writing skills
• Excellent English skills
• Able to recognise problems and tackle them systematically
• An eye for detail
• Able to assess and analyse quality issues effectively

This is a permanent, part time position and applicants should be available part time, ideally working 4-5 hours daily. For a candidate with relevant background and interest this role could be eligible to evolve into an RP position.

What we offer:

We offer a competitive salary plus bonus and rewards package including holiday, health & wellbeing program, employee recognition awards, social events, pension scheme and hybrid working.

 By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are acting as consultants for the hiring company. Ortolan People are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.