Pharmaceutical Quality Manager

The Role

As part of our team, the Quality Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance in the development and manufacture of FMT products. By overseeing quality control processes, implementing robust systems, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, the Quality Manager will directly contribute to the successful expansion and scaling of this innovative technology.

The Quality Manager will hold overall responsibility for quality management aspects of developing the [Employer hidden] FMT Facility, ensuring it attains and retains MHRA Specials Manufacturing and Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) licences. This will facilitate the provision of specialist medicinal products to NHS patients and for clinical trials conducted by [Employer hidden] Research Teams and NHS Clinicians.

The post holder will contribute to the set-up of the premises, assist in preparation of relevant documentation to meet the required standards and will be involved in consultations with the MHRA during the process to attain licensing. Once operational, the Quality Manager will be responsible for maintaining these high standards to retain MHRA licensing, overseeing quality management for the service that supplies specialist medicinal products for NHS patients and IMPs for clinical trials.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree, or equivalent, in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbiology or Biological Sciences or a Pharmaceutical Technology & Quality Assurance (PTQA) qualification.
• Practical experience in Quality Assurance in a laboratory environment or working knowledge of EU Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines (GMP).
• Knowledge of regulatory control and Quality Management Systems and an understanding of Risk Management.
• Good attention to detail and excellent organisational and communication skills.

Additional Information

Salary on appointment will be within the range £44,500 to £55,000 per annum, pro-rata depending on qualifications and experience. This is a part-time post for a contract of 36 months.

Candidates submitting a CV are required to also provide a covering letter which clearly explains your motivation for the application and how you meet the criteria for the post. For informal enquires about the post, please contact Arjan Narbad ([contact hidden]).

For further information and details of how to apply, contact the Human Resources team on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden] quoting reference 1004844.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

About the [Employer hidden]

The [Employer hidden] is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between [Employer hidden] Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. (quadram.ac.uk).

Closing date: 6 March 2025. Apply online.