Product Quality Lead (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
Posted 1 week ago by Almac Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Product Quality Lead will be an integral part of the Pharma Services Business Unit, supporting Qualified Persons in batch certification and release. This role involves reviewing third-party manufacturing and packaging batch records to ensure compliance with Marketing Authorisation and Good Manufacturing Practice. The position offers opportunities for personal and professional development within a rapidly growing organization in the pharmaceutical industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Qualified Persons in batch certification and release.
- Review third-party manufacturing and packaging batch records for compliance.
- Ensure products are manufactured according to Marketing Authorisation and GMP.
- Collaborate within a busy team in a challenging industry.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a Science discipline or significant relevant industry experience.
- Significant experience within an established Quality System in the Pharmaceutical Industry (e.g., GMP, ISO).
- Experience in batch record review processes.
- Desirable: 2:1 Hons (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biology, or Pharmaceutical discipline.
- Desirable: Experience in the manufacture and/or packaging of solid oral dosage products.
- Desirable: Experience of sterile fill/finish or biologic manufacture.
- Desirable: Experience in a customer-facing role.
- Desirable: Experience in a QP supporting role.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Craigavon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Location: Craigavon
Hours: 37.5 Hours
Business Unit : Pharma Services
Open To : Internal & External Applicants
Ref No.: HRJOB911317
The Role
Working as part of the Pharma Services Business Unit, the Product Quality Lead will support the company Qualified Persons in fulfilling their responsibilities for batch certification and release. The post holder will review third party manufacturing and packaging batch records, for semi-finished products received at Almac for further processing, ensuring that the product has been manufactured in accordance with the Marketing Authorisation (MA) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group. For a full list of job specific responsibilities please see attached Job Description.
Essential Criteria
A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a Science discipline OR or significant relevant industry experience
Previous significant experience working within an established Quality System within a Pharmaceutical Industry (e.g. GMP, ISO)
Previous experience in batch record review processes.
Desirable Criteria (The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist)
A minimum of a 2:1 Hons (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biology or Pharmaceutical discipline
Experience in the manufacture and / or packaging of solid oral dosage products.
Experience of sterile fill/finish or biologic manufacture.
Experience in customer facing role.
Experience in a QP supporting role
Please ensure your CV clearly demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined above prior to submitting your application and upload in PDF format.
Closing Date
We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Monday 16th March 2026
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.