Quality Specialist, Trading Partners

Quality Specialist (Trading Partners) – (12-15 Months Fixed Term Contract)

Closing Date for Applications – 13th June (COB)

Role to be based at New London HQ. Office 2-3 times a week and rest WFH.

• Support the Responsible Person in the fulfilment of responsibilities associated with licences,
• authorisations and registrations in the global wholesale distribution operations of GSK’s Pharma Trading Partner companies.
• Support the Responsible Person in the maintenance and management of Quality Assurance Agreements supporting the Trading Partner business operations globally.
• Support, maintain and develop the Trading Partner Quality function to comply with the GSK Quality Management System.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

In this role you will:

• Maintain and operate the Quality System in Trading Partner Quality / Supply Chain Finance including key processes such as deviation, CAPA, incident management, change control, risk management and self-inspection.
• Maintain Quality Assurance Agreements that support the operations of the Trading Partner Companies.
• Maintain the Customer, Supplier and Active Ingredient qualification processes.
• Maintain registrations, authorisations and licences as required.
• Support the preparation of internal and external audits or inspections at all levels.
• Support and maintain the document management system in Trading Partner Quality including review of QMS documents and updates to Trading Partner Quality SOPs.

Why you?

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree or equivalent in scientific discipline or demonstrated equivalent level of knowledge.
• Proven experience in a Quality Assurance role in a complex regulated pharmaceutical environment including experience in the application and improvement of quality management systems.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Knowledge of the management of WDA(H) and MIA licences, Active Substance Registrations,
• Controlled Drug and Precursor Chemical licences.
• Good planning, organising and time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to propose possible solutions to problems.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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