QA Pharmacist (Port Elizabeth)
Eastern Cape, Full Time Deadline: Not specified
Description
Conduct in process compliance to quality procedures, standards, and specifications for value stream operations
Review and approve quality related activities for value streams
Identify and provide solutions to systematic issues
Review Annual Performance Quality Review (APQR)
Related administrative tasks
Requirements
Planning and Process
Provide technical and operational input during drafting of plans and procedures specific to unit.
Process Compliance
Execute day to day QA activities for value streams.
Identify systematic technical and process issues by reviewing CAPA requests and trends.
Systematic investigation of the root causes of identified problems and risks for corrective action or prevention
Develop CAPA plans and change incidents to address process compliance.
Implement operational changes to SOPs and processes, in compliance with control processes.
Ensure deviations (planned/ unplanned) and concessions are documented, reviewed, and analyzed; and recommend validation activities to be performed.
Execute change control process by ensuring changes are documented, reviewed, and approved.
Annual Performance Quality Review
Review APQRs to assess production risks and quality of in process control programs.
Review and analyze CAPA plans to assess impact on quality procedures and standards.
Retention Sample Management
Store and manage retention samples as per guidelines.
In Process Quality Management
Review and approve outcome of in process internal inspections.
Reporting
Monitor the storage of documents on the soft and hard copy filing systems.
Maintain and update records and systems as required.
Provide information for reports on weekly/monthly basis, as required by superior.
Compile standardized reports and consolidate documents.
Skills Required
Background/experience
Bachelor’s degree (B Pharm) with 4 6 years’ related work experience, or Post Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma with 2 4 years’ related work experience.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
Specific job skills
Advanced understanding of the pharmaceutical manufacturing and corrective action programs
Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements
Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes, and objectives.
Competencies
Information Gathering
Interrogating Information
Offering Insights
Taking Action