Are you passionate about ensuring the highest quality standards? Do you have experience in quality assurance and GDP for pharmaceutical products? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist in our Oeiras office. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.
The position
As a QA Specialist, you will maintain and improve our Quality Management System (QMS), collaborating with the Regulatory, Safety and Quality Manager providing raw data to periodic Quality Management Reviews (QMR), identifying and mitigating risk via Quality Risk Management (QRM).
You will play a key role in supporting the following main QMS systems:
Deviation handling and audits management.
Change control management and CAPA management.
Documentation management and training management.
Validation and qualification management.
Data integrity management.
Supplier and client management.
You will oversee the management of audits and inspections, serving as a key liaison supporting Novo Nordisk during GDP inspections conducted by regulatory authorities. You will also support the organization during internal corporate GDP audits and ensure smooth audit management processes. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining strict GDP compliance, ensuring that all standards and procedures align with internal and external requirements and industry best practices. You will work with other affiliate departments in the improvement and maintenance of the quality management system for Novo Nordisk affiliate and support the local Regulatory, Safety and Quality team.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate has a degree in Pharmacy, preferably registered in the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (Ordem dos Farmacêuticos), complemented by experience in QA tasks, specifically within the scope of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance.
On top of what we would expect:
Proven experience of minimum 2-3 years in QA and GDP within the pharmaceutical industry or in a wholesale trade company of medical products.
Knowledge and experience with Quality and Quality Management systems.
Experience with GDP regulation and activities.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication skills with fluency in Portuguese and English.
About the department
The Regulatory, Safety and Quality Department in Oeiras, Portugal, is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality for our drug products. Our team is committed to compliance and continuous improvement, working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. We collaborate closely with various stakeholders to ensure the quality and safety of our products, making a significant impact on patient lives.
Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 69,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.
Contact
Please submit your application with an English version of your CV via the Novo Nordisk website. We are unable to accept direct CVs.
Deadline
Please apply before the 3rd of December.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve, and the communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.
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