Senior Specialist - Quality Assurance (Night shift)

Job Title: Senior Specialist – Quality Assurance (Nights)

Location: Macclesfield

Competitive salary and benefits

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of aseptic manufacturing and packing? As a Senior Specialist, you'll provide QA expertise and support to ensure that our processes meet all regulatory and AstraZeneca standards. Your role will be pivotal in overseeing clean room operations, maintaining compliance, and influencing decisions that directly affect our value stream. You'll work alongside manufacturing teams on Night Shifts within the Process Execution Team (PET) you support.

Accountabilities:

• Offer technical guidance on clean room standards, aseptic practices, and associated cGMPs.
• Advise on deviations and contribute to their resolution.
• Potential to perform product release activities.
• Complete GMP training within the PET.
• Maintain ongoing personal professional development.
• Promote safety, health, and environment standards.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations.
• Proactively identify opportunities for business improvement and efficiency savings.
• Manage local/cross-functional change.
• Ensure plant readiness for audits and inspections.
• Contribute to the PQR process.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Degree level or equivalent in a scientific discipline and experience of working in a GMP environment. A comprehensive understanding of own quality assurance function, as well as a strong understanding of other functions and how they contribute to achieving the objectives of the business within a lean manufacturing environment.
• There is a requirement to work night shifts in this role permanently
• Knowledge of aseptic packaging.
• Ability to make judgements, within general operating guidelines.
• Competent to professional knowledge of current GMP requirements and regulatory processes.
• Good communication and influencing skills including cultural awareness.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working in aseptic manufacturing.

At AstraZeneca, we are driven by a commitment to quality that goes beyond compliance. Our proactive, science-based approach empowers us to make decisions that prioritize patient safety and product excellence. We foster an inclusive community where collaboration is key, allowing us to innovate and adapt swiftly. With a focus on growth and innovation, you'll find endless opportunities to develop your expertise and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in healthcare!

Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Apply now and be part of a team that makes a real difference!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.