Manufacturing and Supply
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QA Specialist
At a glance
Our teams produce and deliver over 4 billion units of medicines and vaccines every year, ensuring every breakthrough gets to the people who need it most.
Our state-of-the-art facilities, AI-powered smart factories, and cutting-edge automation are redefining what’s possible: ensuring treatments reach patients faster, safer, and more sustainably than ever before. This is where your skills, ambition, and passion can shape the future of healthcare.
- Contract: 23 month FTC
- Location: Waterford
- This position is a days’ position with the training in period on 24/7 rotation which consists of 2 days, 2 nights and 4 days off.
About Waterford
For more than 20 years, our Waterford team has continued to grow and diversify to serve patients around the world. Today, a team of almost 800 work together at a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical and medical device campus. Recognised through multiple local and national awards, Sanofi Waterford offers flexible working and access to a world of opportunities to grow your career at one location. As well as attractive benefits, the team enjoy access to an onsite gym and medical centre that underpin a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.
About the job
Are you looking to work in a positive, stimulating work environment? As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will play an integral role in providing day to day Quality support to the sterile manufacturing operations. By joining our state-of-the-art operation, as a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will be instrumental to creating best practice; and as the organisation grows, you can too!
This position is a days’ position with the training in period on 24/7 rotation which consists of 2 days, 2 nights and 4 days off.
Main responsibilities:
The Quality Assurance Specialist has a primary role in:
- Working as part of the Quality Assurance team on site ensuring products are manufactured, in accordance with cGMP
- To ensure that all work carried out is in compliance with the required standards conforming to company, cGMPs, cGLPs, SOPs, regulatory regulations and guidelines
- Perform timely review of documentation / investigations / reports highlighting and assisting in the resolution of concerns commensurate with the risk
- Participate in the preparation and review of procedures and batch documentation
- Review and approval of deviation, CAPA’s, quality events, change controls and tasks
- Acts as Quality Point person for processes providing guidance / feedback on quality issues
- Work with relevant departments to ensure timely closure of quality actions / findings
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Conduct duties in a safe manner and report all safety issues or concerns
About you
- Bachelor’s degree in a science or related discipline is essential
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, sterile experience is preferable
- Previous experience in a quality control laboratory, microbiology would be preferable
- Previous experience of working as a quality team member in the biotechnology sector is an advantage
- Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting biologics and pharmaceutical products
- Good communication skills at organisation, team and individual levels
- Must be able to respond quickly to unplanned events, technical issues and changing needs
- All applicants must be open to shift work
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Why work with us
- We’re problem-solvers and pioneers. United by the belief that everyone deserves a healthier future. We create best-in-class vaccines that prevent disease and protect lives.
- Innovation drives us. From AI and mRNA to next-gen science, we push the boundaries to deliver first- and best-in-class vaccines for infectious diseases worldwide.
- Growth happens here. With bold investments in R&D and world-class facilities, Sanofians across the entire vaccine lifecycle are shaping the future of global health.
- We do what’s right. Sustainability and DE&I drive our positive global impact—because the diverse communities Sanofians represent are the patients we serve.
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