QA Specialist

At Argenta, we’re more than a company - we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it.

Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.

We are in a unique position: the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organisation (CRO/CDMO) dedicated solely to animal health.

We are ambitious, growing, and building a One Team culture, grounded in our values:

• We are team players.
• We are doers.
• We are customer-centric.
• We are innovators.

As a global company, we value diversity and the richness it brings - across locations, career stages, backgrounds, and experiences. When every person brings their best “paw” forward, we make animals' lives better.

With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together.

Team players who want to do great work and find innovative ways to make animals’ lives better through our customer-centric efforts should apply.

About the Role:

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a QA Specialist, within our Dundee manufacturing site.  The QA Specialist will be to ensure the compliance of materials, products and components (primary and secondary); services related to manufacturing to define regulatory & cGxP frameworks. You'll bring a strong attention to detail, effective communication, excellent organizational and time management skills to support the business.

Key Accountabilities:

• Disposition of raw materials and packaging and products including the necessary checks of associated documentation and necessary ERP transactions.
• Involvement in Deviation Management and CAPA system(s).
• Review, advise and approve effective change control actions across the Dundee Facility ensuring compliance with the necessary regulations.
• Advise on the investigation of customer complaints.
• Ensure the sites ongoing FUST Stability programme is met.
• Write/revise/approve and give advice on GMP documentation
• Support the Dundee audit platform, for both internal & external audit and ensuring compliance to the annual self-assessment / self-audit platform as defined by the Site Quality team
• Support the continuous improvement platform for manufacturing, by providing technical support on quality framework(s) and collaborating across the business to reinforce a progressive quality culture
• Supports and ensures compliance to Quality owned systems, including but not limited to QPulse & SharePoint.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science (Chemistry; Pharmacy; Biology) or equivalent experience

Knowledge/Experience:

• Demonstrated Quality Assurance experience of 1- 3 years, in a regulated Industry, preferably Pharmaceuticals
• Good knowledge and understanding of cGMP, quality systems and quality practices associated with production, analytical testing and documentation
• Ability to work with competing priorities and achieve multiple deadlines / timeframes
• Effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to work independently and employ the initiative to find solutions, prioritise and exercise discretion
• Has a proactive and flexible approach to work
• Strong attention to detail with a record of driving quality performance with a quality focussed attitude

For more information visit us at www.argentaglobal.com