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Are you an experienced QA professional who can take independent responsibility within a sterile GMP environment? For a pharmaceutical manufacturing site, we are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Officer. In this position, you play a key role in securing GMP compliance within a sterile production environment. The focus is on technical depth, autonomy, and experience. This is explicitly not a junior role.

The manufacturing site focuses on the production of sterile (biological) products and operates under strict GMP guidelines. Within this regulated and technically complex environment, you will fulfill a senior QA role with a clear operational focus. As Senior QA Officer, you are responsible for day‑to‑day Quality Assurance support for production. You act as a content expert for operations and as a key link towards the Qualified Person (QP). You maintain strong visibility on the shop floor and proactively drive GMP compliance, quality awareness, and sound decision‑making.

• Independently perform and coordinate deviation management, including root cause analyses and CAPAs
• Assess and guide change control processes
• Contribute to validation and qualification of equipment, rooms, and processes
• Review and approve procedures, work instructions, protocols, and production documentation
• Actively ensure GMP and Annex 1 compliance on the shop floor
• Align content decisions with production, QA colleagues, and the QP
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Quality processes within the site

• Minimum of a completed Bachelor's degree (preferably in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or similar)
• 5+ years experience with GMP
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical industry
• Proven experience with deviation management, CAPA, and change control
• Experience with validation and qualification of equipment and cleanrooms
• Independent, decisive, and strong in technical content

• Contract type: Temporary via Oxford Global Resources
• Workweek: 40 hours per week
• Duration: at least 1 year
• Salary indication: €4,200 - €6,200 gross per month, depending on experience
• Vacancy reference: 27153