Quality Assurance Auditor

SGS U.S. Holding Inc. ,
Glasgow, City of Glasgow

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Company Description SGS is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential. At SGS, we have an open corporate and international culture, we offer a dynamic work environment in a leading global company. Our high professional standards and our sustainability approach guarantee you a future-oriented work environment. We invest in our employees for the long term and we are committed to supporting your development within the company. Job Description As Quality Assurance Auditor, you'll be responsible preparing, managing and maintaining all quality documentation systems. You'll verify that study documentation contains the information required for compliance to the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) or Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Key Accountabilities; * Maintain copies of all approved study documents and standard operating procedures in use. * On a regular basis provide progress updates on all aspects of the quality system. * Conduct inspections to determine if all studies are conducted in accordance with GLP or GMP and report any findings to management. * Audit final reports to confirm that the methods, procedures and observations are accurately and completely described, and that the reported results are a true reflection of the raw data. To promptly report any raw data inspection results to the Study Director / Scientist and any Principal Investigator and the respective management when applicable. * Prepare and sign a statement in the final report that accurately details inspections that have been performed and confirm that the raw data reflects the raw data of the study. * Providing compliance advice and guidance to staff as required and providing support for Study Directors in troubleshooting problems and in discussing projects with clients. * To interact with clients in the audit process. To provide clients with regular updates on the progress of their reports or corrective and preventative actions, when required. * To interact with clients with respect to any deviations, investigations and out of specifications and to ensure that any corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) that arise from these are completed appropriately. * To be involved in with the compliance and quality aspects of any deviations, corrective actions and investigations. * To support, assist in the management and reporting of any deviations, corrective actions and investigations to the management of SGS. Qualifications To be successful in this role, you'll need previous QA auditing experience within a highly regulated environment. You'll demonstrate excellent attention to detail and good auditing practices and will have lots of experience in the use of databases for management of information. In addition to the above you'll also need to demonstrate the following; * Good IT skills, experience in word, excel, PowerPoint * Familiarity with working to business and regulatory guidelines * Good communication skills * Good analytical reasoning / maths skills * Educated to Degree level The following attributes would be desirable, but not essential; * GLP/GMP / regulatory background * Auditing experience * Regulatory knowledge * Degree level in Biological Science preferable * Quality Assurance qualification Additional Information As Quality Assurance Auditor, you'll receive a competitive salary based on experience, plus you'll benefit from a 10% performance bonus, retail discount scheme, private health cover after 1 years' service, a contributory pension scheme and life cover. * Job Title: Quality Assurance Auditor * Job Type: Permanent * Hours: 35 per week * Job Location: Glasgow APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days. Qualifications: To be successful in this role, you'll need previous QA auditing experience within a highly regulated environment. You'll demonstrate excellent attention to detail and good auditing practices and will have lots of experience in the use of databases for management of information. In addition to the above you'll also need to demonstrate the following; Good IT skills, experience in word, excel, PowerPoint Familiarity with working to business and regulatory guidelines Good communication skills Good analytical reasoning / maths skills Educated to Degree level The following attributes would be desirable, but not essential; GLP/GMP / regulatory background Auditing experience Regulatory knowledge Degree level in Biological Science preferable Quality Assurance qualifi