Quality Advisor in Liverpool

Quality Advisor (Third Party Manufacturing)

Liverpool, Speke - 3 days on site per week

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Quality Advisor to support quality assurance activities across a network of third‑party manufacturers and suppliers within a highly regulated pharmaceutical, healthcare, veterinary health, or life sciences environment.

Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will help ensure products are manufactured and supplied in accordance with GMP, regulatory requirements, and quality standards, while supporting the continuous improvement of supplier quality systems and compliance processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional with strong GMP knowledge and supplier quality experience to make an immediate impact within a global organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the qualification, selection, and onboarding of third‑party manufacturers and suppliers.
• Provide QA input into validation, qualification, and product launch activities.
• Manage and support change control activities with internal teams and external partners.
• Contribute quality expertise to regulatory submissions and compliance activities.
• Apply Quality Risk Management principles to third‑party oversight activities.
• Develop, review, and maintain Quality Agreements with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Monitor supplier quality metrics and identify emerging compliance and performance risks.
• Review and support investigations, deviations, root cause analyses, and CAPA activities conducted by third parties.
• Coordinate supplier and contract manufacturer audit activities and track corrective actions to completion.
• Review Product Quality Reviews (PQRs) and Annual Product Reviews (APRs), identifying trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen supplier oversight and quality system effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and advice on GMP, quality, and regulatory compliance matters.
• Degree, Diploma, Master's degree, or equivalent qualification in a Scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Quality Assurance within a GMP‑regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of GMP and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience working with third‑party manufacturers, contract manufacturers, or supplier quality management.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, veterinary, biotechnology, healthcare, or related manufacturing sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent English, both written and verbal.
• Experience working within a global or international environment.
• Knowledge of Quality Control operations.
• Additional language skills.
• Experience supporting supplier audits and quality agreements.
• Working knowledge of risk management methodologies and supplier performance metrics.

What Success Looks Like

• Effective oversight of assigned third‑party manufacturers and suppliers.
• Timely completion and maintenance of Quality Agreements.
• Delivery of Product Quality Reviews and quality system activities to agreed timelines.
• Proactive monitoring and management of supplier quality metrics.
• Successful support of quality improvement and optimisation projects.
• Strong collaboration with regulatory, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders.