Qualified Person (QP)

Site Name: UK – Essex – Harlow Posted Date: May 2 2025 We have a new opportunity for a Qualified Persons (QPs) to join our Quality Assurance (QA) team at our Harlow site primarily supporting GSK acquisition activities. As a QP you will also perform the quality assurance activities and quality oversight of the GMP functions performed within Pharmaceutical Research & Development processes (including batch-release for manufactured product for clinical trial purposes). We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work. Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK In this role you will Provide Qualified Person oversight, GMP guidance and support to the GSK acquisition/audit team for companies/batches to be acquired as part of due diligence activities (approx 50% role) Provide QP advice to GSK project teams, external collaboration partners and sponsors concerning acquisitions and unlicensed medicines to reduce regulatory risk to GSK and ensure information and other QP assurances are obtained (as required). Perform Qualified Person certification (as defined in EU directive 2001/20/EC, regulation 536/2014, Article 51 of Directive 2001/83/EC and UK equivalents) and perform QP release of a range of primary and secondary packed Investigational medicinal products. (approx. 50% role) Ensure compliant operations are in place to allow for UK certification of batches of Investigational Medicinal Products and assure products meet regulatory requirements. Maintain knowledge of legislation changes applicable to QP Certification (including evaluate impact and propose mitigation for compliant management and/or introduction). Build and maintain internal and External business relationships (communicating and interacting at various levels internally and externally). Incorporate effective processes in Product Quality Pharma R&D to provide oversight of manufacturing facilities (pilot plant and/or clinical packaging and distribution). Participate in audits/investigations (eg; Quality Investigations, customer complaints and vendor complaints) and recommend corrective and preventative actions (and follow up on the implementation of those recommendations). About You: You will be a Qualified Person (QP) – this is key to delivery in this role. Your QP qualification must be recognized in the UK. As this role is multi-faceted and collaborates with a wide variety of on-site production and operations teams, you will also be self-motivated with strong experience of working in quality at a sophisticated manufacturing site. You will be resilient and calm, with strong communication skills. Why you? Basic Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Qualified Person (QP) – stated on a current UK Manufacturer’s/Importer’s licence Relevant experience on a manufacturing site (preferably IMP) Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply: Batch release and QMS experience that can be applied to the acquisitions and mergers role including supply chain and QMS/audit assessments (including Annex 1 requirements) Closing Date for Applications – 18th May 2025 (COB) Benefits GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to: Competitive base Salary Annual bonus based on company performance Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences Opportunities for support for professional development/chartership Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes Employee recognition programmes Hybrid (onsite/remote) working within GSK policies (post training period) Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. 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