At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead quality compliance and validation teams to ensure pharmaceutical standards are met.
- Company: Join Almac Group, a global leader in advancing human health.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, career progression, and supportive environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for continuous improvement and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the pharmaceutical industry while driving high standards.
- Qualifications: Leadership experience in pharmaceutical quality and strong regulatory knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Full time, Permanent
Closing date: July 19, 2026 4:00 PM
Who We Are
Almac Group is a global leader in advancing human health. We provide a range of expert services across the drug development lifecycle to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, supporting them in finding treatments for patients.
Skills and attributes:
- Quality Compliance
- Pharmaceutical Experience
- GMP Compliance
- Senior Management
- Solid Oral Dosage Forms
Description
Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday. Flexible working pattern.
Business Unit: AlmacPharma Services
Open To: Internal and external applicants welcome to apply
Ref No.: HRJOB11628
The Opportunity
Pharma Services plays a vital role in supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies through the manufacture and packaging of medicines for patients around the world. Working within a highly regulated environment, our teams are committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality, compliance and operational excellence.
Due to continued growth, we are now seeking an Associate Director – Quality Compliance & Validation to provide leadership across the Craigavon site’s Validation and Quality Compliance teams. This is a key leadership role where you will oversee the systems, people and processes that help ensure our facilities, equipment, utilities and computerised systems remain in a compliant and controlled state, while also supporting the effective operation of the wider pharmaceutical quality system at the Craigavon site.
In this role, you will lead experienced managers and specialist teams, providing direction, governance and oversight across site quality compliance and validation activities. You will play an important part in maintaining inspection readiness, monitoring quality performance, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and ensuring the business is supported with the right resources, skills and systems to meet both operational and regulatory expectations.
This opportunity would suit a strong quality leader who enjoys working across teams, influencing at a senior level, and driving high standards in a fast‑paced pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. You will also act as a subject matter expert in good manufacturing practice, internal quality processes and validation strategies contributing to projects, audits, inspections and strategic quality improvements across site.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the Validation and Quality Compliance teams on the Craigavon site
- Providing governance and oversight of site quality systems and validation activity
- Ensuring facilities, equipment, utilities and computerised systems are maintained in a compliant state
- Monitoring quality and performance metrics and driving improvements
- Supporting regulatory inspections, client audits and internal audit activity
- Acting as an escalation point for complex compliance and validation issues
- Representing Quality Assurance and/or Validation on cross-functional and site-wide project teams
Joining Almac means becoming part of a fast‑paced, growing organisation within a highly regulated industry. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with excellent opportunities for learning, development and long‑term career progression across the Almac Group.
What you need to be successful:
To succeed in this role, you will bring significant leadership experience within a pharmaceutical quality environment, along with a strong understanding of regulatory expectations governing the manufacture of medicinal products in Europe. You will be confident leading teams, influencing stakeholders, solving problems, and driving a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have:
- Significant experience managing a diverse quality function supporting the development and maintenance of pharmaceutical quality systems.
- Experience in the development and application of validation strategies for facilities, equipment, utilities and computerised systems.
- Experience in the quality and validation aspects of solid oral dose forms.
- Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical quality management systems
- Proven knowledge of UK, EU and US regulatory requirements governing the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections and/or client audits
- Knowledge of contract manufacturing organisation business models
- Knowledge of the requirements of ISO quality systems
Further information
This role is primarily based in Craigavon and may require coverage beyond normal working hours as and when required. For more information, please review our candidate spec - Pharma - Quality Assurance roles - 1. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Quality Assurance and will have line management responsibility for the Validation and Quality Compliance Managers.
Paid Time-Off for Vacation and Sick Days
Almac Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Associate Director of Quality Compliance & Validation in Craigavon employer: OASIS Group
Almac Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and supportive work environment in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. With a strong commitment to employee development and career progression, we provide our team members with the resources and opportunities to thrive in the fast-paced pharmaceutical industry. Our culture fosters collaboration and innovation, ensuring that every employee plays a vital role in advancing human health while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.
