GDP Commercial Specialist in Hemel Hempstead

The GDP Commercial Specialist ensures that Recordati’s Quality Management System supports compliant, efficient, and reliable GxP operations across the commercial supply chain. The role strengthens GMP/GDP quality oversight by partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain high standards, resolve quality issues, and drive continuous improvement. It also contributes to key departmental initiatives that enhance compliance, operational effectiveness, and inspection readiness. Please note that this is a 1 year fixed-term position.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Systems: Provide QA support in alignment with Recordati Quality Management System and applicable GMP/GDP regulations.
• Establish, review and maintain procedures and quality documents.
• Record, assess and manage deviations and distribution complaints within the designated quality system.
• Coordinate investigations by engaging with warehouses, 3PLs, distributors, and internal teams to ensure timely and complete data collection and recording.
• Verify documents related to returns and approve checklists prior to RP decision-making.
• Liaise with third parties to confirm stock receipt, quarantine status, and reconciliation.
• Track, manage and close action items and CAPAs as appropriate.
• Initiate and manage changes related to warehouses/3PLs, distributors.
• Maintain up to date licenses for warehouses/3PLs, distributors.
• Review Quality Agreements as required.

QA Coordination:

• Provide GDP guidance and support across Recordati commercial and industrial operations.
• Act as the QA point of contact for the central warehouse 3PL and other relevant partners.

Quality Systems Requirements

• Maintain an understanding of RRD Pharma working practices and SOPs and relevant country codes and ensuring these standards are met across the organisation.

Technical/Professional Expertise

• Master’s degree in medical, pharmaceutical or science discipline.
• Previous experience (5 years) in a GMP/GDP environment, ideally in Quality Assurance.

Required Behaviours and Competencies

• Analytical thinking to manage in advance new legal requirements.
• Negotiation and project management skills.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.