Qs Pharmacist

**Overview**
- Performs product recipe functions (BOM, routing, master data management, master batch record creation, validation and change management) in MES
- Coordinates and supports administrative functions within QS

**Responsibilities**

**QS coordination and support**
- Provide QA IT systems support
- Ensure manufacturing processes, duties and activities are designed according to GMP and regulatory requirements
- Perform process evaluation, including reporting of process and system deficiencies and following up on corrective actions

**Master data management**
- Define and manage critical data relating to quality
- Ensure adherence to product master data standards

**Master batch record (MBR) creation and validation**
- Create new item IDs on the ERP
- Create and maintain precise, detailed and compliant manufacturing instruction/ description documentation on the system
- Check that MBRs contain all pharmaceutically relevant data, including input material list, valid SOPs, detailed work instructions, process data/ steps (e.g. IPCs, CPPs, CQAs)
- Ensure that MBRs are GMP compliant
- Ensure proper MBR change controls in process compliance

**Procedure and document compliance**
- Align engineering and QA policies and configure system for cleaning and hold times, maintenance, calibration, and equipment tares
- Implement quality manuals and policies
- Conceptualise, initiate and author SOPs and process documents Identify, process and store records and review output documents
- Conduct reviews of protocols for product launches

**Audits and reporting**
- Conduct root cause analysis and risk assessments and report
- Participate in QMS monthly and annual reviews
- Conduct and report on statutory external (regulatory) audits

**Planning and operational support**
- Provide technical and operational input during drafting of quality plans and procedures specific to unit
- Request, allocate and monitor the use of MES related assets and resources for the fulfilment of work objectives
- Stay up to date on developments, trends, legislation and regulations
- Provide information for reports, as required by superior

**Skills required**

**Background/experience**
- Bachelor’s degree (B Pharm) with 4-6 years’ related work experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Extensive experience working with compliance procedures and administrative process automation

**Specific job skills**
- Good knowledge of local registrations and regulations and of international regulations/guidelines concerning GDP/GMP, QA
- Advanced understanding of the pharmaceutical manufacturing and corrective action programs
- Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements
- Excellent computer/ IT system administration skills

**Competencies**
- Information Gathering
- Interrogating Information
- Offering Insights
- Endorsing Quality Standards