Quality Assurance Manager

Job Description

Designation : Quality Assurance Manager / Deputy Manager

Qualification : M.Pharma / B.Pharma / M.sc (in Chemistry / Biochemistry / Industrial etc)

Desired Experience : 8 to 12 years experience in API / Pharmaceutical industry

Employee Type : Full Time, Permanent

Location : Tumkur Factory

Job Responsibilities :

• To develop and implement a comprehensive quality assurance strategy and quality management system to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies
• Ensure that all manufacturing processes, documentation, and testing procedures comply with relevant regulatory standards such as WHO GMP, ICH guideline.
• Develop and maintain SOPs for quality assurance, and quality management activities. Ensure that these procedures are followed consistently throughout the plant
• Coordinate and conduct internal and external audits to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and identify areas for improvement. Prepare for and manage regulatory inspections by health authorities or customers.
• Handling of market complaints, returns / recall, deviations, OOS, validation report review .Manage the deviation and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system, including investigating deviations, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Provide training and support to personnel on quality systems, regulatory requirements, and quality-related procedures.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all quality-related activities, including batch records, test reports, and validation protocols. Maintain a systematic record-keeping system for easy retrieval and compliance.
• Collaborate with the procurement and supply chain teams to establish and maintain a supplier qualification program, ensuring that all raw material suppliers meet quality standards and specifications
• Identify and assess quality risks within the manufacturing processes, implement risk mitigation strategies, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Define and track key quality performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of quality systems and report on quality trends to senior management
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by initiating and leading quality improvement projects, conducting root cause analyses, and implementing best practices
• Maintain detailed documentation for audit trails and regulatory submissions.
• Timely reply to customer queries.
• To co-ordinate with head of manufacturing, stores, production and maintenance to document any change control requirement for any changes carried out.
• To release or reject all raw materials , intermediates, packing materials, labelling materials and finished products.
• Drug Master files (DMF), validation master plan updation, and quality manual updation.
• Vendor on site audits, handling and managing of audits to meet regulatory requirements.
• Performing on site audits of vendors.
• To review and approve all specifications, STPs, BMR, MFR.
• Review and approve the all the procedures impacting the quality raw materials, intermediates or APIs .
• To review and approve of all validation protocols and reports.
• To review and approve annual product quality reviews(APQR)