Quality Manager (Manufacturing QA)
About the role
The Quality Manager will lead a Quality team providing expert advice and operational support on Quality and Regulatory requirements while coordinating aspects of the Quality Management System supporting the Manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Leading a Quality team
- Providing expert advice and operational support on Quality and Regulatory requirements
- Cooking support for the Manufacturing environment
- Coordinating aspects of the Quality Management System
- Communication across all levels of the organization is key to success in this role
Requirements
- Significant experience of the operation of an effective Quality Management System in a Blood Establishment or pharmaceutical environment
- Educated to at least Honours Degree level holding a post graduate professional qualification e.g. MSc
- Demonstrable experience of risk management, change management, Incident management, Corrective and Preventative Action planning, root cause analysis and Quality auditing
Qualifications
- Quality Assurance (QA) professional experience
- Postgraduate professional qualification in a related field
Skills
- Hands-on approach
- Broad area of Quality responsibility
- Oversight of blood component manufacture, donation testing, QC laboratory, logistics, information systems and facility
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Comprehensive range of work life balance policies
- Occupational health services
- Learning resource centres
- Discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Pay
Details of pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
The work pattern is Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week, with some hybrid working acceptable according to business needs.
Location
The Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh
Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Inclusion
Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities.
Further Information
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Evelyn McLennan, Associate Director Quality and Regulatory Compliance, evelyn.mclennan@nhs.scot