OQ Officer
Core
Provide quality oversight on the manufacturing floor to ensure safe, compliant, and timely supply by detecting and resolving quality issues in real time.
Role type
Manufacturing Quality Officer (OQ)
Builds
Pharmaceutical products (specialty medicines and vaccines)
Domain
Biopharma / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Required skills
GMP, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Data Integrity, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Batch Review, Internal Audits, Lean Management, Risk Assessment
Preferred skills
Six Sigma, Coaching production teams, Validation activities, Regulatory inspections
Technologies
Manufacturing execution systems, Laboratory information management systems
Responsibilities
Perform in-process checks during manufacturing, filling, and packaging; Review batch documents for manufacturing, filling, packaging, and laboratory; Support investigations into deviations, incidents, and customer complaints; Maintain oversight of retained samples and batch records; Coach production teams on good manufacturing practice; Participate in internal audits, validations, and quality risk assessments.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC