Quality Practitioner

Make a meaningful impact in quality management 

Are you passionate about driving high standards and continuous improvement Were looking for a committed Quality Practitioner to join the MHRA Laboratories team. This is a great opportunity to support and help evolve our quality management systems ensuring compliance operational excellence and a culture of quality across the team. 

About the Role 

This role is central to upholding and enhancing the quality framework within MHRA Laboratories. Youll work across a diverse range of activitiesfrom document control to coordinating audits to trend analysis and root cause investigations. Youll collaborate with crossfunctional workstreams support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to maintaining our UKAS and regulatory compliance. 

If you enjoy variety problemsolving and influencing positive changes this role offers a rewarding challenge. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Maintain and continuously improve an effective quality management system aligned with LGC policies and relevant legislation. 

• Coordinate conduct and support audits in line with ISO/IEC 17025 standard. 

• Analyse quality data to identify trends and drive corrective and preventative actions. 

• Lead or support investigations into nonconformances ensuring robust root cause and impact assessments and help to implement sustainable improvements. 

• Collaborate closely with the National Laboratories Science (NLS) Quality team on shared policies projects and quality initiatives. 

• Deliver training and guidance to staff on quality systems processes and best practices. 

• Monitor key quality metrics and provide accurate timely reports. 

• Stay current with regulatory requirements and support the implementation of best practice across the laboratories. 

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For 

Were seeking a motivated individual who brings both technical competence and a proactive approach to quality. 

Essential experience and attributes: 

• Postgraduate experience in analytical chemistry or a related scientific discipline ideally within an ISO/IEC 17025 GLP or cGMP laboratory environment. 

• Practical understanding of BS EN ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 quality systems. 

• Competence in statistical process control and continuous improvement methodologies. 

• Experience in audit processes and implementing corrective/preventative actions. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with quality management tools or software. 

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with meticulous attention to detail. 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively at all levels. 

• A commitment to personal development and staying informed of industry and regulatory changes. 

Desirable skills and experience: 

• Experience in root cause analysis methodologies
• Knowledge of risk assessment and mitigation strategies

Additional Information :

ABOUT LGC: 

LGC is a leading global life science tools company providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers products and workflows and are valued for their performance quality and range. 

LGCs National Laboratories deliver a range of expert science functions and services in partnership with the UK Government business healthcare and academia. We manage and operate several national laboratories on behalf of government agencies such as the UK National Measurement Laboratory (NML) MHRA Laboratories Team and National Reference Laboratories as well as hosting the unique function of the Government Chemist.

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age disability race color ethnic or national origin sex sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity religion or belief. Short listing interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender sexual orientation marital status color race nationality ethnic or national origins religion or belief age or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC please visit our website

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time