Quality Assurance Auditor

Company Description

SGS is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential.

At SGS, we have an open corporate and international culture, we offer a dynamic work environment in a leading global company. Our high professional standards and our sustainability approach guarantee you a future-oriented work environment. We invest in our employees for the long term and we are committed to supporting your development within the company.

**Job Description**:
**Job Title**:Quality Assurance Auditor

**Job Type**:Permanent

**Hours**:35 hours per week

**Job Location**:Clydebank

**Main purpose of the role**:

- Prepare, manage and maintain all quality documentation systems.
- Maintain copies of all approved study documents and standard operating procedures in use.
- Verify that study documentation contains the information required for compliance to the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) or Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
- Audit final reports to confirm that the methods, procedures and observations are accurately and completely described, and that the reported results are a true reflection of the raw data. To promptly report any raw data inspection results to the Study Director / Scientist and any Principal Investigator and the respective management when applicable.
- Manage own workload, ensuring that work is adequately resourced, and scheduled in an efficient and effective manner, and that all work is audited and performed in accordance with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Providing compliance advice and guidance to staff as required and providing support for Study Directors in troubleshooting problems and in discussing projects with clients.
- To interact with clients with respect to any deviations, investigations and out of specifications and to ensure that any corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) that arise from these are completed appropriately.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Ensure full compliance with the Company’s Code of Integrity & Professional Conduct, and act in accordance with SGS UK’s Equality & Diversity Policy, and ensure others do so.
- At all times, adopt a safe behaviour by exercising due regard for the health and safety of yourself, colleagues and clients, in line with the Company’s policies and procedures

**Qualifications**:
**Skills & Knowledge**

Essential
- QA auditing experience
- Good attention to detail and good auditing practices
- Use of databases for management of information
- Good IT skills, experience in word, excel, powerpoint
- Familiarity with working to business and regulatory guidelines
- Good communication skills
- Good analytical reasoning / maths skills

Desirable
- GLP/GMP / regulatory background

**Qualifications**

Essential
- Educated to Degree level

Desirable
- Degree level in Biological Science preferable
- Quality Assurance qualification

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