Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

Company Description

Bridge Farm Bioscience Ltd is a dynamic and rapidly-growing plant-science business based in the UK, at the forefront of innovation in how nature is harnessed for health, wellbeing and product development. Our focus is on delivering high-quality plant-derived ingredients and molecules for nutraceuticals, personal-care, pharmaceutical and wellness markets.

Our business operates on a fully vertically-integrated model — from genetics and breeding, through large-scale cultivation, extraction and analytical testing, to product development and manufacture — all under one roof. This integrated approach ensures traceability, consistency and transparency at every step of the value chain.

At our state-of-the-art facility, we combine flexible high-tech glasshouse cultivation, advanced extraction methods (including CO₂ extraction), and in-house analytical chemistry laboratories utilising HPLC, LC-MS and GC-MS.

Our focus is on delivering high-quality plant-derived ingredients and molecules for nutraceuticals, personal-care, pharmaceutical and wellness markets.

We are proud to be a business committed to responsible, sustainable and future-proof production. Sustainability is embedded in our cultivation and manufacturing processes, from biomass-heated glasshouses and water-efficient systems, to full seed-to-sale traceability and rigorous quality systems.

As an employer and innovator, we offer a collaborative, fast-paced environment where plant science meets real-world application, and team members are empowered to drive meaningful breakthroughs and impact.

Why join us?

• You'll work at the cutting edge of plant science and biotechnology, in a business that is making serious investments (over £10 m) into its bioscience facility and growth plans.
• You'll be part of a company with an ambitious growth trajectory and real commercial impact — from early-stage R&D to full commercial production.
• You'll operate within a culture of innovation, collaboration and quality, where scientific precision, operational excellence and sustainable thinking go hand-in-hand.
• You'll help deliver plant-derived solutions that have applications across health, wellness, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and beyond — bridging discovery science and market delivery.

Role Description:

The Senior QA Specialist is a broad role across GMP QA activities performed at the manufacturing site. It is a diverse role within a small QA team requiring a flexible approach, organisation and planning and excellent communication skills

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee timely QA batch release activities and perform batch manufacturing and QC record reviews.
• Oversee the execution of the Self-Inspection program and perform self-inspection audits.
• Review and approve GMP documentation including SOPs and forms.
• Review and approve QMS records including deviations, OOS, change controls. and CAPA.
• Review and approve validation protocols and reports.
• Creation/review of specifications and CoA
• Perform training in GMPs and internal QA processes.
• Develop quality KPI and input to Quality management Review process.
• Lead customer audits
• Own continuous improvement projects.
• Give best practice guidance/coaching in risk management and compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Other responsibilities as defined by Head of QA

Desired Experience and Skills:

• A degree in Chemistry (or a related subject).
• Extensive experience in GMP quality systems.
• Experience in application of quality risk management.
• Experience in application of data integrity regulations.
• Preferred experience in operational roles in manufacturing or QC.
• Practical experience in continuous improvement activities.
• Pragmatic approach to application of regulatory expectations.
• Microbiology experience is advantageous.

Salary: £40,000