QA Officer

Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence.

Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

We have an opening in our QA department in Newcastle for an experienced QA Officer to join our team. The role holder will have responsibility for elements of the site quality system or sub systems and also supporting supplier quality activities. You will follow existing policies, procedures and work instructions to plan and conduct tasks.

**Major Responsibilities**

Conduct tasks that support one or more areas of the quality system. May include tasks in the following areas:
**Quality Systems**
- Conduct tasks in support of NC, CAPA, SCAR’s, record management, document controls, training.
- Supports some activities relating to supplier quality
- With experience, will identify non-conformances and approve non-routine batch records.
- Support the organization, planning, hosting, and close-out of audits and supplier audits
- Collect and track quality system data and metrics for routine reporting, including Daily Management
- Other quality system tasks, as assigned

**Supplier quality**
- Support Senior Supplier QA Officer(s) on assigned tasks o Conduct tasks in support of supplier audits
- Collect and track supplier quality data and metrics for routine reporting, including Daily Management
- Support activities related to quality of incoming materials (IQC)
- No supervisory responsibilities but provides informal guidance to new team members
- Ensure tasks are managed using the appropriate business processes, to meet objectives, timescales and budgets.
- To manage multiple stakeholders throughout the business to ensure they are informed and consulted as appropriate and stablish and maintain strong relationships with QA colleagues and wider QRA team.

**What we need you to have**
- Experience in a QA role preferably medical device or IVD
- A track record of achievement and an ability to ensure accountability to ensure business needs are met on a sustained and timely manner
- Must possess strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
- Strong, independent worker capable of operating in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- Team player who works well with internal stakeholders to achieve results

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful **Danaher Business System** tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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