Lead Auditor

1 week ago


Stockport, United Kingdom UK Biobank Full time

UK Biobank are seeking to hire an experienced **Lead Auditor** to join our team based in Cheadle Heath, Stockport

Location: Stockport

**Salary**: £47,000-£50,000 per annum

**About Us**:
We’re a leading life science ‘not for profit’ who provide data to researchers across the world to enable scientific discoveries that improve human health. Having recently secured funding for the next 5 years, this is an exciting opportunity for you to joinour organisation and support growth in the size and complexity of a number of ground breaking projects we are delivering.

**Lead Auditor** - The Role:
To ensure through the method of auditing that UK Biobank is operating in a compliant manner, in line with governance and regulatory requirements both internally and externally. To seek to continually improve business processes for UK Biobank and our researchcommunity and to assure the effectiveness of controls, specifically relating to Quality and Information Security.

The post holder should seek to engage with stakeholders at all levels to promote general good practice in all areas of compliance, maintaining an objective, impartial risk based approach to auditing.

UK Biobank promote onsite auditing to ensure transparency, so the post holder should expect to travel regularly, to all UK Biobank assessment centres and some supplier sites. The role will also include a significant amount of virtual and desk based auditing,where appropriate.

**Lead Auditor** - Key Responsibilities:

- Audit scheduling and liaising with key stakeholders
- Scope definition
- Audit interviews and document (policy and procedural) reviews
- Internal control identification and testing
- Report writing
- Process improvements
- Action plans and quality workflows

**Lead Auditor** - You:

- Demonstrable Quality and Information Security audit experience in Biobanking, Health Research or another related field
- Lead audit trained in Quality and Information Security, or comparable/relevant training
- To have experience of auditing against the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 in the field of Biobanking, Health Research or a similar environment
- Demonstrable ability to ensure an objective, analytical and impartial approach to auditing

It would also be great if you had experience in:

- Knowledge or experience of ISO 20387 International Standard for Biobanking
- Knowledge or experience of GxP
- Knowledge or experience of working with Quality software
- Previous experience of working with or in line with other UKAS accreditations

**Lead Auditor** - Benefits:

- 26 days Annual Leave (which increases with length of service) + Bank Holidays
- Flexible (hybrid) working, including modern offices in Stockport with onsite canteen, gym and free parking
- Generous ‘hybrid’ defined benefit/defined contribution Pension Scheme (9.8 % Employee -Contribution, 21.6% Employer Contribution)
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave
- Life Assurance cover
- Plus much more

Our passion for diversity and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development.



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