Quality Specialist

The role To support the good distribution activities and go-live of the Greenogue 2 facility. Work with the quality, operations, and commercial teams to ensure effective and efficient processes are in place and to ensure that all operations are compliant with GxP standards.

This position is a fixed-term contract until the end of 2026.

• Assisting with the management of query tickets around returns and complaints.
  
• Monitoring the Temperature System (EMS) and printing weekly warehouse temperature reports for the RP/DRP review.
  
• Creation and Review of quality-related procedures and quality documentation within the Quality Management System.
  
• Assisting with the raising and investigation of Deviations and Non-Conformances within the Quality Management System.
  
• Review and Approval of Customer and Vendor Setups
  
• Review and approval of new product set-ups.
  
• Assisting with carrying out annual Bona Fides checks.
  
• Administration and support of Recalls/Quarantine Requests.
  
• Support the business in the daily duties associated with rework activities.
  
• Assisting RP with documenting appropriate site-specific CAPAs and change controls.
  
• Assisting the RP with close-out of deviations.
  
• Assist with GDP and procedure-based training.
  
• Generation and review of risk assessments.
  
• Reporting of exempt medicines products to the HPRA.
  
• Coordinating product quality complaints.
  
• Supporting regulatory and supplier audits.
  
• Supporting the internal audit program.
  
• Completing temperature control checks for products at goods receipt.
  
• Investigate FMD alerts received by the site.
  
• Any other quality duties which may arise.
  

• A third-level qualification in science is preferred but not essential.
  
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a GxP environment is preferred, by not essential.
  
• Experience in the operation of warehouse management systems.
  
• Excellent PC skills, including Word & Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  
• Previous experience in administrative duties is an advantage.
  

With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialized services to its clients, leveraging strong relationships with 200+ of the world's best-known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organized into three key divisions: Supply Chain, Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.

Supply Chain & Retail: Supply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare, and animal health products to pharmacies and hospitals nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and support that help independent community pharmacies to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under Life, Allcare, McCauleys, and Hickeys symbol brands.

Pharma – On Demand: The On-Demand business is a specialist medical supply business that sources and distributes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumable supplies to healthcare professionals in over 160 countries worldwide. We have offices in Ireland, the UK, Europe, USA, and New Zealand. The company's main divisions encompass everything from International Sales through Sales to NGO's and Charities, Clinical Trials Supply, Imported (Unlicensed Medicines), Sexual Health Supplies, and the storage and distribution of medical products and devices for third parties.

Uniphar – About Us

Uniphar is a combination of many businesses, each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars that underpin and support our culture: a people-first approach, doing the right thing, entrepreneurial spirit with adaptability, commitment & resilience, a Common Purpose, and Trust at the heart of how we operate. Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people, and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.

• Seniority level: Entry level
  
• Employment type: Full-time
  
• Job function: Quality Assurance
  
• Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing