Vacancy title:
Quality Assurance Officer

Jobs at:
Edes & Associates

Deadline of this Job:
21st September 2018 at 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 03 September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
our client is committed to improving lives through providing efficient and sustainable health care supply chain management solutions through delivering life saving medicines equipment and other medical supplies to over two million Ugandans Our client is seeking; dynamic credible and qualified individuals to fill the following position

Position : Quality Assurance Officer
Reports to : Executive Director
Duty Station : Kampala

Overall Purpose of the Job
To develop proactive approaches quality assurance to certify that quality policies, procedures, programs and systems meet applicable regulatory requirements and are consistent with internal Quality Assurance goals, initiatives and meet requirements on donor supported projects.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Implement Quality Assurance! Quality Management System policy and procedures.
  
• Ensure product sampling, documentation and submission of samples to prequalified quality control laboratories.
  
• Track and investigate product complaint handling. investigations and reporting.
  
• Develop and share monthly reports on product quality assurance with Management.
  
• Support the ISO Quality Assurance team in planning and implementation of 150 activities.
  
• Participate in eGMP inspection of suppliers‘ plants and advise management on the quality at the manufacturing and quality assurance processes.
  
• Liaises with the Quality Assurance team to ensure that incidents are properly reported and support the implementation of adequate measures to avoid reoccurrence.
  
• Manage the root cause analysis and corrective actions process of supplier incidents
  

Education requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences
  
• Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy.
  
• Post qualification training/certification in Quality Assurance
  

Minimum experience:
3 - 5 years of professional experience in quality Assurance field

Knowledge, skills and attitude required:

• ISO Standards
  
• Quality assurance project management
  
• Good pharmaceutical storage and distribution practice
  
• Good manufacturing practice
  
• Pharmaceutical quality control guidelines
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Strong analytical skills.
  
• Good presentation skills
  
• Ability to manage people
  
• Organizational skills
  
• Proficient in Microsoft office