Quality Assurance Associate -18-month contract (Sydney, AU, Australia, NSW)
About this opportunity
The Position
Join our team as a Quality Assurance Associate on an 18-month contract, supporting Quality Systems & Compliance activities across Australia and New Zealand. In this role, you will perform the tasks required by the BI Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) as they apply to Australia & New Zealand to ensure compliance with current regulatory requirements. This position sits within the Quality Systems & Compliance (QS&C) sub-team. QS&C is that part of Commerical Quality whose primary focus is non-transactional tasks i.e., maintenance of the Quality System, Supplier Qualification, Self-Inspections etc.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Support the management of the local third-party Supplier Lifecycle Management Program in accordance with applicable local regulations and corporate requirements, including supplier selection, supplier evaluation, supplier qualification, maintenance of Quality Assurance Agreements, auditing support through verification of CAPA, and ongoing monitoring of processes, supplier with issue cases and supplier termination
Maintenance of quality system processes & related documentation i.e., SOPs, Quality Agreements, Supplier Management etc.
Raise and review deviations, associated investigations, CAPAs, Quality Risk Management & Change Control records as per approved procedures and as may be necessary
Monitor quality related processes in accordance with defined KPIs and prepare associated reports for the Quality Management Review process, including trending of data and determination of actions to reverse adverse trends or improve system compliance
Participate in the development and implementation of local quality related processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with applicable local regulations and Corporate requirements
Support the ongoing development of the local training programme for QA, and other relevant business functions, via maintenance of the programme and development & delivery of material
Participate in self-inspections as co-auditor and/or auditee as may be required
Maintain appropriate quality records as required by applicable procedures
Provide support to product quality team as may be necessary from time-to-time for releases, complaints and returns
Undertake any other duties or tasks directed by the Head of Commercial Quality
About our future employee
Bachelor’s degree in relevant scientific discipline, e.g., Chemistry, Pharmacy, Life Sciences etc.
At least 2-5 years’ experience in the Human Pharmaceutical, Veterinary Medicine, Medical Device, or Food Industries.
Basic knowledge of the regulatory requirements for the pharmaceutical industry (human and/or veterinary medicines).
Intermediate level competency in core Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
Experience with QA IT platforms such as GoTrack (TrackWise).
Well-developed negotiation skills.
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) training from a recognized training provider would be an advantage
Experience with ERP systems, such as SAP, would be highly regarded
Job details
How this role compares
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We currently track 385 comparable Associate Quality roles across 90 biopharma companies.
Salary context
44 of 385 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
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Seniority mix
385 of 385 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
1 of 385 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.