Merck KGaA Posted September 12, 2026

Quality Specialist 3

Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

Your Role: 

We have an excellent opportunity for a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Stirling. As Quality Assurance Specialist you are responsible for promoting and integrating quality into every aspect of our business and ensuring that we are operating in full compliance with sound scientific practice, GxP and standard operating procedures. You will report to Quality Manager / Supervisor and will perform the review / approval of GxP documents, including protocols, technical specification (TS) and SOPs. You will perform data audit and approval of completed testing documentation as they align with the stated regulatory standard and the approved TS, protocol or SOPs. You will also conduct in -process and product quality audits across Operations areas to ensure compliance to the Quality Management System, GMP or GLP Regulatory Standards, relevant Standard Operating Procedure (SOP's) and customer specification and constantly work within Operational departments to reduce the risk of quality findings.

Who you are:

Degree or equivalent in a Biological Science or Quality Management

Previous experience of working within a laboratory environment and working within quality driven systems and / or a regulated environment (GLP/GMP)

Be highly motivated, self-starter demonstrating ability to use initiative with respect to scheduled work activities

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to priorities own workload, work to tight schedules and adaptable to change

The ability to thrive in a fast paced and growing environment, while using sound judgment to resolve complex issues and challenges. Comfortable initiating change. Ability to balancing multiple issues and perspectives.

Excellent leadership, facilitation, and communication skills

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1075 comparable Quality roles across 129 biopharma companies.

1075Comparable roles tracked
955Currently active
129Companies hiring similar roles
54Countries represented

Salary context

197 of 1075 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Exp Tech Quality Control · Johnson & Johnson $38,500/yr – $61,985/yr
Highest disclosed · Vice President, Quality Assurance - GMP · Exelixis Inc $315,500/yr – $366,500/yr
Peer group range $50,243 – $341,000 (median $151,100)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1075 comparable roles

United States330
Ireland61
Germany55
China55
India51
Japan44

+ 48 more countries

Seniority mix

475 of 1075 peers have a known seniority level

Manager182
Senior130
Associate Director42
Director38
Principal24
Associate23
Senior Director20
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc12
Executive/VP4

Therapeutic area mix

2 of 1075 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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How we calculate "similar"

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