QA Specialist

Make a meaningful impact by ensuring the highest standards of product quality

At AstraZeneca, we are committed to delivering medicines that transform patients’ lives. Ensuring consistent, reliable product quality is central to this mission. Our Dublin College Park site is a key part of our global supply network, and we are now seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to support internal and external quality processes across our site.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their QA career or with foundational experience in GxP environments who is eager to grow, influence quality decisions, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

What you’ll do

As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will complete core quality processes, support investigations, contribute to compliance activities, and ensure quality decisions are made with accuracy and clarity. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional partners and external partners to ensure we deliver safe, compliant, high‑quality products.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing core internal and external quality processes such as deviation management, complaint management, supplier quality and product quality reviews
• Performing timely data entry and documentation relating to quality systems
• Advising on deviations and contributing to batch disposition recommendations
• Reviewing and approving investigations, ensuring root causes and effective CAPAs are established
• Leading customer complaint investigations and approving investigation documentation
• Reviewing and approving documentation within the change management framework
• Supporting evaluations of validations, qualifications, regulatory documents, periodic reports and product quality reviews
• Providing day‑to‑day GxP guidance in line with regulatory requirements and internal procedures
• Leading and contributing to formal and informal GMP training
• Coordinating regulatory documentation referrals including dossiers, site impact assessments and QP declarations
• Supporting process improvements, risk assessments, benchmarking and continuous improvement activities
• Contributing to data analysis and developing insights on quality metrics and KPIs using digital tools

This role carries no direct people leadership but requires strong collaboration across multiple functions.

What you’ll bringEssential

• High school education with relevant experience or an entry‑level bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or similar
• Experience working with principles of GxP compliance, SOPs and Safety, Health & Environment requirements
• Experience accomplishing quality‑related processes within a regulated environment
• Proficiency with digital tools or systems related to QA reporting, documentation or analytics

Desirable

• Additional experience within pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology, GMP auditing or document control
• Familiarity with digital quality systems

Key relationships - You will work closely with:

Internal:

• Process Execution Team
• External Quality
• Regulatory
• Global Quality
• On‑Market Technical
• Operational Excellence

External:

• Health Authority inspectors
• Vendors and third‑party partners