Quality Compliance Manager

Quality Compliance Manager

Location: Craigavon, Northern Ireland, UK

Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon-Fri with flexible working hours

Business Unit: Almac Sciences

Open To: Internal & External Applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB11333

The Role

Are you ready to make a real impact in the pharmaceutical industry and take your career to new heights?

Almac Sciences are currently seeking a talented Quality Compliance Manager to join their dynamic team at the company’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Craigavon.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in guiding the batch release process for clinical and process validation APIs and intermediates, ensuring that manufactured materials meet the highest standards of excellence and compliance.

As the Quality Compliance Manager, you’ll have the chance to develop and inspire a team of talented Quality Assurance professionals, helping them reach their full potential while driving the company’s mission forward. Your leadership will be instrumental in maintaining timely and compliant batch release, as well as in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and personal development.

You will lead an expert technical support team, taking ownership of critical QA activities linked to manufacturing operations. Your remit will include diverse and challenging responsibilities—from Supplier Qualification and Hard to Clean Assessments to Utilities Compliance, batch documentation management and review, investigation support, and batch release.

This role offers the excitement of varied daily tasks, the opportunity to collaborate across departments, and the satisfaction of ensuring products reach patients safely and efficiently.

Join Almac Sciences and be at the forefront of life-changing innovations. This is your chance to contribute to cutting-edge pharmaceutical solutions whilst advancing your own career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

For further information on candidate criteria and job specific responsibilities, please review the attached Job Description.

Key Requirements

• Life Sciences Degree or equivalent experience
• Proven Leadership Experience of a QA/Compliance Team Within a Pharmaceutical GMP environment.
• Experience of reviewing manufacturing documentation such as batch records and analytical data
• Experience of investigation of Analytical and Manufacturing deviations

Desirable Requirements

• Degree in Analytical Chemistry/Pharmaceuticals or equivalent
• Prior QA Manufacturing Support Experience Gained in a GMP API Company (CDMO or CRO) working to ICHQ7.
• Experience of working across, and understanding the different regulatory needs across various phases of the drug development cycle (development, clinical, commercial)
• Experience of preparation for regulatory audits (MHRA, FDA)

Apply Now

Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Sunday 15th March 2026

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.