Summary
Acino, part of Arcera, is a pharmaceutical company operating across emerging markets and supplying products through contract manufacturing and out-licensing. The Senior Quality Control Expert reviews and approves analytical data and records for QC batch release, checks audit trails and data integrity, and leads QC data integrity investigations and CAPA. The role also supports system compliance, SOP improvement, risk mitigation, and staff training. Applicants need a pharmacy bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of pharmaceutical QC experience; UAE pharmacist licensure is preferred. The position is in Dubai.
The posting
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Established in 1836, Acino, part of Arcera, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Zurich, with a clear focus on selected markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, as well as Ukraine and Eurasian countries. With over 3,000 people across 90 countries, we deliver quality pharmaceuticals to promote affordable healthcare in these emerging markets. We also leverage our high-quality pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and network to supply leading companies through contract manufacturing and out-licensing.
Acino is part of Arcera, a diversified life sciences holding company, established by ADQ in Abu Dhabi in 2024 with the purpose to advance innovation in line with the Emirate’s 2030 vision for the sector and beyond.
Job Description
The QC Senior Expert is responsible for reviewing and approving electronic analytical data, analytical batch records, and analytical reports to ensure compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices, Data Integrity Principles, and Regulatory Requirements to support the final QC batch release. This role involves audit trail review, analytical record verification, and metadata assessment, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and integrity. Additionally, the QC Senior Expert acts as the Data Integrity Champion within the QC laboratory, supporting training, governance, and compliance enhancement activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and approve electronically generated analytical data, analytical batch records, test results, calculations, and analytical reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with specifications.
- Confirm that all batches under QC release meet the approved specifications and have no pending deviations, OOS, or OOT.
- Ensure adherence to cGMP, laboratory SOPs, regulatory standards, and pharmacopeial requirements, and drive improvements in analytical data management.
- Perform audit trail review for analytical instruments and software systems, identifying and addressing anomalies.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies in analytical data, and verify instrument performance, method execution, and calculation accuracy before batch disposition.
- Ensure all data is traceable, attributable, and tamper-proof, following ALCOA++ principles.
- Ensure user access control compliance, preventing unauthorized data modifications.
- Collaborate with IT and QA to ensure electronic data systems are validated and compliant with 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and WHO TRS 996 Annex 4.
- Act as the QC Data Integrity Champion, ensuring DI best practices are consistently followed.
- Ensure all QC staff are aware of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and electronic data management policies.
- Lead DI investigations in QC, ensuring proper root cause analysis and CAPA implementation.
- Identify risks related to electronic and paper-based data handling, proposing effective mitigation strategies.
- Develop and conduct training sessions on data integrity and electronic record compliance for QC personnel.
- Monitor DI deviations trends and provide required information for Periodic Management Review.
- Lead the improvement, revision, and implementation of QC system SOPs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. UAE-licensed pharmacist is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a pharmaceutical Quality Control, with in-depth knowledge of analytical techniques and batch release activities.
- In-depth knowledge of cGMP standards, with strong understanding of audit trails, metadata analysis, and electronic data governance.
- Hands-on experience with analytical instruments, QMS, DMS, and lab management software’s (e.g., Empower, Labsolution, OpenLab, LabWare, SAP, IQVIA, TrackWise).
This is the opportunity to join a very dynamic organization, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear more about you!
Please apply via our HR system here.