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Quality Control Scientist - Senior Physical Tester
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Location: | Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9319-25-0591 |
Summary
Manage environmental monitoring equipment, including validation, calibration, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and service contracts. Conduct physical and microbiological environmental testing within cleanroom facilities and associated outer areas, following a defined schedule. Perform environmental testing and qualification of clean air devices, including isolators. Produce and maintain documentation such as Quality Control (QC) worksheets and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring compliance with data integrity standards. Support core Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (PQS) by contributing to deviation management, change control impact assessments, and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) relevant to environmental monitoring. Operate and interpret data from the Building Management System as applicable. Act as the technical adviser on physical testing, with specific expertise in ISO and GMP standards for clean air classification. Perform additional testing where required, such as compressed air and nitrogen gas testing. Conduct temperature mapping of all temperature-controlled areas (e.g. fridges, freezers, cold rooms, stability chambers, incubators, and storage spaces) in accordance with EU GMP guidelines. Manage the team of physical testers, ensuring training, development, and adequate contingency or capacity planning aligned with departmental needs. Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership, fostering a collective leadership culture that: Engages, enables, and empowers others. Uses coaching techniques to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement. Encourages collaboration and teamwork within and across organisational boundaries.