Quality Risk Management Lead

PE Global is currently recruiting for a QA Risk Management Lead on behalf of a leading biotech company based in Limerick. This is an initial 12-month contract role.

The QRM Lead will establish and embed a risk-based quality management program for a new digitally enabled biologics manufacturing facility. As the project QRM subject-matter expert, they will ensure that quality risk management is systematically applied across facility start-up, operational resilience, digital system dependency, and paperless manufacturing continuity.

• Establish and manage the facility QRM program in accordance with applicable regulations, ICH Q9(R1) and internal procedures.
• Select appropriate risk assessment methods and facilitate the completion, periodic review and communication of risk assessments.
• Embed risk-based decision-making across facility start-up, manufacturing, automation, data flows and quality oversight.
• Ensure risk decisions are science-based, documented and inspection-ready.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, IT, Automation and Engineering to identify, mitigate and assign ownership of risks.
• Develop and maintain the risk management plan for digital and corporate systems, including DCS, MES, eBR, ERP, data historians and network infrastructure.
• Support project quality and business objectives relating to GxP risk management.

• Extensive QRM experience in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biologics manufacturing, including use of multiple risk assessment methods and facilitation of complex risk assessments.
• Strong knowledge of ICH Q9(R1), digital manufacturing and system-enabled operations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence site design, operating models and quality governance.
• Experience managing operational resilience, data integrity and business continuity risks in digital or paperless environments.

Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland