Quality Assurance & Quality Control Jobs

About Quality Assurance & Quality Control roles

Quality teams protect patients by making sure medicines and devices are made, tested and documented correctly every time. Quality Assurance (QA) owns the quality system — SOPs, deviations, CAPA, change control, audits and batch release — while Quality Control (QC) performs the laboratory testing of raw materials, in-process samples and finished products.

The work is governed by Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and in clinical settings by Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Common specialisations include analytical QC using techniques such as HPLC and GC, equipment and computer system validation, qualification, quality systems and document control, supplier quality and data integrity.

Most roles ask for a degree in pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology or life sciences. Familiarity with regulatory expectations from authorities such as the US FDA, EMA and CDSCO, and experience facing audits or inspections, are valued as professionals progress.

Typical job titles

• QA Executive / Officer
• QC Analyst / Chemist
• Validation Specialist
• Quality Systems / QMS Specialist
• Compliance Specialist
• QA / QC Manager