I'm looking for...
close

Did you know that your Internet Explorer is out of date?

To get the best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or download another web browser.
A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below. Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

crome
Google Chrome		 IE
Internet Explorer		 firefox
Mozilla Firefox		 opera
Opera

Your browser will need to close to complete the installation and you will need to manually reload the site when finished
Hot Science Jobs
Operational Excellence Specialist
Cork
Senior Associate Quality Control
Dublin
Maintenance Reliability Engineer
Tipperary
Process Development Engineer
Galway
(Senior) Manufacturing Engineers - Globa
Limerick
Principal R&D Engineer
Galway
QA Manager
Canada
Senior Project Engineer
Cavan
Regulatory Affairs Associate
Cork
Project Manager Design Assurance
Galway
Validation Engineer
Athlone
Quality Systems Specialist
Tipperary
Project Engineer
Limerick
R&D Technician
Galway
Senior R&D Manager - Lifecycle Manag
Galway
Quality Engineer
Galway
Quality Technician
Dublin
Maintenance Technician
Kilkenny
QC Laboratory Technician (shift)
Carlow
R&D Engineer
Galway
Quality Manager
Dublin
Senior Validation Engineer
Carlow
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Galway
R&D Director
Galway
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Clare
Biostatistician
Dublin City Centre
Design Assurance Program Manager
Galway
Project/Process Engineer - Purification
Cork
R&D Engineer
Dublin
Maintenance Reliability Engineer
Cork
QA Operations Specialist (hybrid)
Meath
Principal Engineer
Dublin
Clean Utilities Engineer
Carlow
Senior Quality Engineer
Leitrim
R&D Engineer
Galway
Field Sales Manager (Medical Device) - D
Dublin
Utilities Engineer
Dublin
Project Manager - R&D
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
Senior Quality Control Associate
Dublin South
Mechanical Technician - 2 Cycle
Carlow
Safety & Environmental Specialist
Carlow
Operations Engineer
Galway
R&D Director
Galway
Maintenance Technician
Carlow
Compliance Specialist
Carlow
Electronic Engineer
Dublin
Medical Writer
Cork
Manufacturing Engineer
Wexford
DeltaV Lead Automation Engineer
Tipperary
Software Design Assurance Engineer
Dublin
Project Manager - R&D
Galway
Quality Engineer
Galway
Senior Polymer Development Engineer
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
Senior Operations Engineer
Galway
Electronic Engineer
Dublin
Senior Equipment Design Engineer
Dublin
Clinical Research Associate
Cork
Senior Technical Transfer Specialist
Cork
R&D Manager
Connaught
Change Control Lead
Tipperary
R&D Director
Galway
Quality Engineer
Galway
Facilities Engineer
Carlow
R&D Program Manager
Dublin
Principal Device Engineer
Dublin
Manufacturing Engineer
Galway
Project Manager - Technical Transfer
Republic of Ireland
Medical Secretary
Cork
Project Engineer
Cork
Responsible Person (RP)
Republic of Ireland
Microbiology Manager
Dublin
R&D Project Manager
Galway
Production Operator
Carlow
Staff Systems Engineer
Limerick
Production Operator
Carlow
Senior Equipment Design Engineer
Dublin
Account Manager UK and Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Quality Engineer
Galway
Mechanical Design Engineer
Germany
Project Manager
Kildare
Quality Manager
Galway
Senior Design Assurance Engineer
Galway
Scientist (hybrid)
Meath
Senior R&D Engineer
Galway
Process Chemist
Limerick
Electronic Engineer
Dublin
Quality and Regulatroy Manager
Galway
Senior Project Manager - Process Develop
Dublin
Senior R&D Engineer
Galway
Principal Engineer
Dublin
Quality Engineer
Athlone
Commisioning and Qualification Engineer
Cork
Lead Manufacturing Technician
Kilkenny
Project Scheduler
Louth
Senior Tech Transfer Specialist
Meath
Senior Project Engineer
Cavan
Senior Electrical Engineer
Galway
Senior Microbiologist
Dublin
Head of R&D
Galway
Senior R&D Project Manager
Galway
Quality Engineer
Galway
Senior Design Assurance Engineer
Galway
Production Operator
Meath
Senior Maintenance Technician
Roscommon
Process Engineer
Cork
Project Manager - R&D
Galway
Project Manager
Kildare
R&D Manager
Connaught
Quality Specialist
Clare
Quality Specialist
Tipperary
Regulatory Affairs Associate
Cork
Senior Associate Quality Control NPI
Dublin
R&D Manager
Galway
VP of Operations
Dublin
R&D Engineer
Dublin
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Dublin
Accreditation Manager
Republic of Ireland
Senior R&D Engineer-New Product Deve
Westmeath
Senior Quality Engineer-Remote
Republic of Ireland
Quality Manager
Galway
R&D Manager
Connaught
Design Quality Assurance Engineer
Galway
Process Simulation Technical Engineer
Carlow
Technical Operations Specialist
Cork
Quality Technician
Dublin
Manufacturing Engineer
Cork
Technical Specialist - Manufacturing Pro
Cork
Clinical Trial Quality Representative
Cork
Senior R&D Engineer
Dublin
Applications Scientist
Dublin
Senior Process Development Engineer
Galway
Quality Specialist
Clare
Graduate Manufacturing Technician
Kilkenny
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Republic of Ireland
Manufacturing Engineer
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
Senior R&D Manager/Director
Dublin
Project Manager - R&D
Galway
Senior Quality Engineer
Dublin
QA Specialist (REMOTE)
Dublin
R&D Manager
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
Senior Reg Affairs Specialist - Post Mar
Galway
Senior Manufacting Engineer
Republic of Ireland
R&D Manager
Connaught
QC Systems Specialist
Dublin
Mechanical Technician
Carlow
Regulatory Associate
Cork
R&D Engineer
Galway
Validation Specialist - 50/50 remote
Carlow
Product Development Technician II
Galway
R&D Manager
Galway
Value Stream Team Leader / Production Su
Wexford
Principal Preclinical Scientist
Galway
Senior Process Engineer
Dublin
Electronic Engineer
Dublin
Program Manager
Galway
R&D Manager
Dublin
Maintenance Technician
Carlow
R&D Manager
Athlone
Senior Regulatroy Affairs Specialsit
Galway
Senior Electronic Engineer
Dublin
Principal Heart Valves Engineer
Galway
Senior Operations Engineer
Galway
Senior Technical Transfer Engineer - Hyb
Carlow
Product Development Engineer
Dublin
QA Engineer
Leitrim
R&D Engineer
Galway
Staff R&D Engineer- Customer Focus
Dublin
Manufacturing Biotech Associate 24/7 Shi
Meath
Senior R&D Engineer
Dublin
Quality Engineer
Galway
Senior Manufacturing Manager
Dublin
Quality Director
Galway
Chief Medical Officer
Dublin
R&D Engineer
Galway
Reliability Engineering Consultant - Rem
Republic of Ireland
Product Development Engineer II
Athlone
Technical Transfer Specialist - Remote
Republic of Ireland
Advanced Technologies R&D Manager
Clare
Reg Affairs Specialist
Connaught
R&D Engineer
Galway
Process Support Specialist
Carlow
Senior Regulatory Affairs
Galway
Quality Technician
Dublin
Senior QC Microbiology (24/7 Shift)
Dublin
R&D Manager
Athlone
CTO
Dublin
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Athlone
QA Manager
Canada
Injection Molding Engineer
North Leinster
Quality Engineer
Galway
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Athlone
Quality Control Technician
Carlow
Production Operator
Meath
R&D Manager
Galway
Lead Maintenance Reliability Engineer
Westmeath
MS&T Bioprocess Engineer
Meath
Product Development Manager
Galway
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Republic of Ireland
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Athlone
Manufacturing Technician
Clare
Manufacturing Project Engineer
Sligo
Cleaning Validation Specialist
Cork
Project Engineer - Senior
Cavan
Injection Moulding Engineer
Athlone
Senior Quality Engineer
Dublin
R&D Engineer
Clare
Senior R&D Engineer
Galway
Quality Operations Manager
Dublin
CTO
Galway
Project Engineer
Roscommon
Maintenance Technician
Kilkenny
Senior R&D Manager
Athlone
Quality Assurance Engineer
Longford
Principal Scientist/Engineer Medical Dev
Dublin
Senior Quality Engineer
Leitrim
Shift Technician (Injection Moulding)
Kildare
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Dublin
Quality Engineer
Wexford
Investigation Lead
Dublin
Senior Associate Quality Control
Dublin
Microbiologist
Cork
Senior Quality Engineer
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
R&D Engineer
Galway
Principal Quality Engineer
Galway
Product Development Technician II
Galway
EHS Specialist
Meath
R&D Engineer
Galway
Product Development Engineer
Dublin
R&D Engineer
Galway
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Dublin
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Dublin
R&D Manager
Galway
Project Engineer
Cork
Quality Control NPI Senior Associate
Dublin South
Program Manager
Dublin
Injection Moulding Engineer
Leitrim
Director of Quality Engineering
Limerick
Senior Project Manager - Process Develop
Cork
R&D Engineer
Galway
R&D Manager
Galway
Senior R&D Engineer
Clare
Engineering Projects Lead
Carlow
Sourcing Specialist
Tipperary
MS&T Associate Director
Dublin
R&D Manager
Galway
Product Development Engineer
Galway
Senior R&D Engineer
Galway
Technical Life Cycle & Engineering M
Galway
Material Handler
Carlow
R&D Engineer
Galway
Consultant




Alert

Sorry
There are no Open Vacancies that Match your Search

Other similar job titles you may be intertested in include: Validation Manager Inhalations Scientist Technical Services Specialist Pharmaceutical Engineer Process Technician Validation Coordinator

Please view a sample career profile in the box below
or click here to browse all open vacancies

Qualified Person Career Profile

Qualified Person (QP)

The QP is the person responsible for the final release of a batch of pharmaceutical product, finished products that are ready for consumption only. To do this, they must review all of the batch files, which encompass information from many of the other departments. A QP is named on a manufacturing licence and must be qualified according to Directive 2003/94/EC. This is granted by taking a specific 2 year course, or by having a Pharmacy degree plus the required experience. Salaries in this area range from €60,000 to €90,000 for an experienced QP. Many QPs also offer their services on contract, services numerous facilities simultaneously. A desireable and lucrative job for many working in the Pharmaceutical industry.

Minimum of five years experience in a Quality role.

Key Responsibilities of the QP


  • Before certifying a batch prior to release the Qualified Person doing so should always ensure that the following requirements have been met:
  • Each batch of finished product must be certified by a Qualified person within the EC/EEA before being released for sale or supply in the EC/EEA or for export.
  • The principles and guidelines of GMP as stated in Directive 2003/94/EC for medicinal products and IMP for human use, as interpreted in the EC Guide to GMP have been followed. Ensure all requirements under references have been met prior to release of a batch.
  • The principal manufacturing and testing processes have been validated.
  • All the necessary Quality Control checks and tests have been performed, and account taken of the manufacturing and packaging conditions including a review of batch records.
  • All necessary checks and tests have been performed, including any additional sampling, inspection, tests or checks initiated because of deviations or planned changes
  • All necessary manufacturing, packaging and quality control documentation has been completed and endorsed by suitably authorised staff.
  • To ensure that the legal requirements regarding imported products have been fully met.
  • The general conditions as laid down on the Manufacturer's License orManufacturing Authorisation (IMB) are followed.
  • The QP should maintain their knowledge and experience up-to-date in the light of technical and scientific progress and changes in quality management relevant to the products which they are required to certify.
  • The QP must carry out audits of GMP facilities involved in the manufacturing of medicinal products used in the clinical study.
  • The QP must maintain a register of all released batches.
  • The QP must promote GMP through training and guidance internally.