Quality Control Officer

About the Role

Cipla is seeking a Quality Control Officer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting Quality Control operations for the Cipla Saudi Site, ensuring the timely execution of laboratory qualifications, validations, and area qualifications. The position requires 5-10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Quality Control Officer will provide scientific and analytical support, ensuring compliance with cGMP, data integrity, and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include:

• Supporting new product introduction, technology transfer, and inspection readiness for regulated markets.
• Providing troubleshooting support for OOS/OOT, atypical results, laboratory deviations, and impurity evaluations.
• Assisting with regulatory responses while maintaining cGMP, data integrity, SFDA, and global regulatory compliance.

Project Deliverables

• Preparing required documents (URS, SIA, PRA & GxP) for the procurement of new instruments and equipment in the QC laboratory.
• Qualifying instruments and equipment received in the laboratory according to SOP/protocols.
• Carrying out QC Area qualification and temperature mappings, adhering to established timelines.

QC Operations and Compliance

• Executing allocated work from the Section Head and prioritizing QC activities such as scheduled calibrations/AMCs for instruments and equipment.
• Preparing protocols, reports, chromatographic data, analytical justifications, and laboratory documentation.
• Ensuring right-first-time execution and timely closure of assigned QC activities.
• Maintaining ALCOA++ compliance with raw data, electronic systems, audit trail review, and laboratory records.
• Ensuring inspection readiness for SFDA, EU GMP, MHRA, WHO, and PIC/S requirements.
• Supporting regulatory audits, customer audits, and deficiency responses with sound analytical justification.

Training and Laboratory Excellence

• Training analysts in HPLC/UPLC, GC, UV, FTIR, dissolution, and advanced analytical evaluation.
• Promoting a compliance culture, safety, and scientific decision-making within the section.

Experience Required

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in quality control within a pharmaceutical or related industry.