Quality Officer

At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.

The Culture Collections is a Biological Resource Centre that provides a service maintaining and supplying strains of cultured cells and microorganisms for public health research. It is structured as a fully integrated service, underpinning science with significant scientific, manufacturing and business activities and operates from laboratories across UKHSA and from a specialist cryo-storage facility on the Porton site.

The Quality Officer will report directly to the Lead Quality Assurance Manager Culture Collections to ensure the application of the management and coordination of the quality systems based on ISO 9001:2015 and ISO17025:2017. The Quality Assurance group has responsibility for managing and facilitating ISO 9001:2015 and ISO17025:2017 compliance applicable to Culture Collections on the UKHSA Porton and UKHSA Colindale.

Essential Criteria:

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 750 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the following criteria:

Essential

• HNC or equivalent in life sciences
• Sound practical experience of working in an analytical/production/research laboratory
• Current good scientific practice
• Communications, written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Basic auditing qualification
• Sound practical experience of auditing
• Knowledge of other quality standards such as GxP