OQ Officer

Site Name: Pakistan - Sindh - Karachi
Posted Date: Oct 14 2025

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Are you passionate about ensuring quality in a fast-paced, regulated environment? As an Operational Quality (OQ) Officer, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving quality standards during production processes. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory requirements. This role offers opportunities for growth, meaningful impact, and alignment with GSK’s mission to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Ensure in-process checks during production operations are conducted according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Monitor manufacturing, filling, and packaging activities to ensure compliance with batch records and quality standards.

• Support investigations into deviations, complaints, and quality issues, ensuring corrective and preventive actions are implemented.

• Assist in the review and compilation of batch documentation to support timely product release.

• Maintain oversight of retained samples, batch records, and compliance-related documents in line with GSK policies.

• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement by coaching teams on compliance and best practices.

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or a related field.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a pharmaceutical quality assurance or production environment.

• Strong understanding of GMP and regulatory compliance.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or a related field.

• Experience in conducting investigations and implementing CAPAs.

• Familiarity with quality management systems and data integrity principles.

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.

• Previous experience in internal audits or validation activities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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