QA Manager – Food & Pharma Testing Laboratories

Location: Kolkata, Barasat

Experience: Typically 7–12 years

Function: Quality Assurance

Industry: Third-Party Testing / Analytical Laboratories

Read This First (Important)

This role is not for:

• documentation coordinators
• manufacturing-only QA profiles
• QA professionals without audit ownership
• candidates with no exposure to analytical testing environments

If your QA experience is limited to batch release, shop-floor GMP, or SOP maintenance , this role will not be suitable .

Role Summary

We are hiring a QA Manager to own and defend the Quality Management System for Food and Pharmaceutical testing laboratories .

This is a high-accountability, audit-facing role .

You will be expected to take technical QA positions during audits , challenge weak practices, and enforce compliance.

Who We Will Consider (Only These Two Profiles)

Profile 1 — Third-Party Testing Lab QA (Strongly Preferred)

You must have:

• QA experience in Food and/or Pharma testing laboratories
• Hands-on exposure to ISO/IEC 17025 (latest version)
• Direct responsibility during NABL / regulatory audits
• Practical experience with:
• deviations, CAPA, change control
• method validation oversight
• data integrity investigations
• audit observations and closures

Profile 2 — Strong Pharma QA (Selective Consideration)

You must have:

• Solid Pharma QA experience beyond manufacturing supervision
• Strong working knowledge of:
• GLP, GDP, Data Integrity (ALCOA+)
• deviation, OOS, CAPA, risk assessment
• regulatory audits (USFDA / EMA / CDSCO)
• Ability to translate Pharma QA rigor into an analytical testing lab environment

✔ Prior QC / analytical lab exposure is a strong advantage

⛔ Manufacturing-only QA with no GLP or analytical mindset will be rejected

Key Responsibilities (Non-Negotiable)

• Full ownership of QMS for Food & Pharma testing laboratories
• Lead NABL / regulatory audits end-to-end
• Review and approve:
• deviations, CAPA, change controls
• validation summaries and risk assessments
• data integrity investigations
• Drive audit readiness and quality discipline
• Train and challenge technical teams on compliance expectations
• Act as the final QA authority , not a coordinator

Knowledge & Competency Expectations

You must be comfortable discussing and defending:

• ISO/IEC 17025 interpretation
• GLP & GDP application in labs
• Data integrity lapses and remediation
• Risk-based QA decision-making
• Audit trail review (LC-MS/MS, HPLC, CDS)