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Senior QA Pharmacist Release

City: Samut Prakan

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

The Senior QA Pharmacist Release is responsible for ensuring that all Reckitt products leaving the factory meet the highest quality standards. This role safeguards product integrity by establishing, improving, and auditing cost-effective Quality Systems in compliance with the Global Quality Policy, Global and local procedures, and the requirements of the Global Health Quality Management Organisation. The position plays a critical role in guaranteeing product safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement in quality processes.

Your responsibilities

Lead the finished product release process for the sales team, ensuring timely approval of products for distribution from Bangplee factory to the market.
Perform finished product release for medicinal products in compliance with Reckitt Global Policy, Thailand Drug Act, EEA, Russian GMP, and EU GMP requirements.
Act as the registered Thai Pharmacist for the Quality Department, listed in the Bangplee Factory Medicinal Product Manufacturing License, fulfilling responsibilities defined under the Drug Act of Thailand.
Review all batch manufacturing and packaging records to ensure compliance with approved Optiva and PCS in TDS as per Reckitt document control standards.
Drive Right First Time (RFT) and Turnaround Time (TAT) performance to meet KPIs and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure all product and process non-conformities are raised as deviation reports and resolved before product release.
Ensure all changes are managed through the change control process, assessing quality impact on process, product, and regulatory compliance, and securing approvals prior to implementation.
Participate as a member of the Quality Internal Audit Team for Bangplee factory in accordance with relevant SOPs.
Develop and monitor GMP-compliant manufacturing procedures and data integrity practices to ensure consistency.
Review and approve consumer and pallet unit formulas in PLM system, ensuring alignment with BPR and related documentation.
Complete Good for Sale Certificates for new product launches.
Conduct annual product quality reviews and management reviews.
Ensure compliance with global quality standards, GMP, and regulatory requirements across all related procedures.
Perform special projects and other related tasks as assigned.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and certified as a Thai Pharmacist under the Drug Act of Thailand.
Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or quality assurance, with strong knowledge of GMP, GDP, PIC/S, ISO 13485, and regulatory standards.
Proven leadership and people management skills, with the ability to influence and develop teams across all levels.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with flexibility and a pragmatic approach to challenges.
Excellent communication skills in Thai and English (reading, writing, and speaking).
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with SAP or PLM systems is an advantage.

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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