Senior Quality Assurance Associate

At our Breda site, every day starts with one shared goal: ensuring the highest product quality for patients around the world. As Senior Associate QA within the Product Complaint Inspection (PCI) team, you play a key role in this mission — combining hands-on lab work with analytical and quality-driven thinking.What you’ll doIn this role, you are responsible for assessing product complaints and ensuring that every step in the process meets GMP and regulatory standards. You’ll work on investigations, evaluate returned samples, and make sure that complaint assessments are completed accurately and on time.Your days will be diverse — about 70% of your time is spent in the lab inspecting and analyzing samples, and 30% involves reporting, documentation, and improvement work. You’ll collaborate closely with teams such as Production, Customer Success, Global Trade, and Distribution Hubs, making this a dynamic role that connects quality with operations.You will:Perform complaint assessments and inspections in line with internal and regulatory requirements.Own and manage minor deviations related to PCI activities.Maintain and update training materials and work instructions.Track team performance through metrics and dashboards.Support investigations and partner with global QA teams to resolve issues.Prepare and review documentation to ensure compliance.Take part in internal and external audits and share your expertise with others.Who you’ll work withYou’ll be part of a close-knit and cheerful international team of five QA professionals. The group includes colleagues from Spain, the Netherlands, Iran, Africa, and Mexico. The atmosphere is open, positive, and collaborative, where team members help and challenge each other to deliver the best results.The role is open due to an upcoming maternity leave and an expected increase in workload in 2026. It’s intended as a long-term position.About youYou have a strong quality mindset and enjoy combining precision in the lab with critical thinking and teamwork. You like structure but can adapt when priorities shift.Your background:MBO or Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or a related field (for example, food industry).At least 4–5 years of experience if MBO level, or 2+ years if Bachelor/Master.Solid understanding of GMP; knowledge of GDP or GxP is an advantage.Fluent in English, both spoken and written (scientific reporting).Experience with SAP, QMS, or Excel is a plus, but not required — training is provided.Soft skills that make you successful here:Proactive and solution-oriented.Flexible and collaborative.Detail-focused with a strong sense of responsibility.Positive, empathetic communicator.Additional contextFull-time, on-site position (no remote or part-time option).Working hours: 8 hours/day + 30-minute break.Daily team meeting at 8:45 a.m. — arrive before this time.Easy to reach by both car and public transport.You’ll participate in around 2 internal audits per year and monthly external audits.