Quality Assurance Jobs at Thermo Fisher
Thermo Fisher Scientific is hiring a Quality Assurance Specialist (m/f/d) to strengthen its pharmaceutical quality operations in Rheinfelden and Weil am Rhein, Germany. The candidate getting hired for the Quality Assurance Jobs at Thermo Fisher plays a vital part in maintaining GMP/GDP compliance, supporting quality systems, and ensuring the safety, accuracy, and reliability of pharmaceutical products that impact patients worldwide.
Job Details:
- Job Title: Quality Assurance Specialist (m/f/d) – Pharma
- Job ID: R-01336717
- Job Type: Full-time
- Category: Quality & Regulatory
- Work Mode: Fully Onsite
- Locations: Rheinfelden, Germany | Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Work Schedule: Standard (Monday–Friday)
- Environment: Office
- Division: Fisher Clinical Services GmbH
About the Company:
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, generating approximately $40 billion in annual revenue and employing over 100,000 colleagues globally. The company supports life sciences research, pharmaceutical manufacturing, diagnostics, and clinical development through industry-leading brands such as Thermo Scientific, Patheon, PPD, Invitrogen, and Applied Biosystems.
Fisher Clinical Services GmbH, a Thermo Fisher subsidiary, is a global leader in clinical supply chain management and clinical packaging solutions, ensuring reliable and compliant delivery of medicines to patients worldwide.
Educational Requirements for the Quality Assurance Jobs:
- Completed vocational training as PTA, MTA, CTA, or equivalent
- Alternatively, a scientific qualification with relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
Key Responsibilities:
- You should maintain, review, and approve TrackWise Quality Records, including deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and change controls in the Quality Assurance Specialist Role.
- Ensure quality events are fully documented in compliance with EU GMP/GDP requirements
- Support root cause analysis, investigation reports, and CAPA effectiveness checks
- Coordinate documentation reviews, approvals, and QA communication across teams
- Provide QA input to support production planning and project timelines
- Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready QA documentation
- Oversee QC activities in secondary packaging, including start-up checks, in-process controls, and final release
- Ensure full GMP/GDP compliance in secondary packaging operations in this Quality Assurance Specialist Role.
- Support internal self-inspections, client audits, and regulatory authority inspections
- Conduct and participate in QA Gemba walks
- Review, update, and maintain SOPs
- Track, analyse, and report quality metrics to support continuous improvement
- Proactively identify quality risks and recommend mitigation actions
Skills Required for the Quality Assurance Specialist Role:
- Strong knowledge of EU GMP and GxP regulations
- Experience in pharmaceutical QA or QC, preferably in packaging or distribution environments
- Hands-on experience with TrackWise, eDMS, Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and investigation writing
- Strong organisational, documentation, and administrative skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Fluency in German and English (B2 level or higher)
- Proactive, detail-oriented team player with a strong quality mindset
Benefits of the Quality Assurance Jobs:
- Employment with a global, future-oriented life sciences leader
- Excellent career growth and internal development opportunities
- Competitive compensation with company pension scheme and fringe benefits
- Exposure to global GMP/GDP quality systems
- Strong quality culture driven by integrity, innovation, and collaboration
- Opportunity to directly contribute to patient safety and regulatory excellence
