Freelance Senior Quality Consultant – Person‑in‑Plant

About the role

ProPharma is seeking a freelance Senior Quality Consultant to support Person‑in‑Plant activities for a leading life‑science client across CDMO sites in the UK and EU. The role starts immediately, runs for an initial three‑month period (1.0 FTE, 40 h/week), and includes travel to partner sites for two to three weeks.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage routine Quality Management Reviews (QMRs).
• Provide quality oversight during Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) for clinical and commercial products.
• Conduct audits, CAPA, deviation handling and other QMS tasks.
• Coordinate mock‑inspection readiness activities, including preparation, coaching and documentation review.
• Support inspection and audit readiness for clinical and commercial manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address and resolve quality risks.
• Review quality systems, documentation and manufacturing activities for GMP compliance.
• Act as the QA subject‑matter expert for assigned Person‑in‑Plant projects.

Required profile

• BSc or higher in a life‑sciences discipline.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance within the life‑sciences industry.
• Prior experience as a Person‑in‑Plant or supporting Person‑in‑Plant activities.
• Experience managing CDMO partners is highly preferred.
• Fluent English communication.
• Based in the UK or EU and able to travel to sites as required.

Required skills

• Quality Management Review (QMR) execution.
• Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) oversight.
• Audit, CAPA and deviation management.
• Mock‑inspection preparation and execution.
• GMP compliance assessment.
• Cross‑functional stakeholder collaboration.