Senior Specialist – Production Safety & Quality

About the role

The Senior Specialist will lead safety and quality initiatives for the J‑II production value stream at Julphar. This role ensures compliance with local regulations, Julphar EHS policies, and global cGMP/GxP standards while fostering a proactive safety culture.

Key responsibilities

• Verify that all production activities in J‑II meet local regulatory and Julphar EHS requirements.
• Monitor and enforce proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe work practices.
• Conduct and document departmental safety risk assessments, ensuring mitigation actions are implemented.
• Promote safety reporting, near‑miss documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support investigations of incidents, near‑misses, and quality deviations, delivering timely root‑cause analysis.
• Maintain compliance with cGMP/GxP standards, including contamination control strategy (CCS) and quality risk assessments.
• Manage QMS activities such as CAPA implementation, change control, and deviation handling.
• Track and report safety and quality KPIs to achieve annual objectives.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of local regulatory, Julphar EHS, and cGMP/GxP requirements.
• Experience in pharmaceutical production safety and quality management.
• Ability to lead risk assessments, investigations, and continuous‑improvement projects.

Required skills

• cGMP
• GxP
• CAPA management
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Contamination Control Strategy (CCS)
• EHS compliance
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)