Why this role matters

As a Quality Control Analyst, you will a play crucial role in ensuring that our products meet the required quality standards and regulatory guidelines. You will be at the heart of the team essential for preventing defective products from reaching the market, protecting consumers, and ensuring the company maintains regulatory compliance.

What you’ll do

• Handle, conduct sampling and inspection of incoming materials according to specification and test methods.
• Provide high quality data by testing laboratory samples, according to our specifications and test methods, while complying to cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) / cGLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to agreed sampling/testing schedules for raw material, bulk and finished products and compliance activities to meet customer quality and timeline expectations.
• Ensure that work activities and team outputs consider and adhere to cGMP compliance standards in all circumstances.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified expert – Hold a BSc or equivalent qualification
• Experienced Industry professional – you will have experience working in an analytical lab including working with instrumentation. To have a broad set of technical skills and experience in raw material and finished product testing using chromatographic (HPLC, UPLC and GC), spectrophotometric (UV-Vis, FTIR and NIR) and other wet chemistry testing techniques (eg Karl Fischer, auto-titrators and TOC). You will also have experience in the use of laboratory data systems such as CDS, LIMS and statistical analysis software.
• Attention to Detail – Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Team player – You will be an engaged team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, driven by continuous improvement
• Fitness- ability to lift up to 25kg of weight required for handling incoming materials for sampling.
• A full Drivers Licence is required for this role and a forklift licence will be a great benefit.

Why join us?

• Award-winning culture- Join a team that's genuinely a great place to work (and we've got the awards to prove it).
• Career growth- We're big on developing our people and promoting from within.
• Extra leave- After six years with us, you'll get five weeks of annual leave.
• Parental perks- Get 16 weeks of top-up payments during your parental leave.
• Security matters- We've got you covered with life and income protection insurance.
• Feel good with THRIVE- Our wellbeing program helps you be your best, inside and out.
• Exclusive discounts- Enjoy special deals on big-name brands like Clinicians, BraveFace, Avene, Ego, and more.

About Us

Douglas is one of New Zealand's greatest pharmaceutical success stories with an ever-expanding footprint into global markets. We're working to develop, trial, manufacture, test, pack and distribute the very best medicines, nutraceuticals and products to over 40 countries.

At Douglas there are 500 of us - including top scientists, researchers, manufacturers, regulators and engineers, and together we're on a mission to make high quality, effective, accessible and sustainable products for people who need it. We're here to do our life's best work.

We're helping people with conditions like depression, schizophrenia, breast cancer, heart failure, dermatology conditions, as well as people who need antibiotics and medicines to support their immune system.

Come join us on this mission to improve lives!

Next Steps

If you’re invited to complete a video interview as the next stage of your application, we’d love you to embrace it. Video interviews allow more people the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to the hiring manager in a new and innovative way, giving you a better chance of securing your ideal role. Relax, be yourself and don’t worry, we all feel a bit awkward in front of the camera.

Please note:

• Applications may close early due to high interest. Don’t miss out – now!
• As part of the pre-employment process, you will need to pass a drug test, Ministry Of Justice criminal check and medical assessment.
• This role does not support a visa application. To qualify you will need full working rights to work in New Zealand.