IPQA Officer – In‑Process Quality Assurance

About the role

The IPQA Officer ensures that manufacturing and packaging activities comply with approved procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), regulatory requirements and company quality standards. This role monitors production processes, conducts in‑process checks, reviews documentation and drives corrective actions to safeguard product quality and patient safety.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing and packaging activities to ensure compliance with SOPs, Batch Manufacturing Records (BMRs), Batch Packaging Records (BPRs) and GMP.
• Perform routine in‑process checks and verify critical process parameters remain within specifications.
• Inspect production areas, equipment, materials and personnel practices for GMP compliance.
• Review batch documentation for completeness, accuracy and contemporaneous entry.
• Conduct line clearance and area inspections before and after production runs, ensuring removal of previous product, labels and waste.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology or a related science.
• 3–5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, IPQA, Quality Control or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Practical knowledge of GMP, GDP, SOPs, deviation management, CAPA, change control and batch documentation.

Required skills

• In‑process quality monitoring.
• Batch documentation review.
• Line clearance procedures.
• GMP inspection.