Quality Assurance
Quality assurance is a foundational element of the life sciences, and while it sounds (and for all intents and purposes, looks) similar to quality control, the two are distinctly unique from one another. While quality control generally refers to the inspection and the testing of the various products within the life sciences space, quality assurance is the label given to the function responsible for ensuring that processes are operating as safely and effectively as possible.
Essentially, this means a quality assurance professional is responsible for the process audits, supply chain management, supplier management, staff training, process development and change control that goes on behind the scenes. Acting as part of the wider QMS system, quality assurance jobs are often occupied by forward-thinking, innovative, highly skilled individuals with a wealth of experience in the life sciences space, but not always.
Sometimes, the best QA specialists enter the field from another industry entirely – this is the beauty of the life sciences: excelling doesn’t necessarily mean you need 15 years of experience and a PhD. In order for the life sciences to continue meeting the medical needs of tomorrow’s world, they’ll need to guarantee that every process is up-to-date, while constantly looking towards new areas of possible progression.
New drug development systems and process need new quality assurance protocols to govern them. A failure to achieve this balance can result in drastically ineffective, costly, unsafe and illegal practices. A great QA professional has a great deal of responsibility to contend with, but in many ways, this is what makes the job so immensely rewarding (that, and the salaries and the chance to make a real positive impact on the wider world).
If you’re currently in the market for a brand-new QA professional, or you’re hoping to build an entire QMS team from scratch, then you’re in luck – BioTalent are here to help.
Don’t waste your time searching for talent that you can’t access, instead, let us take care of it for you. We can pinpoint talent across our global network of highly skilled candidates, enabling you to secure the right person for the job in the shortage possible time frame.
Our knowledge-backed, people-first approach to hiring can ensure that you don’t ever need to sift through an endless stockpile of CVs ever again. We’ll place the top talent in front of your open roles, be it a director of quality management or a QA engineer, no matter the need, we’ve got you covered. Our hiring methodology is underpinned by our DEIB focus (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging), allowing us to focus on our mission of building more inclusive workplaces for everyone.
If you have any questions about how we do it, or you’d like to get in touch about a bespoke hiring solution, reach out to the team at BioTalent today, we want to help you out.
Life Sciences in Boston
Boston, Massachusettes boasts more than 1000 life sciences companies, ranging from globally facing industry giants to ingenious startups, all of which contribute towards the thriving landscape as we know it today. Sometimes known as ‘The Hub of the Universe,’ or ‘the Hub,’ for short, the state capital of Massachusetts has proven time and time again to be the ideal business environment for science-related fields - it's rife with high-performing biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, and countless other science-focussed enterprises, all representing boundless opportunity.
Boston and the surrounding areas are home to some of the best educational institutes in the world, including MIT and Harvard. Science and business are inexorable from Boston’s infrastructure, making it a prime spot for life sciences professionals to find meaningful opportunity in a competitive industry. The city is responsible for an incredibly high number of life sciences PhD graduates, (the most in the United States) another deciding factor that ultimately helps cement Boston’s status as a leading location in an equally leading-edge industry.
If you’re hoping to recruit the top life sciences talent in the Boston area, BioTalent are here to help. Our team have a wealth of experience in recruiting for the life sciences, and our incredibly diverse talent network allow us to pinpoint the perfect candidate for the position in question. Hiring in the life science industry can be incredibly costly, both in terms of time and money, which is why making the right decision the first time is crucial to mission success.
Life science jobs in Boston are highly sought after, and in a talent short market, the landscape is more competitive than ever. We pride ourselves on being a Boston Staffing agency with a real difference – we take a global, future-facing approach to life sciences recruitment, and we rely on our knowledge-based, DEIB-led (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging) methodology to help us do this. Whether you’re recruiting for a short-term project, or you need an executive-level professional to take up a permanent position in your organisation, we can offer you an end-to-end, bespoke recruitment solution that suits your unique needs.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for your big break in the life sciences, a fulfilling life sciences job in bewitching Boston could be the next best step in your career journey. From the biggest life sciences companies in Boston to the visionary startups jumping brain first into the future, we can match you with whichever opportunity best fits your individual goals and objectives.
In what is undoubtably a highly competitive field, medtech, pharmaceutical, engineering, healthcare, and biotech recruiters in Boston have their work cut out for them. Thankfully, we at BioTalent have a highly expansive talent network, enabling us to quickly source the ideal person for the opportunity, and if you’re passion about the life sciences, that ideal person could be you.
If you have any questions about our services, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team today – we can’t wait to support you on your journey in the vast world of the life sciences.
Plus, alongside its abundance of fulfilling opportunity, Boston is quite simply a wonderful place to live.