Quality Assurance Specialist

Are you looking for a long-term career opportunity with a leading pharmaceutical company? Do you have a keen eye for detail and the ability to stay focused for extended periods? Then keep reading and discover this opportunity at AstraZeneca in Nijmegen!

As a quality assurance specialist for this faramceutical company, you will contribute to the quality control of medicines used worldwide in clinical research and patient care. Using advanced inspection equipment and manual checks, you will ensure that only products meeting the highest quality standards are released.

Your responsibilities include:

• Inspecting medication vials for contamination and defects
• Working with advanced inspection machines
• Performing manual quality inspections
• Recording inspection results and deviations
• Packaging and labelling medication.

For this function, you will work fulltime. You will initially work day shifts between 07:00 and 18:00. Starting October 1, the department will switch to a two-shift system with shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

AstraZeneca is a global company that develops innovative medicines for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory conditions. At the Nijmegen site, medicines are inspected, packaged and released. You will join a small and friendly team where colleagues support each other and where a positive working atmosphere is highly valued. AstraZeneca is known as an employer where people enjoy working for many years because of the meaningful work, development opportunities and collaborative culture.

• Salary of €2860,- gross per month (€16,50 per hour). With shift allowance this will change to €3189,- per month (€18.40 per hour);
• 27 vacation days and 8% holiday allowance;
• Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometre;
• Excellent pension scheme;
• Development opportunities through the Adecco Academy with e-learning courses and training programmes;
• The opportunity to work for a leading pharmaceutical company with excellent long-term career prospects.

Three things are important for this position: English, concentration and good eyesight. You can read and understand English work instructions and documentation, are able to remain focused for extended periods of time and can successfully complete an eye test. Glasses or contact lenses are not a problem, but you must not be colour blind. Good to know: before you can start in this position, you must first go through a screening, apply for a Certificate of conduct and have an eye test done.

As a quality assurance specialist, would you like to contribute to life-changing medicines and build a long-term career at AstraZeneca? If so, please apply by October 4, 2026, using the application button. Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact Amber at 06 82 84 16 00.