Quality Assurance Recruitment
What is Quality Assurance?
Quality assurance (QA) is a process-oriented approach that focuses on ensuring that a products, service or process meets specific quality standards and requirements.
QA encompasses a range of activities. This includes planning, designing, implementing, and monitoring processes. This may also involve the use of quality control tools, such as statistical process control, to monitor and improve the quality of products or services.
In industries such as pharmaceuticals, QA is an essential component of ensuring the safety and efficacy of drugs and medical devices. Quality assurance in this context may also involve the establishment and maintenance of quality systems, compliance with regulatory requirements, as well as the implementation of quality control processes throughout the development and manufacturing processes.
This results in a high level of customer satisfaction and a positive reputation for the organisation.
Our Experience
Each team within our business specialises in a different function. And this ensures that we have experts dedicated to continued learning within each field, as well as building relationships with relevant talent within each market place.
Due to this approach, we have access to a talent pool or highly skilled individuals within Quality Assurance, as well as a keen understanding of the skills and qualifications needed to support your organisation.
Key Roles We’ve Filled
Head of QA
Director of Quality Systems
Senior QA Analyst
Associate Director of QA
Current Quality Assurance Roles
Our Experts

Sam Howe
Recruitment Consultant
QA in Pharmaceuticals
Sam specialises in QA for the Pharmaceutical and BioTech space. Partnering with our clients to find individuals with the right skill set for their organisation.

Amber Hayes
Principal Consultant
QA in the US Market
In my role as a Principal Consultant at Scienta I specialize in placing Scientific and Computational talent across the U.S.
Previously to recruitment, I worked in a Cancer Research laboratory. I worked with a variety of wet lab and bioinformatics techniques studying molecular mechanisms of DNA repair which gave me a unique insight into the day-to-day lab life

Morgan Fannin
Recruitment Consultant
Contract Roles in QA
I work with our clients across Europe to find interim talent to support their QA needs during projects. Having built a strong pool of highly qualified contractors, I’m confident that I can find the best skill set to support your business growth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between quality assurance and quality control?
QA and QC are complementary methods that work together to ensure the overall quality of products, services, and processes. Furthermore, QA is a proactive approach that involves creating and implementing procedures to prevent defects. While QC is a reactive approach that involves detecting and correcting defects. Moreover, both QA and QC are vital components of a quality management system. They play a critical role in maintaining customer satisfaction and trust.
What is a quality management system (QMS)?
A QMS enables organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction. Additionally, a well-designed QMS can help organizations to minimize risks and increase efficiency by identifying and addressing quality issues before they become bigger problems.
Furthermore, a QMS provides a framework for organizations to set quality objectives and monitor progress towards achieving them. In conclusion, implementing a QMS is essential for organizations that want to improve their quality management processes and ensure that they consistently deliver high-quality products or services to their customers.
Why is quality assurance important?
Quality assurance is a proactive approach that emphasises the importance of prevention rather than detection. By implementing quality assurance processes, organisations can identify potential quality issues before they occur and take steps to prevent them from happening. Additionally, quality assurance can help organisations to comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards, which are essential for maintaining customer trust and avoiding costly legal or financial penalties.
Moreover, quality assurance is a continuous process that involves ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and improvement to ensure that products, services, and processes meet evolving customer needs and expectations.
Lastly, organisations that prioritise quality assurance can gain a competitive advantage by differentiating themselves from competitors and establishing themselves as industry leaders in quality and customer satisfaction.