Quality Manager

Nanopharm, an Aptar Pharma Company, is a world leading specialist contract research and development organization offering product development services for orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDPs).

Nanopharm operates a fee-for-service model, helping its clients navigate the scientific, technical and regulatory challenges in developing nasal and respiratory drug products from discovery through to clinical investigations (‘IND’). Its service offerings provide the most efficient path to success for its clients by providing an integrated product development service covering:

• Advanced materials characterization
• Analytical method development
• Formulation development and testing
• Inhaled biopharmaceutics

These early phase services aid successful product development by understanding how material properties and processing conditions influence product functionality and therefore reduce risks and expedite drug development timelines. Nanopharm’s proprietary technology and analytical platforms for advanced materials characterization, formulation & device development and in-silico modelling of in‑vivo behaviour, have provided Nanopharm a technical competitive edge, helping it become an international market leader.

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• Attract and develop high performing people.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment.
• Invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
• Contribute to the communities where we reside.

Nanopharm is a prominent player in the Inhalation industry, with our laboratory service provision in Wales, United Kingdom. We specialise in the development and testing of inhalable and nasal pharmaceutical products, collaborating closely with pharmaceutical companies to ensure product safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance. Nanopharm operates as a contract research and laboratory services organisation within the Aptar Pharma group, delivering GMP and non‑GMP services to a global pharmaceutical client base.

The site operates within a regulated environment where quality, compliance, and scientific integrity are integral to all activities.

We have an exciting position open at Nanopharm, which is an Aptar Pharma Company:
Quality Manager reporting into Head of Quality
. These positions will be based in Cwmbran and will involve conducting pharmaceutical product analysis for our customers to a high degree of precision and efficiency.

The Quality Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of Quality Assurance operations, ensuring that GMP and non‑GMP activities are performed in compliance with regulatory requirements, company procedures, and client commitments.

The role provides hands‑on QA leadership across routine quality system activities, laboratory oversight, internal and supplier audit programmes, and inspection readiness. The post holder applies pragmatic, risk‑based quality judgement appropriate to a contract laboratory operating mixed regulated and non‑regulated activities.

The Quality Manager acts as a senior quality practitioner and people manager, supporting operational teams, coaching staff in GMP and non‑GMP expectations, and deputising for the Head of Quality as required.

Job descriptions cover approximately 85% of a role and are not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties. You are expected to carry out other activities that are within reasonable scope of the role.

• Provide routine, hands‑on QA oversight of GMP and non‑GMP laboratory activities.
• Maintain effective day‑to‑day operation of the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS), including deviations, CAPAs, change controls, Laboratory Investigations, quality records and management of quality events.
• Ensure quality events are assessed, investigated and closed in a compliant, timely and risk‑based manner.
• Perform or support batch, data and documentation review activities where required.
• Ensure QA oversight remains proportionate,…