QA Manager (1 Year Contract) (Pharmaceutical Quality)

Location: Seoul, South Korea; onsite role. A certified pharmacist license in Korea is required.

Company

hirify.global is a Japan-originated life sciences company focused exclusively on ophthalmology, developing eye-care treatments and digital solutions across more than 60 countries.

What you will do

• Manage quality operations covering importation, local testing, repackaging, storage, shipment, release, and distribution.
• Support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the local Quality Management System.
• Coordinate quality activities with Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Safety Vigilance, commercial teams, distributors, warehouses, laboratories, and service providers.
• Oversee product receipt, warehousing checks, testing coordination, batch and shipment release, temperature excursions, deviations, and product quality issues.
• Act as the responsible Pharmacist and Import Manager where required, ensuring appropriate quality checks, records, and follow-up actions.
• Manage supplier and service provider qualification, quality agreements, audits, change management, deviations, CAPAs, and periodic reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or a related field.
• Certified pharmacist license in Korea required.
• 10–12+ years of experience in pharmaceutical and/or medical device quality operations.
• Experience with QMS development and maintenance under Korean regulatory requirements and global quality standards.
• Strong knowledge of GDP/GDPMD, cGMP, PIC/S, ICH, ISO standards, cold-chain operations, importation, testing, release, distribution, and repackaging.
• Korean and English language proficiency required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global ophthalmology-focused organization with a long-term vision for improving outcomes for people with visual impairments.
• Inclusive physical and virtual workplace with flexible ways of working.
• Opportunity to collaborate with international teams and external healthcare and quality partners.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume using the provided format template.
• Submit application materials in both Korean and English.