Assistant QC Operations Manager (Pharmaceutical Quality)

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Company

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

What you will do

• Manage quality operations for imported products, including receiving inspections, shipment release approvals, import documentation, and defect investigations.
• Coordinate product testing with approved contract laboratories and maintain accurate quality documentation.
• Oversee warehouse, storage, and distribution quality activities, including GDP/GSP compliance, environmental monitoring, inventory handling, and product disposition.
• Maintain and improve the local Quality Management System, including SOPs, training, deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, quality metrics, and product quality reviews.
• Provide quality oversight for suppliers, distributors, 3PL providers, contract manufacturers, and external laboratories.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, pharmacist surveillance, product launches, technology transfers, and product lifecycle changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or a related scientific discipline; licensed pharmacist qualification is preferred.
• At least 8 years of QA/QC experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, including GMP manufacturing or commercial quality operations.
• Strong knowledge of local regulatory requirements, GMP, GDP, GSP, and QMS for imported healthcare products.
• Experience overseeing suppliers, distributors, 3PL providers, contract manufacturers, and external laboratories.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, pharmacist surveillance activities, and compliance initiatives.
• Fluency in Korean and English is required; travel may be required for quality operations and audits.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of PIC/S, ICH, and ISO standards.
• Experience with cold chain management, analytical method transfer, and import or wholesale operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global ophthalmology-focused life sciences organization with a long-term vision for improving outcomes for people with visual impairments.
• Inclusive physical and virtual workplace.
• Flexible ways of working.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the recruitment process.

Hiring process

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