Quality Assurance Specialist - Byblos

Role Summary

The Quality Assurance Specialist is mainly responsible for supporting the implementation and monitoring of quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure that the clinical and bioanalytical components of bioavailability and bioequivalence studies comply with established quality standards, approved study protocols, applicable regulatory requirements, and current industry practices.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitors bioequivalence studies to ensure compliance with established quality standards, regulatory requirements, and approved study protocols
• Reviews study data, audit trails and study reports to verify accuracy, completeness, consistency, and data integrity
• Ensures that clinical study activities are conducted according to IRB approved study protocols and applicable regulatory requirements
• Monitors and verifies subject dosing procedures to ensure that investigational products are administered accurately and in accordance with study protocols
• Reviews and verifies drug accountability records to ensure accurate documentation and reconciliation of investigational products
• Reviews informed consent forms to ensure that all required signatures and dates are properly documented
• Verifies compliance with the latest versions of SOPs, regulatory guidelines and applicable quality standards
• Identifies, documents, investigates, and follows up on quality issues, deviations, and non-compliance incidents related to bioequivalence studies. Prepares and maintains reports documenting QA audits and quality assessments of clinical and bioanalytical studies
• Maintains and updates employee records, including job descriptions, CVs and training documentation
• Monitors employee participation in mandatory training activities in accordance with the approved training plan. Assists in planning and conducting internal audits and following up on the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
• Handles the filing and organization of work materials
• Stays up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to the role
• Acts as backup support for staff as needed to ensure continuity of operations
• Performs other duties pertinent to this job as assigned by the direct supervisor

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as chemistry, pharmacy, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of quality assurance experience in pharmaceutical or medical fields
• Practical internal-auditing experience within an actual BE/bioanalytical operation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint…)
• Detail oriented with a focus on operational efficiency
• Strong organizational skills
• Knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements
• Detail oriented with a focus on operational efficiency

Work Schedule

The standard work schedule for this position is Monday through Friday.  Due to the nature of operations and ongoing studies, flexibility is required, including occasional work outside regular hours, on weekends, or on holidays, as necessary to support study activities and maintain business operations.

Interested candidates should email their CVs with a letter of interest outlining the applicant’s relevant experience to vacancy8@lau.edu.lb, specifying the job title in the subject line. 

CVs should include the exact month and year while listing the candidate’s professional experience and educational background.

Closing date for accepting applications is Thursday, November 26, 2026.

No applications will be accepted after this date, and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Candidates must have attained the age of majority and satisfy all legal requirements to lawfully reside and work in Lebanon, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of Lebanon.

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.