Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company, is hiring a Quality Records Specialist, on a contract basis.
Job ID #: 80648
Work Location:
Summit, NJ – 100% on site
Summary:
The Global Supplier Quality, External QC -Vector will process external deviation and change records from our Contract Test Laboratories (CTL).
Other duties may include; Coordinate testing of samples for lot release, PPQ, PSQ and will compile vendor documentation.
This role will partner cross functionally with Global Product Quality, External Manufacturing Supply Chain, and Global Supplier Quality to release vector in a timely manner for commercial, clinical and early development programs
Education/Experience:
- Preferred Bachelors in relevant scientific discipline, or 3 years’ experience in biotherapeutics/ biomanufacturing QC /QA
- Experience with deviation and change control management, preferably with Infinity systems
Knowledge/Skills:
- Strong organizational skills, including ability to follow assignments through to completion
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, meet deadlines, and prioritize work from multiple projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to work within inter-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
- Detail oriented with demonstrated application in problem solving
- With moderate oversight from manager, think strategically and understand global impact of decisions
Preferred Skills:
- Advanced project management skills such as process excellence/six sigma methods and approaches including process mapping, root cause analysis and problem definition
- Experience within the Cellular Therapeutics and/or gene-based products. Experience with biologics will be considered.
- Experience with Clinical and/or Commercial products manufacture, supply and post-approval change management
- Knowledge of applicable FDA/EMA regulations in the biotechnology industry
- Experience managing external suppliers and other supply chain issues
- Experience with Quality Systems (change control, deviation and investigation)
Responsibilities:
- Initiation, facilitation, and tracking of quality records
- Provide regular communication and metrics for status of quality records
- Effectively communicate issues, risks and proposed solutions within the organization
- Provide communication, support, and guidance to CTLs within the QA vector and upstream material team
- Create and revise SOP
- Create and revise Certificates of Analysis (CoA) and Certificates of Testing (CoT)
- Enter data and retrieve information from SharePoint and Smartsheet testing trackers