Quality Assurance Associate - floor Job Bainbridge Island area,Washington USA,Quality Assurance

Position: Quality Assurance Associate - on the floor

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.
At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

As a Quality Assurance Associate
, you will be part of the Quality team to support cGMP operations and ensure compliance across manufacturing processes. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining quality systems, supporting batch disposition, and partnering cross-functionally to drive compliance, investigations, and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities:

Support batch disposition for incoming, in-process, and finished materials
Review and approve quality documents including deviations, change controls, and validation protocols
Partner cross-functionally to investigate non-conformances and drive CAPAs
Provide guidance to operations teams to ensure compliance with quality systems and regulatory standards
Support internal and external audits and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Engineering, or related field.
Experience: Experience in quality systems, manufacturing, or regulated environments
Top 2 skills: Strong problem-solving/root cause analysis + effective communication and collaboration

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated (FDA/USDA) environments
Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or Operational Excellence methodologies
Experience with deviations, CAPAs, and quality investigations
Strong technical writing and documentation review skills
Ability to lead and influence in a cross-functional team environment

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown under recognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don’t necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

Multiple relocation packages
Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering
Flexible work arrangements
Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from $59,600.00 to $89,350.00 depending partly on the successful candidate’s qualifications, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending partly on company and individual performance). Additionally, Elanco offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees that includes a company-matching 401(k); vacation benefits;

eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Of course, the compensation is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above.

Elanco reserves the…