QA Operations Specialist - Floor - C shift

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The QA Operations Specialist I – Floor Support is responsible for providing QA support of Manufacturing and Visual Inspection activities for clinical and commercial drug product in a GMP facility. The work scope includes on-the-floor Quality oversight of manufacturing activities including observing formulation and aseptic processes, performing AQL visual inspection of finished drug product vials, GMP documentation and Batch Record review, line clear and product changeover activities, disposition of incoming raw materials, review and approval of facility work orders, and other various QA functions as needed.

Real time continuous monitoring of manufacturing related systems and processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards, needed quality improvements, and safety/efficacy for phase appropriate GMP manufacture of drug products.

• Perform QA on-the-floor activities supporting client projects, including room release, auditing critical processes, reviewing GMP documentation in real time.
• Perform periodic walkthroughs of manufacturing and support areas to ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• Batch record review for adherence to internal procedures and Good Documentation Practices
• Support the evaluation and disposition of intermediates, finish bulk drug substance and drug product.
• Review, approval and disposition of incoming materials such as consumables, excipients, and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient.
• QA review and approval of new and revised GMP documents such as SOP’s and raw material specifications.
• Act as first responder for on the floor quality issues in a timely manner, documentation of all events/investigations and required immediate corrective actions.
• Assist in nonconforming material investigations.
• Review of Quality Control environmental and utility monitoring data and test results
• Review and approval of work orders impacting manufacturing facilities and utilities
• May participate in root cause analysis using methodologies, such as: fishbone, 5 whys, etc.
• Advise and coach internal customers on proper documentation of tasks
• Assist in the initiation of Quality Systems (deviations, CAPA, Nonconformances).
• Perform Acceptable Quality Limit (AQL) visual inspection of final drug product
• Support Visual Inspection, packaging, and labeling operations
• Create, review, and approve final product labels
• Perform inspection of final product retains
• Participate in SOP revision as it pertains to process improvements.
• Participate in site quality and process improvement initiatives. Represent QA on project teams and represent QA perspective as necessary.
• Guide personnel indirectly and directly involved in GMP operations pertaining to cGMP compliance, internal procedures, regulatory requirements and industry best practices

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant scientific field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in relevant GMP industry preferred.
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
• Exposure to RCA, technical writing, and working with quality related investigations.
• Exposure to lean operation excellence highly desirable
• Knowledge of FDA regulations (i.e., 21
  
  CFR Part 210, 211 & 820) and some experience working
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