Project Manager - Supplier Quality

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Pay Range: $75 to $85 an hour.

Location: North Chicago, IL (Local candidates only)

Job Mode: Initially 100% onsite. Hybrid (minimum 3 times onsite) may be considered after the consultant has demonstrated performance.

Duration: 09 Months Contract (Potential Extension Based on Performance and Business Needs)

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Quality Systems Project Manager professional to support supplier quality operations within a highly regulated pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing environment. This position focuses on supplier quality performance, quality agreements, supplier metrics, and quality compliance while working closely with manufacturing teams. The role requires a hands on quality professional who can manage operational quality activities and ensure compliance with quality system requirements.

The successful candidate will support supplier performance initiatives, maintain quality documentation, and contribute to continuous quality improvement across manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support supplier quality operations across manufacturing sites.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance scorecards.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and approval of quality agreements.
• Verify supplier quality metrics for accuracy and completeness.
• Follow up with manufacturing sites to ensure supplier metric reviews are completed on schedule.
• Compile, analyze, and trend supplier performance data for quality reviews.
• Support supplier performance meetings and quality review activities.
• Assist with supplier controls, quality documentation, and additional quality system initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with quality management system requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
• Support quality activities related to document control, validation, labeling, training, quality intelligence, and manufacturing quality systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• Eight or more years of Quality experience.
• Experience with in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing.
• Hands on experience in Supplier Quality or Supplier Controls.
• Experience managing quality agreements.
• Experience with supplier quality metrics and supplier performance reporting.
• Experience creating or maintaining supplier scorecards.
  
  Experience supporting manufacturing site quality activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working within regulated Quality Management Systems.
• Experience supporting Change Management, Non Conformances, and Exception Reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ Certification.
• Experience using ERP system.
• Experience using Track Wise, One Track, SolTRAQs, Veeva Vault, or similar Quality Management Systems.
• Experience implementing Quality Management Systems.
• Experience supporting biologics, combination products, cosmetics, or medical devices.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)