QA Product Manager

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Full Time Woodstock, IL, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Woodstock Sterile Solutions is a leading North American blow-fill-seal (BFS) sterile contract development and manufacturing organization. With more than 50 years of BFS expertise, advanced aseptic manufacturing capabilities, and a commitment to innovation, we help pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners bring critical products from development through commercialization.

The Quality Assurance Product Manager coordinates Quality Assurance operations for assigned products and customers and serves as the analytical and technical QA resident expert. This role supports departmental strategic goals, promotes the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance, and serves as the primary quality liaison between Woodstock Sterile Solutions, customers, and internal partner organizations.

The Quality Assurance Product Manager provides world-class customer service with integrity, maintains strong client partnerships, and coordinates quality-system activities across the site to support audit readiness, timely issue resolution, and compliant manufacturing operations.

Serve as the primary quality liaison for clients and internal customers and become the subject matter expert for assigned products, processes, and requirements.

Support New Product Development activities for products and processes without a designated QA Customer Service representative.

Coordinate and/or lead regulatory audit backroom activities and support in-room audit activities as appropriate.

Co-host and support client audits and conduct or support site internal audits.

Maintain systems and procedures that monitor Quality System health and support continuous audit readiness for client manufacturing areas.

Perform statistical analyses and provide routine quality metrics to management.

Develop and maintain client partnerships to ensure alignment, consensus, and effective issue resolution.

Coordinate internal QA functions with customers and Woodstock Sterile Solutions departments, including investigation closure, change-control review and approval, audit-task coordination, corrections, evaluations, and effectiveness checks.

Maintain client data sets, metrics, trackers, business-review materials, and updates to quality leadership teams.

Interface with Operations and Customer Service to communicate requirements and maintain partnerships supporting third-party manufacturing operations.

Coordinate key quality systems, including customer complaints, change control, inventory control, batch records, and other quality functions related to assigned products and clients.

Support Quality Compliance during FDA and other agency inspections, customer audits, and internal audits.

Interface with site departments to ensure compliance with SOPs and cGMPs through process observation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Author client Annual Product Reviews and ensure timely review and approval.

Identify, evaluate, and manage risk to ensure product quality and communicate risk policies and processes throughout the organization.

Maintain the effectiveness of Quality System components relevant to the position and perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in a pharmaceutical-applicable field, such as Science, Biology, Chemistry, Health Administration, or Engineering.

Five or more years of experience in pharmaceutical quality and/or regulatory functions, or seven or more years in a regulated industry with demonstrated understanding of laboratory, manufacturing, packaging, regulatory, and compliance activities.

Experience working with third-party contract manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Demonstrated ability to influence others outside the incumbent’s department; experience leading direct or indirect personnel preferred.

Strong communication skills across internal organizations, clients, and regulatory agencies.

Ability to work independently with sound organizational skills and strong documentation practices.

Knowledge of auditing principles and the ability to evaluate manufacturing and support functions for customer and regulatory audit readiness.

Self-motivated, collaborative,…