What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Associate III position at Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services?
Why work for PCI Pharma Services?
At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we don’t say no, we figure out how.
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Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.
Job Details:
We are seeing a QA Associate III who is responsible for performing a wide variety of routine and semi-routine activities pertaining to assuring compliance with applicable Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory requirements, including assisting with audits, training programs, and documentation review in support of GMP operations. Promotes a compliant cGMP environment and follows SOPs. Provides quality support for investigations related to quality events associated with GMP manufacturing operations. Generates documentation and ensures completeness for batch disposition and batch record packet assembly. Ability to work independently, within prescribed guidelines, and as a team member. Leads projects and trains junior staff.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in regular follow ups with end users to ensure timely completion of open investigations and investigation activities.
- Assist in ensuring the adequacy of investigations performed in relation to manufactured drug product and drug substance to support the batch release process.
- Provides quality support in the review and approval of quality reports including deviations, OOSs, complaints, OOTIs, SCARs, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
- Generates and compiles lot file review documentation for batch disposition.
- Updates lot status in ERP system.
- Responsible for equipment inductions, revisions and record maintenance within the electronic database.
- Performs Technical Quality review of validation protocols and reports.
- Performs logbook documentation audits for cGMP regulated logs and SOPs.
- Creates, revises and approves procedures.
- Performs the review of equipment and facility related Change Control documentation.
- Assists with internal, client and regulatory audits.
- Assists with the generation of department metrics.
- Assists with developing recommendations for continuous improvement projects.
- Assists in the review and approval of production batch records and associated data for product disposition.
- Assists in the review and approval of controlled documents including standard operating procedures, protocols, and reports.
- Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule].
- Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices.
- Embodies PCI Pharma Services cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred in a Life Sciences discipline or equivalent.
- Minimum of three to five (3-5) years of relevant GMP experience in documentation, QA on the floor, manufacturing, or equivalent.
- Knowledge of cGMP regulations and good documentation practices preferred.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Must be familiar with Microsoft Office applications.
The base hourly range for this position is $26.73 to $30.07 plus annual performance bonus eligibility. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including and not limited to specific and relevant experience, credentials, geography and subject matter expertise.
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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:
PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.
At PCI, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity – at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.
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Salary : $27 - $30