Sr QA Specialist - I

Sr QA Specialist I (Operations)

Location: El Segundo CA NA245

NA% Onsite

Senior Specialist of Quality Operations responsible for Product Disposition. This position will participate in Quality activities to ensure compliance with applicable quality objectives and regulatory requirements. This position is located at our El Segundo CA site and report into the Associate Director of Quality Operations.

NOTE: Position is Day Shift including weekends and requires onsite presence.

Responsibilities
Perform Product Disposition and Lot Closure. Includes commercial and clinical products.
Review batchrelated documentation and ensure resolution of issues to release product
Review batchrelated shipment documentation to ensure product shipment remained in control
Provide QA oversight and review of deviations tied to lots. Ensure deviations are properly initiated investigated and resolved in accordance with established disposition timelines.
Provide QA oversight and (limited) approval of CAPAs. Ensures that associated CAPAs are initiated and resolved.
Provide QA oversight and approval of change records. Ensures that change records are initiated and resolved.
Support and participate in investigations including batch record review.
Ensure process control measures are in place and followed in product manufacturing
Maintain metrics related to product disposition in support of the Management Review
Generate and update procedures forms and other documents
As assigned manage and provide QA oversight for other processes including training warehouse/inventory redose new product introductions etc.
Generate and report data for management
Maintain production (finite) disposition and team schedules
Represent Disposition or QA Ops at plant and multisite scheduling meetings
Provide QA representation on projects and at team meetings
Provide QA representation at multisite disposition meetings
Support and participate in inspections and audits

Basic Qualifications
Masters Degree and 5 years of experience in GMP environment OR
Bachelors Degree and 7 years of experience in GMP environment OR
High School Degree and 11 years of experience in GMP environment

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors degree in the biological sciences or related field and minimum of 7 years progressive experience in a pharmaceutical biotech or biologics operation or equivalent education/work experience.
Working knowledge and ability to apply GMPs in conformance to U.S. and EU standards
Ability to interpret and apply procedural and regulatory guidance in potentially ambiguous situations
Ability to understand risk and provide phaseappropriate appropriate decisions
Ability to effectively negotiate and build collaboration amongst individuals
Good interpersonal skills
Strong written communication skills
Strong analytical skills
Comfortable in a fastpaced small company environment and operate with minimal direction
Ability to adjust workload based upon rapidly changing priorities