Job Title : Senior Specialist Quality Assurance
Location : Thousand Oaks CA - 100% Remote
Duration : 12 Months with possible extension
Terms : Contract W2
Description : Senior Specialist QA
Remote any time zone OK
Benefit but not required : local to Thousand Oaks, CA
Ideal Candidate : Looking for QA experience (not QC) and 5+ years of QA specific experience. See top 3 skillsets
Does the thought of building an entirely new digital quality management system, excite you? Do you love to design and streamline processes within a hard-working team? If you have a passion for streamlined, user-friendly Quality Management System enabled by digital and want to be part of mission to serve patients – every patient every time – then check out this exciting new opportunity. Be part of the Digital Quality Management System, a transformation that will encompass the process redesign, simplification, and sustainment within a new technology ecosystem of advanced analytics and system integrations. When completed, the Digital Quality Management System will be a cornerstone for the Quality End-to-End Transformation delivering a streamline and modernized Quality Management System to handle the increases in product volume and complexity across the enterprise (R&D, Operations, and GCO). In this vital role you will support the quality management system team to provide proactive compliance oversight to processes, functional areas and partner groups within the Corporate Quality Management System organization. Under general supervision, provide tactical support activities to Quality Management System Lead.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to :
- Manage the collaboration on the process improvement, transfer and sustainment of QMS processes, across Operations and R&D, to the Digital QMS platform for health and control processes.
- Leads Digital QMS audit & inspection readiness, deviations and change control activities
- Manage Organizational Change Management (OCM) activities and Training deliverables that support the Digital QMS Maintain knowledge of current systems, tools, standard methodologies, and terminology and ensure adherence to GxP (GMP, GDP, GCP, GLP & GPvP) and other applicable regulations
- Manages and provides oversight of documents / records within the Quality Management System
- Oversight of process key performance indicators and metrics
- Manages external contractors providing services to the Digital QMS
- Working across teams managing priorities
Preferred Qualifications :
Strong Knowledge and experience in Medical Device Quality System Regulations and Medical Device StandardsPrevious experience managing implementation of Quality Management System Requirements, Product Standards / Regulatory Requirements (e.g. FDA CFRs for Biologics and Medical Devices, FDA Combination Product Regulation, ISO : 13845, EU Medical Device Directive, EN 60601and IEC / EN 62304)Experience supporting pre-clinical, clinical research, and / or pharmacovigilance activities Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulationsExperience with risk-based Supplier Quality Management process.Management of Global Inspection and Audit programsProficient working on multiple projects in a deadline driven environmentStrong decision making and organization skills with the ability to prioritize multiple business priorities.Experience in project management, process improvement and quality system managementEffective verbal and written communication skills (writing and presentations) in EnglishTop 3 Must Have Skill Sets :
Previous experience managing implementation of Quality Management System Requirements, Product Standards / Regulatory Requirements (e.g. FDA CFRs for Biologics and Medical Devices, FDA Combination Product Regulation, ISO : 13845, EU Medical Device Directive, EN 60601and IEC / EN 62304)
Experience in project management, process improvement and quality system management
Effective verbal and written communication skills (writing and presentations) in English
Day to Day Responsibilities :
Manage the collaboration on the process improvement, transfer and sustainment of QMS processes, across Operations and R&D, to the Digital QMS platform for health and control processes.Leads Digital QMS audit & inspection readiness, deviations and change control activitiesManage Organizational Change Management (OCM) activities and Training deliverables that support the Digital QMS Maintain knowledge of current systems, tools, standard methodologies, and terminology and ensure adherence to GxP (GMP, GDP, GCP, GLP & GPvP) and other applicable regulationsManages and provides oversight of documents / records within the Quality Management SystemOversight of process key performance indicators and metricsManages external contractors providing services to the Digital QMSWorking across teams managing priorities