Hybrid Quality Assurance Specialist

at MSD

• Job title: Quality Assurance Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $87,300 - $137,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, West Point, United States

About the role

• Specialist Quality Assurance role in the pharmaceutical industry ensuring global supply chain compliance. Responsibilities include evaluation of clinical supply materials and continuous quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation and disposition of clinical supply materials with the assurance that the materials were produced in conformance to all applicable policies/procedures of our Company and compliance with all governing regulations.
• Coordinate and/or support the preparation of procedures, processes and quality improvements.
• Completing projects to improve the performance of our processes, including continuous process improvements, and value capture projects that seek to improve yield, reduce cost, or lower our processing cycle times.
• Assists in the coordination of significant quality events including fact finding, investigation support
• Collaboration across IPT functional and business areas to ensure robust processing, continuous improvement and cross-functional team building.
• Actively using and championing the use of Lean Six Sigma and our company's Production System (MPS) tools, both in problem solving and day-to-day operational activities.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or equivalent industry, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) related field including Technical, Engineering, Quality or Operations.
• Familiarity with batch disposition activities
• Strong problem-solving, and written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated teamwork skills and ability to work independently
• Proficiency in the use and maintenance of Microsoft applications (Excel, Outlook, and/or MS Access, Teams)
• Attention to detail, flexibility and an awareness of production and quality control problems.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days