Quality Assurance Associate

Alcon•Mississauga, ON

1d•CA$31 - CA$43•Onsite

About The Position

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. This is a 12-month contractor role. As a Quality Assurance Associate, you will be responsible for implementing quality control practices with a focus on compliance. You will lead Quality Systems, Complaints, and Supplier Quality Management processes, requiring attention to detail and reliability at our Mississauga, Canada location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +8 yrs; Assoc.+4 yrs).
The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

Review and ensure compliance of Alcon Canada's Quality Management System with Canadian GMP’s, ISO 13485, Canadian Medical Device Regulations, and Alcon Global Quality Systems on an ongoing basis.
Ensure continuous improvement by identification, documentation, follow up and closure of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs).
Ensure on site documentation is in compliance with Canadian GMP and Alcon Canada's Quality System for stability and product release. This includes reading temperature reports for incoming products and ensuring that they meet the temperature requirements.
Conduct product release activities
Releasing of Returned Restock able products.
Systematic handling of inventory
Perform revisions to SOPs, forms and processes to streamline systems and ensure compliance to GMP, GXP and related corporate requirements.
Support local Supplier Qualification process in alignment with Alcon Global requirements on quality Agreements, vendor support related to deviation management and requests
Maintain on- site quality records and ensure they are adequate and in compliance with Canadian GMP and Alcon's Quality Management System requirements (e.g. stability, validation, traceability records, annual reports, etc.).
Support Internal Audits
Perform Annual product review on Alcon products as per the defined schedule.
Manage and coordinate activities related to qualification/validation of GMP equipment.