Quality Assurance Specialist- 1 year contract

AstraZeneca•Mississauga, ON

5d•CA$88,297 - CA$115,890•Hybrid

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we are united by a common purpose – to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines. This purpose underpins everything we do; our work helps to make hearts healthier, to help people breathe easier, and to help more people survive cancer. Every single day, we make a difference by delivering potentially life-changing medicines to millions of people worldwide and by leading breakthrough science that promises to transform the treatment of disease. Our purpose is bold and so is our approach. Becoming a more agile and innovative company means building a dynamic, inspiring culture where we celebrate entrepreneurial thinking and act with a sense of urgency. We are courageous, taking risks and learning from both success and failure. We are curious, creative, and open to new ideas and ways of working. Above all, we are passionate about science and driven to always put patients first. Join us and be part of a great place to work; an environment that energizes and empowers each of us to achieve our goal to develop and deliver medicines. We believe science and patients are at the heart of our work, every day. Are you ambitious and dedicated in nature, with a passion for customer engagement and putting patients first? Are you resilient and play to win; doing the right thing and acting with integrity, even in difficult situations? Do you want to join a culture that is science and patient-focused, agile and high-performing, focused on building opportunities to improve patient care?

Requirements

University Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a science or technical field such as Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology or Engineering
Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance, with well-developed knowledge of quality assurance and compliance
Confirmed ability to effectively work well with foreign and domestic affiliates, and 3rd party contractors.
Strong communication, organizational and influencing skills
Strong ethical mindset and concern for standards

Nice To Haves

Validated skills with office systems, databases and other more complex applications and systems.

Responsibilities

Provides technical/quality support to teams/projects on a day-to-day basis involving consultation on complex quality issues to assess risk and impact on product safety, identity, strength, purity and quality.
Acts as an advisor to facilitate sound resolution on a wide range of issues with a diverse group of employees from different business units and different AstraZeneca sites as required.
You provide timely and detailed assessments to peers and management.
You demonstrate the ability to work independently and in project settings to deliver objectives.
You keep up to date with standard methodologies, industry standards and new developments in quality management.
You lead trouble shooting activities to resolve existing problems, make complicated judgements and anticipate future developments in AstraZeneca’s Quality related needs.
You are responsible for leading Quality Standards and expectations across a broad range of services in order to provide a high quality, timely and cost-effective service.
You ensure optimal performance across team through supporting individual development plans and applying new tools.
You prepare information to discuss, plan and help carry out improvement plans, priority setting, investigation reports, quality or performance improvement recommendations.
An ability to seek out, collaborate with and engage customers and partners in the development of solutions is imperative.
You handle and maintain overall assigned quality systems as outlined in current job curricula assignments.