Quality & Regulatory Lead Specialist

Cencora • Lockbourne, OH

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About The Position

This role supports Cencora’s U.S. distribution services, which operate through its AmerisourceBergen business. The Quality & Regulatory Lead Specialist supports daily compliance operations, maintains audit-ready records, serves as a first-line escalation point for complex cases, and leads day-of workflow coordination and quality checks. The role also identifies recurring errors and delays, improves workflows and controls, and pilots policy-compliant automation or tooling enhancements.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The position pays $28.50 per hour. A high school diploma or GED, or equivalent experience, is required, along with at least three years of relevant experience in compliance operations, monitoring, internal controls in a regulated environment, or a related field. Compliance or audit certifications, or equivalent qualifications, are preferred.

Cencora describes its benefits and resources as supporting an inclusive culture and team members’ well-being. Offerings include medical, dental, and vision care; support for working families that may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family-building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave; and training, professional development, mentorship, employee resource groups, and volunteer activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in compliance operations, monitoring, or internal controls within a regulated environment, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Compliance or audit certification, such as ISO 37301 Lead Implementer or Auditor, CCEP, CIA, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily compliance operations across document intake, review, and recordkeeping; rebalance assignments and remove blockers to meet throughput and quality targets.
• Prepare accurate, audit-ready records, logs, and reconciliations; correct discrepancies and implement safeguards to prevent recurrence.
• Explain practices, procedures, and policy implications to stakeholders, and prepare concise manager-ready summaries covering status, exceptions, options, and recommended paths.
• Serve as the first-line escalation point for complex cases; triage and resolve matters within authority or document and escalate them with supporting evidence.
• Lead day-of operations, including task assignment, queue monitoring, and quality checks; coach peers and new staff on standard work and issue resolution.
• Use data and observation to diagnose recurring errors and cycle-time delays, then modify workflows, templates, and checklists to address control gaps and regulatory updates.
• Pilot small automations or tooling enhancements in accordance with policy, document outcomes, verify impact, and recommend scaling or rollback.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.
• Working-family support that may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family-building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
• Training programs, professional development resources, and mentorship opportunities.
• Opportunities to participate in employee resource groups and volunteer activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED