Quality Senior Specialist - Finished Goods – Commercial (Contract) 29636

Vertex Pharmaceuticals • Boston, MA

30d • $55 - $65

About The Position

The Quality Systems Senior Specialist supports design and delivery of impactful metrics and analyses across GxP operations. The incumbent plays a vital role in delivering actionable insights to quality leadership teams that support demonstration of appropriate quality oversight and prompt evaluation of trends and deviations from expected results. The Operational Area Senior Quality Specialist works with a high degree of independence to provide QA support of packaging/labelling validations (primary & secondary packaging as well as serialization), manufacturing operations, and new product launches at external contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs). This role will review validation documentation, batch data, deviations, change controls, and other quality systems documentation in support of validation and product disposition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, or allied health field and 3+ years of relevant work experience, or comparable background.
• Experience with Finished Goods/Packaging/Labelling
• Strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, independent, organized, and an effective communicator.
• Has the ability to navigate a fast-paced work environment.
• A desire to be part of a highly innovative company aimed at transforming the lives of people with serious diseases, their families and society.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Commercial Validation (especially packaging validation) preferred.
• Small molecule primary & secondary packaging validation and product launch experience in the following markets: US, CA, EU/UK, AU, CH, IL, BR & RU.
• Technical experience and engineering background
• Experience leading complex projects/teams and continuous improvement initiatives within stated objectives and timelines; effectively applies project management processes / tools to lead meetings, assist with project planning, and facilitate completion of tasks

Responsibilities

• Reviews validation documentation
• Performs final review of executed batch records, resolves comments with CMO
• Reviews master batch records for validation and launch, verifying that all changes are appropriately documented in Vertex’s QMS.
• Ensures presence and acceptability of all required documentation prior to batch release.
• Reviews and approves investigations, CAPAs, and change controls for external programs.
• Support day to day management of lot disposition process as needed.
• Communicates proactively with internal and external stakeholders and management.
• Maintains files such that documents are readily available and easily retrievable.
• Assists department with monthly/quarterly Quality System metrics and reporting.

Benefits

• compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior