Associate Specialist, Quality Assurance

Full Time
Wilson, NC 27893
Posted
Job description

Job Description

Our Quality Assurance group ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored and distributed aligned with our incredibly high standards of quality and meets all regulatory requirements. Partnering across our internal manufacturing facilities, external contract manufacturers and suppliers we create an interdependent global manufacturing network committed to deliver a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provide quality oversight of the packaging process and plant site

  • Evaluate defect resolution and the control of material throughout the plant | Defect resolution, including use of statistical methods, and control of material throughout the plant site | Apply material control

  • Provide guidance to packaging operation to ensure compliance with Company Quality policies, GMP's and other agency regulations for application to Wilson Operations

  • Perform batch record review activities of intermediate/finished product

  • Maintains 5S organization and identifies improvement opportunities

  • Trends a variety of compliance performance indicators and works to drive compliance improvement

  • Participates in the implementation of new programs/regulations/divisional processes at the site

  • Identifies continuous improvement (business and compliance excellence) opportunities and through partnership and engagement with other functional groups, implements changes to processes

  • Provides Quality Assurance review and approval of GMP-related SOPs. Assist in the development of procedures to improve compliance status of Wilson operations

  • Participates in plant investigation root cause analysis, corrective action identification, and recommendation of affected material disposition, if required

  • Participates in projects, if required

  • Demonstrates leadership by maintaining a safe workplace and identifying actions to prevent safety incidents

  • Builds and promotes Team effectiveness through actions that demonstrate respect and appreciation for diverse perspectives

  • Ability to interpret Company Quality Policies and Guidelines for daily application

Education Minimum Requirements

  • Associate Degree preferred | Candidates with a High School Diploma will be considered pending relative experience

Required Experience and Skills

  • Minimum of an internship or one (1) year of relevant post-degree work experience in GMP-related field, including Technical, Engineering, Quality, or Operations

  • Knowledge and exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts in the Quality Assurance discipline , including the knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical operations systems

  • Strategic comprehension and appreciation of customer needs, requirements and expectations

  • Speaks up on tough issues and expresses views and ideas at the right time while actively encouraging Team members to make suggestions and share ideas

  • Technical writing capabilities and be able to compile straightforward investigations and procedures

  • One to four years pharmaceutical industry exposure

  • Comprehends and applies regulatory/compliance requirements, including GMP, NDA, and related regulations, and has the ability to interpret those regulations for implementation in the workplace

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network that’s devoted to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.


US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.


Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Specified

Shift:

2nd - Evening

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1


Requisition ID:
R201176

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