Position Title: Compliance Analyst
Work Location: Oceanside, CA, 92056
Assignment Duration: 6 Months
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
Manage and resolve technical and compliance issues with Quality, Technology, Maintenance, Facilities, Calibration & EH&S. Solve a wide range of difficult issues that impact multiple functions following cGMP regulations and The Organization standards by applying advanced theory, technical principals and expert judgment.
Background & Context:
Role focuses on deviation management, discrepancy ownership, and ensuring compliance in biopharmaceutical manufacturing clean rooms.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage and resolve technical and compliance issues with Quality, Technology, Maintenance, Facilities, Calibration & EH&S.
• Solve a wide range of difficult issues that impact multiple functions following cGMP regulations and Genentech standards by applying advanced theory, technical principals and expert judgment.
• Troubleshoot and direct the resolution of Quality issues by fostering effective interdepartmental and cross-functional partnership.
• Provide technical assessments for controlled document changes. Review and approve Change Requests. Participate with discrepancy investigations as well as interact with interdepartmental contacts ensuring discrepancy identification, definition, assessment and resolution.
• Be able to act as SME to regulatory agencies.
• Identify the technical, procedural and equipment issues that may compromise production and compliance, working closely with cross-functional groups to identify and implement solutions.
• Implement and follow through on corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) in accordance with timelines.
• Ensure that all operations are performed with 100% compliance to documentation cGMP Standards.
• Ensure maintenance of a safe manufacturing work environment that complies with company and state regulations.
• Evaluate data, resolve complex problems, and provide input to investigations to Out of Action Limits related to manufacturing clean rooms.
• Manage project teams to troubleshoot and proactively minimize potential for microbial contamination in the manufacturing clean rooms.
• Oversee the manufacturing input for the prompt closure of Adverse Trends through corrective action implementation.
• Lead and and/or facilitate Root Cause Analysis sessions for more complex issues.
• Act as the Discrepancy Owner Lead by.
• Execute discrepancy ownership tasks while maintaining compliance with GSP009, cGMPs and supporting department/site goals.
• Identify and assign initial assessments, attend triage and review assessments.
• Summarize deviations and route to QA for closure to support site cycle time goal. • Identify, create and track to closure tracking actions related to deviation resolution.
Qualification & Experience:
• BS/BA in Life Sciences/Engineering preferred, and at least 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical industry or a combination of education and experience.
• Ability to make sound decisions about scheduling, allocation of resources and managing of priorities.
• Direct experience with mammalian cell culture and/or purification of biopharmaceutical products.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
• Possess thorough knowledge and understanding of cGMPs and familiarity with FDA, ICH and European guidelines.
• Have proficiency with the following software: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project.
• Manage assignments that are complex in nature, where independent action and a high degree of initiative are required in resolving problems and developing recommendations.
• Experience in technical writing, such as, creation and revision of Standard Operating Procedures or other technical reports/evaluations is desirable.
Working Conditions & Physical Demands (If Applicable):
• Environment requires that gowning in the form of hospital scrubs, bunny suits, gloves and steel toe boots be worn.
• Some Work in clean room environment with large mechanical equipment, piping, and pumps connecting to tanks serviced by high-pressure steam, water and air together this creates a load environment.
• May work with hazardous materials.