Quality Assurance Specialist
Spectraforce
Easton, Pennsylvania
a day ago
Job Description
Job Title: Specialist Quality Assurance
Duration: 18 Months
Location: Easton, PA 18045 (Langham Logistics Warehouse – third-party GMP site)
Description:
ONSITE AT: Easton, Pennsylvania reporting daily. The candidate will physically work on-site at Langham Logistics, a third-party GMP-compliant warehouse in Pennsylvania.
Expected hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday–Friday.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure operations align with applicable regulations and client's requirements relating to Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Distribution Practices, Good Documentation Practices, and Safety
• Collaborate with the LSP to ensure adherence to service levels, identifying performance improvement opportunities in alignment with the Operations READ framework (reliability, efficiency, agility, differentiation)
• Implement business continuity for services and processes
• Partner with key internal customer groups and/or outside vendors to ensure successful operations
• Participate / Conduct quarterly Client Business / Quality reviews and address service failures with the LSP
• Ensure metric targets are achieved and establish standardized mechanisms to measure progress against targets
• Understand and incorporate risk management strategy into overall supply chain strategy
• Ensure compliance with required training for staff supporting client's business
• Provide leadership, guidance, mentorship, and training to staff and partner groups
• Perform receipt, storage, and distribution documentation review to ensure alignment with procedures, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and other applicable regulations
• Perform cGMP process, procedure, document and record review, and approval, including but not limited to deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessment, and validation records
• Perform incoming raw material inspection, environmental monitoring, and documentation review
• Provide leadership updates regarding the health and initiatives relating to the QMS at site management reviews
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to liaise/communicate effectively and easily with cross-functional teams and different cultures (excellent written and verbal communication skills)
• Self-leadership and motivation
• Strategic mindset
• Serves as a role model for client's values
• Understanding of industry requirements (GMP, GDP, Import/Export) Scientific degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or Applied Engineering or Manufacturing Technologies
• Previous QA oversight of distribution, warehousing, incoming QA, manufacturing, validation, and facility and engineering activities
• Experience in deviation, change controls, and CAPAs processes system knowledge
• Ability to evaluate compliance issues and interact with regulatory inspectors
• Experience and training in Veeva, SM LIMS, ERP
• Experience in managing multiple, competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience leading and/or managing teams
• Direct drug substance and/or drug product experience
• Ability to solve complex problems and make scientific risk-based decisions
• Experience representing company while interacting with representatives of regulatory agencies
• Demonstrated proficiency using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of QA experience ****specifically involving raw materials*****in a GMP-regulated environment such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or other life sciences industries. A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred; master’s candidates may be considered, but Ph.D.-level talent may be too senior for the scope.
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $37.00/hr.
Duration: 18 Months
Location: Easton, PA 18045 (Langham Logistics Warehouse – third-party GMP site)
Description:
ONSITE AT: Easton, Pennsylvania reporting daily. The candidate will physically work on-site at Langham Logistics, a third-party GMP-compliant warehouse in Pennsylvania.
Expected hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday–Friday.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure operations align with applicable regulations and client's requirements relating to Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Distribution Practices, Good Documentation Practices, and Safety
• Collaborate with the LSP to ensure adherence to service levels, identifying performance improvement opportunities in alignment with the Operations READ framework (reliability, efficiency, agility, differentiation)
• Implement business continuity for services and processes
• Partner with key internal customer groups and/or outside vendors to ensure successful operations
• Participate / Conduct quarterly Client Business / Quality reviews and address service failures with the LSP
• Ensure metric targets are achieved and establish standardized mechanisms to measure progress against targets
• Understand and incorporate risk management strategy into overall supply chain strategy
• Ensure compliance with required training for staff supporting client's business
• Provide leadership, guidance, mentorship, and training to staff and partner groups
• Perform receipt, storage, and distribution documentation review to ensure alignment with procedures, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Distribution Practices (GDP) and other applicable regulations
• Perform cGMP process, procedure, document and record review, and approval, including but not limited to deviations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessment, and validation records
• Perform incoming raw material inspection, environmental monitoring, and documentation review
• Provide leadership updates regarding the health and initiatives relating to the QMS at site management reviews
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to liaise/communicate effectively and easily with cross-functional teams and different cultures (excellent written and verbal communication skills)
• Self-leadership and motivation
• Strategic mindset
• Serves as a role model for client's values
• Understanding of industry requirements (GMP, GDP, Import/Export) Scientific degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences or Applied Engineering or Manufacturing Technologies
• Previous QA oversight of distribution, warehousing, incoming QA, manufacturing, validation, and facility and engineering activities
• Experience in deviation, change controls, and CAPAs processes system knowledge
• Ability to evaluate compliance issues and interact with regulatory inspectors
• Experience and training in Veeva, SM LIMS, ERP
• Experience in managing multiple, competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience leading and/or managing teams
• Direct drug substance and/or drug product experience
• Ability to solve complex problems and make scientific risk-based decisions
• Experience representing company while interacting with representatives of regulatory agencies
• Demonstrated proficiency using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of QA experience ****specifically involving raw materials*****in a GMP-regulated environment such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or other life sciences industries. A bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred; master’s candidates may be considered, but Ph.D.-level talent may be too senior for the scope.
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $37.00/hr.