Quality Assurance Coordinator

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Quality Assurance Coordinator will perform under the supervision of the Quality Assurance Manager, and at times will take instruction and tasks from the Center Manager and Director of Quality Assurance. The Quality Assurance Coordinator will ensure product integrity, and the continued good health of donors through the compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, state regulations, the Standard Operating Procedure Manual guidelines of the Company and any other applicable regulatory standards

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (the following list is intended to be a guideline. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned) :

• Organize product in storage freezer, ensuring freezer organization is complete and consistent
• Perform the QA review of product to be shipped to the consignee
• Set up, operate, and maintain instruments used for manipulating, monitoring, and storing plasma products (Quality Control), supply management and determining when to release in FIFO process
• Maintain instruments / equipment used for processing and / or qualifying and storage of donor samples and products. This includes ensuring the instruments / equipment is functioning / cleaned properly
• Document operational and maintenance activities when necessary
• Assists Quality Assurance Manager in ensuring all center operations, product storage, documentation, facility maintenance, quality control, and training are current and consistent with the Company's Standard Operating Procedures Manual (the "SOP"), current State and Federal guidelines, OSHA, CLIA, cGMP, and any other internal Company procedures
• Oversees and performs destruction of unsuitable units. Quarantine and discard unacceptable samples and products
• Oversees release and shipment of biohazardous waste
• Performs internal audits and quality checks on-site
• Assists Quality Assurance Manager and Center Manager with employee training and counseling as needed
• Oversees receipt of center inventory, including donation softgood supplies and QC reagents
• Oversees management of lot-controlled supplies, ensuring appropriate use and appropriate storage of supplies per SOP. Ensures supplies are used on a first in, first out basis. QA Approves and releases new supply lots as needed and ensures availability of supplies at the center
• Oversee the daily management of samples to the testing lab. Responsible to pack and ship samples to the testing lab
• Assists in the performance of final QA review and release for all product shipments and associated documents to ensure shipment meets customer specifications, and ensures the integrity and quality of the product shipped
• Assists in shipment of product from the center. Completes and reviews shipment paperwork required for each product shipment
• Reports to the Quality Manager any deviations or quality concerns observed at the center
• Assists with qualifying and reviewing equipment
• Available to travel up to 25 miles to other facility(ies) for training or assisting other center's staffing needs
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements

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