What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Specialist position at First Priority?
Overview:
First Priority, Inc. is the animal health industry's premier manufacturer and supplier of generic pharmaceutical products located in Elgin, IL. We are currently looking for a Quality Compliance Specialist to join our team.
General Summary:
Implement and administer the organization’s compliance program and is responsible for communicating to all employees their responsibility, educating employees on various reporting procedures and where to find applicable policies and procedures. Actively monitors the organization’s compliance with the laws and regulations using an auditing program and other oversight activities and conducts investigations where non compliance may exist and reported.
Essential Duties:
- Coordinate applicable policies and procedures and employee training on compliance.
- Assures the compliance program effectively prevents and/or detects violations of regulations and/or company policies/procedures.
- Communicates to all employees on compliance program’s expectations and responsibilities.
- Assist in facilitating and coordinating all investigations related to CAPA and Customer Complaints and track the status of all reports and investigations.
- Plan and conduct internal audits.
- Write audit reports and track responses, conduct follow-up evaluations of
corrective and preventative actions and close out the audits; maintain audit
files.
- Assist in scheduling and participating in external vendor audits of suppliers, contract manufacturers, laboratories and other service providers to ensure compliance with cGMP, ICH, Part 11 and other regulatory requirements.
- Develop and implement corrective/preventative action plans resulting from noncompliance investigations.
- Participate in regulatory inspections and inspection readiness activities.
- Engage in open communication with, and provide reports to the management review committee.
- Updates policies and procedures as necessary.
- Develop SOPs for functional areas and related training.
- Participate in compliance improvement initiatives, as required.
- Provide Quality Metrics and coordinate periodic reviews to inform management
of compliance risks and improvements to quality systems.
- Assist with other projects as needed.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Desired, but not mandatory, a BS in Chemistry / Biology or scientific discipline.
- Minimum 1-3 years compliance experience.
- Experience and understanding of FDA regulations desired.
- Knowledge and understanding of cGMP and Part 11 regulations.
- Auditing experience desired.
- Proficient in MS Office applications.
- Competence concerning cGMP requirements/regulations.
- Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and listening skills.
- Perseverance in investigating alleged noncompliance.
- Ability to analyze information and critical thinking.
- Attention to detail, good follow-through, sound organizational and time
management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to work collaboratively across departments and with external
vendors and contractors.
Work Environment:
- Office setting
- Production environment when auditing.
- Appropriate personnel protective equipment (when necessary).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.32 - $28.85 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
Application Question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship or continued sponsorship to work in the United States?
- The compensation range for this position is $23.32 per hour to 28.85 per hour. What are your compensation expectations?
Ability to Relocate:
- Elgin, IL 60123: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $29