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Principal QA Validation Specialist – Aseptic Fill Finish

Principal QA Validation Specialist – Aseptic Fill Finish

CompanyRegeneron Pharmaceuticals
LocationAlbany, NY, USA
Salary$77600 – $173400
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • BS/BA in Engineering, Chemistry, or Life Sciences
  • 5+ years of experience for Sr QA Validation Specialist
  • 8+ years of experience for Principal QA Validation Specialist
  • 10+ years of experience for Staff QA Validation Specialist
  • Ability to maintain integrity and honesty at all times
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Ability to communicate with transparency
  • Effective time management skills
  • Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for compliance monitoring of area operations, including trending of failures and evaluating effectiveness of corrective actions
  • Lead and drive projects and programs
  • Present project and program status and metrics to Senior Management
  • Act as Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area
  • Stays current with industry trends, regulatory requirement updates, and motivates changes and improvements based on trends
  • Generates, implements and/or reviews master and completed qualification and validation protocols, summary reports and associated data for conformance to regulations, SOPs, specifications and other applicable acceptance criteria
  • Analyzes the results of testing and determines the acceptability of results against pre-determined criteria
  • Reviews, edits and approves deviation notifications, deviation investigations, and corrective actions
  • Reviews, edits and approves change controls, SOPs, reports and other documentation
  • Coordinates with other departments or outside contractors/vendors to complete validation tasks
  • Collaborates with functional departments to resolve issues
  • Trains/advises less experienced Specialists
  • May supervise, provide direction and assign work to Validations Specialists and/or contingent workers to meet goals and deadlines
  • Manage and drive projects and prepares status reports
  • May present at both internal and external (regulatory) audits
  • Stays current with industry trends, regulatory requirement updates, and communicating same to team
  • May manage full time employees and/or contingent workers
  • Performs other duties assigned by Management

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to gather and organize information
  • Meets commitments on time
  • Performs well-defined tasks
  • Seeks to identify continuous improvement needs