Quality Assurance Engineer II- Process & Validation

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Job Description
The Quality Assurance Engineer II will join the company’s Quality organization at the Virginia site by bringing their knowledge and experience in service to patients and pursuit of excellence in quality and compliance.  The Virginia site is a new fill finish facility dedicated to the manufacture and supply of essential generic sterile injectable medications. 
Responsibilities of the position include supporting quality systems and oversight to ensure the product process validation, cleaning validation, Quality Risk Management and quality laboratory systems meet cGMP and company compliance requirements at the onset of building the facility leading to successful U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the facility and the ongoing introduction and approval of new medications. 
Responsibilities also include, but are not limited to, the generation, review and/or approval of policies, procedures, reports, and other records necessary to provide quality oversight to ensure FDA requirements are met.  
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with validation and engineering teams to provide Quality oversight for validation and qualification activities and ensure work is performed in a compliant and controlled manner.
• Lead or participate in Quality Risk Management and analysis.
• Maintain current knowledge of local and international regulatory and legislative requirements and trends to ensure that expert advice and appropriate technical support on all quality related matters is provided to the site.
• Support and ensure compliance of product process transfers, including validation, from and/or to other manufacturing sites.
• Lead activities related to product introduction to the site.
• Support aseptic process simulations.
• Support quality processes and systems across the product lifecycle including, but not limited to, change control, CAPA, deviations and investigations,

laboratory control, Annual Product Quality Review (APQR), and management notification.

• Provide quality review and support for laboratory method validation/verification and laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• Provide support to equipment, facilities and utilities qualification as needed.
• Proactively identify and work collaboratively to resolve problems by taking risk-based and compliant approaches to solutions.
• Promote a quality mindset and quality excellence approach to all activities.
• Promote a safety mindset and focus on safety for all operations activities.
• Travel (up to 5%) may be required.

Basic Qualifications and Capabilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline with 6+ years Quality/cGMP experience in the pharmaceutical industry. 
• Experience in process and cleaning validation, LIMS systems, Aseptic Process Simulations and Quality Risk Management.
• Knowledge in 21CFR Part 11, Electronic Records and Signatures and data integrity is required.
• Strong project management, organization, and execution skills to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Participation and leading activities to support regulatory agency inspections required.
• Project management, organization, and execution skills are required.
• Ability to apply technical expertise to solve problems and issues.
• Participating in and leading activities that support regulatory agency inspections is required.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills and experience using various software/electronic applications required.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a small, fast-paced, dynamic, environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and within established guidelines, procedures, and practices.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, working with others to overcome challenges, and focusing on what matters.
• Committed to delivering high-quality results, working with others to overcome challenges, and focusing on what matters.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills, and share knowledge with others.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Technical expertise in sterile pharmaceutical isolator technology, combination product and medical devices. 

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