Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety StandardsJob Description
Join us a a QA Auditor I - And play a crucial role in ensuring compliance and excellence in our clinical auditing processes.
What You’ll Do:
• Support IQA/SQA group as responsible for specification revisions of Commodities (CMS) and Raw Materials (RMS) specification documents. Note – this individual is not expected to be a subject matter expert. Expected to manage the revision process. See below for further info.
• Work as a liaison between the operating groups and the Document Control group to facilitate the identification, writing, reviewing, and approval of all documents to support a given project.
• Route and monitor document change control packages, managing a revision through effectiveness. Manage timelines and work to a need-by date to support manufacturing.
• Maintain specification revision database for tracking of all documentation changes to ensure accuracy of status reports.
• Participate in project team meetings as representative for QA group. Ensure overall GMP compliance with project through coordination of documentation, batch record review, and other means
• Serves as a resource to operational departments on audit or quality assurance subject matter
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification; Associate degree and relevant experience is acceptable in lieu of bachelor’s degree
• Previous lab or QA experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 1-2 years).
In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Familiar with applicable GxP and appropriate regional regulations
• Achieves acceptable standards of quality and meets timelines for QA deliverables and required departmental reports
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including appropriate use of medical and scientific terminology)
• Excellent organizational, detail-oriented, schedule-adherence skills to monitor and progress changes on a priority basis and ensure appropriate revisions are completed, as well as capturing SME input/review.
• Must be able to work independently, set priorities, and establish action plans on a daily basis. Very good problem solving, risk assessment and impact analysis abilities
• Proficient at collaboration, negotiation and conflict management
• Flexible and able to multi-task and prioritize competing demands/work load
• Software that will be used frequently – Microsoft Office suite, OneTrack, OneVault, SampleManager
Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office/ laboratory and/or a clinical environment.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
• Exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Frequent mobility required.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
Why Join Us?
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience – and where your contributions truly make a difference.
Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthrough.
Compensation and Benefits
The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $25.60–$42.66.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards