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The QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring timely development, review, and approval of engineering, validation, and lifecycle documentation in alignment with corporate procedures, SOPs, cGMP, and industry best practices. This role supports manufacturing, engineering, validation, and quality teams by providing oversight across the full validation lifecycle, ensuring inspection readiness, and maintaining a compliant state for all equipment, utilities, systems, and processes. The QA Engineer plays a key role in supporting new installations, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Quality Review & Documentation Oversight:
- Review and approve engineering and validation documentation including IQ, OQ, PQ, PPQ, Validation Master Plans, risk assessments, calibration records, and periodic reviews.
- Create, review, and approve SOPs, Change Controls, CAPAs, deviations, forms, and reports.
- Ensure all documentation complies with corporate procedures, cGMP, and regulatory expectations.
Validation Lifecycle Support:
- Support all phases of the validation lifecycle from design through operation, improvements, and revalidation.
- Participate in commissioning and qualification activities for new installations and systems, ensuring documentation meets cGMP and validation requirements.
- Provide QA oversight for computerized system validation, equipment qualification, utilities, automation, and laboratory instruments.
Cross Functional Collaboration:
- Represent QA in multidisciplinary teams for facility build, laboratory moves, and validation projects.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Packaging, Engineering, MSAT, PD, and QA/QC to resolve process issues and implement changes.
- Work with internal and external engineering resources to ensure validation and compliance expectations are met.
Risk Management & Issue Resolution:
- Identify, analyze, and manage risks throughout the product and equipment lifecycle using appropriate risk management tools.
- Assist in investigations and review deviation reports related to equipment, utilities, automation, computer systems, validation, and lab instruments.
- Support continuous improvement of GMP validation and change control programs.
Audit & Compliance Support:
- Participate in internal, client, and regulatory audits.
- Maintain the site in a constant state of inspection readiness.
- Support site management in ensuring cGMP compliance across all operational areas.
Quality Metrics & Governance:
- Establish, maintain, and report Quality KPIs and metrics.
- Participate in Management Review, Quality Review Board, Deviation Review Board, and Change Review Board.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Senior Manager of QA Operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field (preferred).
- Additional training or certification in Quality Assurance, Validation, or cGMP is an advantage.
- 3-7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Validation, or related roles within pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of cGMP, validation lifecycle, commissioning/qualification, and quality systems.
- Experience reviewing and approving validation protocols, change controls, deviations, and CAPAs.
- Familiarity with equipment qualification, utilities, automation systems, and computerized system validation.
- Experience supporting audits and maintaining inspection readiness.
- Strong communication, documentation, and cross functional collaboration skills.
Job Description:
The QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring timely development, review, and approval of engineering, validation, and lifecycle documentation in alignment with corporate procedures, SOPs, cGMP, and industry best practices. This role supports manufacturing, engineering, validation, and quality teams by providing oversight across the full validation lifecycle, ensuring inspection readiness, and maintaining a compliant state for all equipment, utilities, systems, and processes. The QA Engineer plays a key role in supporting new installations, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Quality Review & Documentation Oversight:
- Review and approve engineering and validation documentation including IQ, OQ, PQ, PPQ, Validation Master Plans, risk assessments, calibration records, and periodic reviews.
- Create, review, and approve SOPs, Change Controls, CAPAs, deviations, forms, and reports.
- Ensure all documentation complies with corporate procedures, cGMP, and regulatory expectations.
Validation Lifecycle Support:
- Support all phases of the validation lifecycle from design through operation, improvements, and revalidation.
- Participate in commissioning and qualification activities for new installations and systems, ensuring documentation meets cGMP and validation requirements.
- Provide QA oversight for computerized system validation, equipment qualification, utilities, automation, and laboratory instruments.
Cross Functional Collaboration:
- Represent QA in multidisciplinary teams for facility build, laboratory moves, and validation projects.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Packaging, Engineering, MSAT, PD, and QA/QC to resolve process issues and implement changes.
- Work with internal and external engineering resources to ensure validation and compliance expectations are met.
Risk Management & Issue Resolution:
- Identify, analyze, and manage risks throughout the product and equipment lifecycle using appropriate risk management tools.
- Assist in investigations and review deviation reports related to equipment, utilities, automation, computer systems, validation, and lab instruments.
- Support continuous improvement of GMP validation and change control programs.
Audit & Compliance Support:
- Participate in internal, client, and regulatory audits.
- Maintain the site in a constant state of inspection readiness.
- Support site management in ensuring cGMP compliance across all operational areas.
Quality Metrics & Governance:
- Establish, maintain, and report Quality KPIs and metrics.
- Participate in Management Review, Quality Review Board, Deviation Review Board, and Change Review Board.
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Senior Manager of QA Operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field (preferred).
- Additional training or certification in Quality Assurance, Validation, or cGMP is an advantage.
- 3-7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Validation, or related roles within pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of cGMP, validation lifecycle, commissioning/qualification, and quality systems.
- Experience reviewing and approving validation protocols, change controls, deviations, and CAPAs.
- Familiarity with equipment qualification, utilities, automation systems, and computerized system validation.
- Experience supporting audits and maintaining inspection readiness.
- Strong communication, documentation, and cross functional collaboration skills.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Documentation Specialist
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM requires your education and experience to match the job description exactly. If your degree is from outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation completed before you apply so employers can confirm PERM eligibility upfront.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search DOL PERM disclosure data for employers who have sponsored Documentation Specialist or Technical Writer roles before. Prior filings signal an HR process already built for sponsorship, reducing the risk of a withdrawn offer mid-process.
Search green card jobs using Migrate Mate
Filter by Documentation Specialist roles with confirmed EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship history on Migrate Mate. This cuts out roles where sponsorship is theoretical and connects you directly to employers with a track record of completing the PERM process.
Verify the prevailing wage before negotiating
DOL sets the minimum wage your employer must pay under PERM using the OFLC Wage Search. Check the prevailing wage for Documentation Specialist in your target metro before salary discussions so you know the floor your offer must clear.
Negotiate PERM language into your offer letter
Ask your employer to include a sponsorship commitment clause covering PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status before you sign. Without written terms, you have no recourse if the employer pauses the filing after you've already joined.
Green Card Documentation Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Documentation Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
It depends on the job requirements. If the employer defines the role as requiring a master's degree or equivalent advanced credentials, it can qualify under EB-2. Most Documentation Specialist positions require a bachelor's degree and qualify under EB-3. The employer's minimum requirements in the PERM job description control which category applies, not your personal credentials alone.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant visa subject to an annual lottery, while PERM leads to permanent residency with no lottery at all. The PERM process requires your employer to test the labor market and file with DOL before submitting an I-140 to USCIS. It takes longer, typically two to four years from PERM filing to a green card, but the outcome is permanent status rather than a visa you need to keep renewing.
What documentation does a foreign Documentation Specialist need for PERM?
You'll need proof that you meet the employer's stated minimum requirements: degree certificates, transcripts, and letters from prior employers confirming job titles and responsibilities. If your degree is from outside the U.S., a foreign credential evaluation is required. Any experience used to satisfy the PERM requirements must be documented before the employer files, not after.
How do I find employers who will sponsor a Documentation Specialist for a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Documentation Specialist roles filtered by employers with confirmed EB-2 or EB-3 PERM sponsorship history. General job postings rarely specify green card sponsorship, so targeting employers with prior PERM filings in your occupation category dramatically improves your chances of reaching an offer that includes full sponsorship.
Can my employer start PERM while I'm on a different visa status?
Yes. PERM is independent of your current visa status. Employers routinely file PERM for candidates on F-1 OPT, H-1B, or L-1 visa. Your immigration status does not need to change for PERM to proceed. What matters is that you maintain lawful status throughout the process and that you meet the job's minimum requirements as written in the PERM filing.