QA Lead Jobs in North Carolina

Job Description

Our Quality Assurance group ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored, and distributed aligned with our quality standards and meets all regulatory requirements. Partnering across our internal manufacturing facilities, external contract manufacturers and suppliers we create an interdependent global manufacturing network committed to deliver a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.

The Quality Assurance Specialist provides Quality support to laboratory and/or manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to apply their enthusiasm and skills as a member of a multidisciplinary team supporting the operations of pharmaceutical, biologic, and/or vaccine manufacturing facilities. The successful candidate must be able to examine issues from diverse perspectives, provide a hands-on approach to problem solving, and be self-motivated to identify and lead process improvement projects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Quality Assurance Organization, will independently manage project assignments.
• Ensure individually assigned aspects of the project proceed in compliance with cGMP, regulations, and our Company’s Quality Management System.
• Provide QA shop floor support in the execution and review of GMP documentation such as IQ, OQ and other technical documents to meet schedule milestones.
• Provide QA shop floor support on batch review, alarm response, incursion response and deviation management.
• Provide QA shop floor support on aseptic techniques, aseptic observations, cleaning techniques, and gowning observations.
• Partner with site functions to solve problems and achieve goals.
• Makes decisions guided by policies and procedures that impact the team’s ability to meet performance objectives.
• Consults on an as-needed basis with next level manager on more complex decisions.
• Executes critical site review and review of environmental monitoring data.
• Perform review of process simulation batch records.
• Lead Shopfloor audits to identify and address housekeeping and/or compliance gaps.
• May approve incidents and investigation related to deviation management.
• Assists cross-functional team with executing and approving change controls.
• Approve cleaning validation documentation as needed.
• May act as a Quality Risk Assessment Lead.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in manufacturing, maintenance, laboratory, military environment, or related industry including two (2) years of experience in an GMP or FDA regulated industry.
• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM EST (will include weekends and holidays to support ongoing manufacturing activities).

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• At least 1 year of experience in aseptic manufacturing or other clean room environment.
• Strong contemporary knowledge of relevant current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), regulations and current industry trends.
• Effective decision making, problem solving and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, complex environments and escalate appropriately.
• GMP quality experience with biological drug substance or drug product.
• GMP experience with qualification of equipment.
• Experience with Quality Risk Management.
• Project Management experience in a highly regulated industry.
• Experience with Kneat, SAP, Veeva and/or GLIMS.
• Experience in deviation management with focus on quality review and approval.
• Experience in Aseptic processing, aseptic observations, and techniques.
• Electronic manufacturing batch records (eMBR) experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills including flexibility and collaboration.
• Demonstrated analytical aptitude, critical thinking skills, and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to upskill others.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in pharmaceutical related environment.

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Required Skills:
Aseptic Manufacturing, Batch Record Review, Data Analysis, FDA Compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Personal Initiative, Quality Improvement Programs, Quality Standards, Teamwork

Preferred Skills:
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The salary range for this role is
$87,300.00 - $137,400.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
2nd - Evening

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
Cleaning Supplies

Job Posting End Date:
10/8/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R419869