Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance (Nights)

What Quality Assurance contributes to Cardinal Health
Quality develops and implements quality policies, procedures, and processes to ensure products and services comply with regulatory standards and specifications.
Quality Assurance develops and implements a compliant and cost effective quality system that assures products and services are reliable, safe and effective. This job family provides oversight of production/manufacturing activities, training to operational and quality control personnel, and educates business leaders on Quality policies and procedures and ensures that all products and services are properly reviewed for quality and documented.
The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) performs all quality review and approval/release decisions at an FDA-regulated drug manufacturing facility. The facility manufactures sterile liquid injectable drugs that are used for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
Responsibilities
Handles cGMP documentation review related to product release, facilities and equipment, material controls, laboratory controls, packaging and labeling, and production & process controls.
Establishes and reports metrics related products and processes as deemed necessary by the Regional Quality Manager RQM.
Ensures the site manufactures products to meet the requirements of 21 CFR 212 (cGMP).
Handles and ensures quality of documentation (control, retention, and archival) to support cGMP activities.
Engages and collaborates with operations department to drive quality system and cGMP requirements.
Performs product release activities per cGMP requirements.
Monitors CAPA in investigations and closes when completed or escalates (if necessary).
Performs aseptic review of the site with operations and documents results.
Reports quality system issues to the RQM and others as necessary. This includes timely escalation of discrepancies upon identification.
Schedule
This site operates 7 days a week, covered by 2 QAS (typically 4 days on, 3 days off).
Location: Onsite in East Lansing, Michigan (MSU Campus).
Accountabilities
Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
Applies judgment within defined parameters
Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy
Qualifications
2-4 years of experience, preferred.
Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
Proficiency with MS Excel and MS Word.
Interpersonal skills.
Attention to detail.
Prior experience working nightshift, preferred.
Prior experience maintaining a filing system, preferred.
Project management, preferred.
Prior experience in a cGMP environment, preferred.
Anticipated salary range: $68,500.00-$88,020.00
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 1/13.2027 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.