QA Associate

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**Summary**:
To provide an effective and compliant release service for Baxter Elstree. This will be achieved through QC checking, batch and document review, and support for investigations into non-conformances, CAPAs and complaints. Working with the Quality Assurance Manager, Production Manager and Production Team Leader to provide Operational QA service to Baxter Elstree. This will be achieved through:
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Sampling of intermediate products within the manufacturing process.
- Testing and inspection of product, as required by SOP and Finished Product Specification.
- Co-Ordination of product testing with external contract laboratories.
- Maintain compliance with ISO 13485 and FDA (21 CFR) part 820 and the requirements of MDSAP.

Product Release:

- Compilation of release data for finished products.
- Co-ordination of product bioburden data.
- Co-ordination of product endotoxin testing.
- Collation and completion of documentation to support release.
- Inspection of sterilized finished product received back from subcontractors.
- Support to releasers for disposition/release of finished product.
- Co-ordination of samples for laboratory testing

Goods Inwards Quality Control:

- Inspection of goods and material dispositioning.
- Co-ordination of samples for laboratory testing
- Co-ordination of investigations into non-conforming product.

Calibration/Maintenance Control:

- Support of calibration, maintenance and revalidation activities for equipment and facilities.
- Monitoring of schedule and tracking execution of activities.

Documentation Control:

- Maintenance of document control system - paper and electronic.
- Co-ordination of documentation control activities, liaising with appropriate personnel to progress updates, approvals, with responsibility for publishing approved documents.

Control of Batch Documentation:

- Responsibility for filing/archiving completed DHRs and batch/order documentation post release, to enable rapid retrieval.

Quality Assurance/Control:

- Adherence to Baxter Elstree’s relevant policies and procedures at all times, and notification of any deviations/exceptions from process.
- Support for all aspects of the QMS through participation in internal audit as trained and approved auditors and support for incidences such as complaints, and any subsequent field corrective actions/recalls.
- Support for and co-ordination of Quality Investigations i.e. NCR/CAPA/Complaint handling, and logging/issuing of QMS numbers.

**Qualifications**
- Additional training in Quality Assurance, Quality tools, statistics, qualification/ validation, Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement tools and medical device/pharmaceutical regulation.
- Experience of working to ISO13485 and FDA (21 CFR) part 820 compliant systems. QA experience in a Clean room environment - sterile / aseptic manufacturing. Internal Auditing experience. Familiarity with NCR/CAPA, complaint and document control processes within a regulated Quality Management System.
- Working in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment, supporting new product introduction.
- Excellent investigational, analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to review and monitor data, and identify trends.
- Highly proficient communicator, both verbal and written.
- QA, cGMP and Quality Systems in an Operational Quality environment. Knowledge of clean room control requirements.

**What are some of the benefits of working at Baxter?**:

- Competitive salary + benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- High importance placed on work life balance
- Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce

**Reasonable Accommodations**

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