Specialist , Quality Assurance

JOB TITLE: SPECIALIST I, QUALITY ASSURANCE – QUALITY OPERATIONS

Department: Quality Assurance – Quality Operations

Reports To: Supervisor, Quality Assurance – Quality Operations or above

Ladder Level: 2

DESCRIPTION

Position Overview: The Specialist I, Quality Assurance performs routine activities associated with manufacturing of cell and gene therapy products at the Abeona Therapeutics Inc. site in Cleveland, OH. This position supports the maintenance of the quality systems in support of a cGMP Operation for production processes relating to batch record review and release from start to end of manufacturing activities, in-process sampling/testing, primary and secondary packaging, label control, and document management ensuring procedural and regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing process.

The Specialist I, Quality Assurance will report to the Supervisor, Quality Assurance or above and will support manufacturing and quality control as the production area Quality Assurance representative.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Position is on a rotating 4-10 shift schedule (Sunday
  - Wednesday).
• Performs the following duties with minimal supervision:
• Process document control requests and issue-controlled forms, logbooks, notebooks, master production records, labels, and protocols.
• Reconcile issued controlled forms, logbooks, notebooks, master production records, and protocols.
• Review batch-related documentation and ensure resolution of issues to release product.
• Ensure that products are manufactured in compliance with site procedures, regulatory and cGMP guidelines.
• Compile and verify all batch-related documents into a final product lot disposition package.
• Communicate lot disposition pending issues to management.
• Review qualification/validation protocols and reports and ensure resolution of discrepancies that occurred during execution.
• Control document lifecycle activities, including biennial review of procedures and document retention for select SOPs.
• Work with the Manufacturing, Quality Control, Assay Development, and Process Development departments as a production area Quality Assurance representative. Key areas of collaboration include but are not limited to calibration and preventive maintenance, process monitoring, and inventory control monitoring.
• Support site inspections as needed.
• Completion of gowning qualification and maintaining status for entry into Aseptic processing area. Must be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of aseptic gowning practices.
• Approve or Authorize documents as assigned. Documents include but are not limited to:
  Master Production Records, Quality Control test methods/forms, Method Qualification/Validation records, etc. Authorization includes a review of the content for applicability in connection with customer audit/inspections as well as GMP compliance.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in quality and/or manufacturing in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or biologics cGMP regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality operations and ability to apply cGMPs in conformance to U.S. standards, and where appropriate, other regulatory authority standards.
• General knowledge of aseptic manufacturing processes.

Competencies:

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and Good Documentation Practices.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office 365 and other applications.
• Must possess effective interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills, patience, professionalism, and the ability to effectively interact and communicate with internal staff and management.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, patient-focused manufacturing environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based on changing priorities.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to experience prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, and stretching.

Hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment is required. A normal range of hearing and vision correctable to 20/20 is required. Occasional lifting up to 20 pounds is required.

Seniority Level: Entry level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Quality Assurance

Industries: Internet Publishing