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GCP QA Auditor III

Role overview

Summary

The Quality Assurance Auditor III role focuses on leading complex audits to ensure compliance with quality assurance processes and regulatory guidelines. You will work within Thermo Fisher Scientific to identify quality issues, develop strategies for resolution, and provide consultation to project teams and clients.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
  • Previous GCP QA experience comparable to 5+ years.
  • Detailed knowledge of GCP and appropriate regional research regulations and guidelines.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong problem solving, risk assessment and impact analysis abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct and/or lead a variety of client, internal or GCP audits and regulatory inspections as requested by senior management
  • Lead directed site audits, facility, vendor and/or sub-contractor audits
  • Provide GCP consultation and support to project teams and external clients
  • Prepare and present audit findings and/or other related information at departmental, internal operations or client meetings

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Negotiation
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Multitasking
  • Prioritization

About the company

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Biotech & Genomics
  • 10,001+
About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

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Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Us as a Quality Assurance Auditor III - Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
The Quality Assurance Auditor III leads complex and/or multi-department internal and/or external audits to ensure compliance with established quality assurance processes, standards, global regulatory guidelines and/or client contractual obligations. This role identifies issues impacting quality and regulatory compliance, determines the root cause of non-conformance, and develops strategies to address these issues. The Quality Assurance Auditor III may perform technical document reviews and other GCP activities in support of project work or company processes. Additionally, the Quality Assurance Auditor III provides finished audit reports to management, plans and delivers billable quality services for clients and projects and may serve as the client contact.


What You'll Do:
• Conduct and/or lead a variety of client, internal or GCP audits and regulatory inspections as requested by senior management
• Lead directed site audits, facility, vendor and/or sub-contractor audits
• Provide GCP consultation and support to project teams and external clients
• Lead process audits and may participate as a co-auditor in more complex system audits
• Perform other types of QA audits or activities (e.g. database audits, clinical study report audits, sample results tables, process improvement)
• Contacted by others to serve as a resource to operational departments on audit or quality assurance subject matter
• Prepare and present audit findings and/or other related information at departmental, internal operations or client meetings
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior auditors


Education & Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous GCP QA experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’).

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Detailed knowledge of GCP and appropriate regional research regulations and guidelines
• Demonstrated proficiency and led a range of project based or internal GCP audits and vendor audits to high standards required by management
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving, risk assessment and impact analysis abilities
• Solid experience in root cause analysis
• Above average negotiation and conflict management skills
• Flexible and able to multi-task and prioritize competing demands/work load
• Valid driver's license and ability to qualify for and maintain a corporate credit card with sufficient credit line for business travel


Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office/ laboratory and/or a clinical environment.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
• Exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Personal protective equipment required such as protective eyewear, garments and gloves.

Why Join Us?

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You’ll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience—and where your contributions truly make a difference.

Apply today to help us deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

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