Specialist, QA II - 3rd Shift

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

The Specialist, Quality Assurance II provides real-time quality oversight, line clearance, and documentation review throughout parenteral manufacturing operations. This includes raw material release, compounding, aseptic filling, lyophilization, inspection, labeling, and packaging. This role supports all 3rd shift operations.

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its "Change the World List," for addressing society's unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor shopfloor production activities to ensure compliance with cGMPs and approved procedures.
• Perform preprocess line clearances for manufacturing and packaging processes.
• Observe aseptic processing behaviors and gowning practices to ensure adherence to aseptic technique standards.
• Check that critical processes follow established procedures, including cleaning/sanitization, material transfers, and glove integrity testing.
• Provide coaching and guidance to production personnel to reinforce compliance and best practices.
• Identify deviations or nonconformances during production activities and initiate QATrack events.
• Resolve minor onfloor quality issues and escalate major or critical issues to QA management promptly.
• Conduct spot checks on batch records, logbooks, material expiration dates, and calibration dates for equipment and instruments.
• Review batch records (MBR and EBR) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with validated and approved parameters.
• Approve maintenance work orders and ensure equipment readiness.
• Maintain required gowning training for Grade C/D and gowning qualification for Grade A/B.
• Other activities and duties assigned by Quality Management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a healthscience discipline
• 3+ years in a Quality Operations role.
• Previous aseptic gowning training preferred.
• Knowledge of sterile operations strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cGMPs and aseptic processing requirements.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work 3rd shift hours (overnight).
• Possible weekend, holiday, or overtime work depending on manufacturing schedules.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods on the manufacturing floor.
• Frequent movement between production areas, cleanrooms, packaging lines, and documentation stations.
• Ability to lift or move materials up to ~20lbs occasionally (e.g., batch records, small equipment, or materials for inspection).
• Ability to wear full cleanroom gowning (Grade A/B/C/D) including:
• Work in controlled cleanroom environments with strict temperature, humidity, and contamination controls.
• Exposure to manufacturing noise, equipment operation, and disinfectants/sanitizing agents.
• Ability to work 3rd shift hours (overnight).
• Possible weekend, holiday, or overtime work depending on manufacturing schedules.

Role will be in Parsippany, NJ.

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $76,831 to $142,685, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. If hired to work 3rd shift in this role, the pay differential will be 20%. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.