Specialist Quality Operations

Zoetis is hiring a Specialist for the Quality Operations team. The Specialist Quality Operations will support and ensure the quality of packaging materials and bulk products used in manufacturing and packaging of drug products in a GMP environment.

Position Responsibilities:

• Supports quality processes used in manufacturing and packaging of drug products in a GMP aseptic environment across all shifts.
• Conducts and reviews deviation investigations related to the manufacturing, packaging, testing of product, sterility assurance, and all other GMP functions.
• Provides guidance and oversight in identifying root cause, corrective actions/preventative actions (CAPAs), and effectiveness checks of CAPAs.
• Evaluates escalated electronic and paper batch record issues.
• Evaluates and approves changes to manufacturing and packaging equipment and processes, testing, IT systems and other GMP documents and programs. This includes change control that is internal to Kalamazoo, as well as regulatory or market-driven changes.
• Participates in internal GMP audits and supports customer and regulatory audits.
• Candidate is a member of the work team(s) for Building 156 or 248 and partners with operations and technical support on continuous improvement projects, floor support needs, and other efficiency improvements.

Technical Skills Required:

• Experience with SAP, ETS (Trackwise), PAS/X, MS Suite are desired.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Good communication skills to deal with all levels of customers, both internal and external.
• Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail and accuracy.
• Candidate must possess flexibility to respond to constantly changing conditions and priorities.

Education & Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in science or related discipline.
• Requires minimum three years of QA/QC experience in a GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Two to three years of QA experience in an aseptic GMP pharmaceutical environment is strongly desired.
• NOTE: Candidate must not be Cephalosporin/Penicillin sensitive.

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.