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Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

Hours: Day Shift Schedule

Sr. Quality Associate II / Principal Quality Associate

The Sr. Quality Associate II / Principal Quality Associate, Quality Assurance Filling Business Unit, may be assigned duties and responsibilities within Quality Assurance supporting Filling. Specific duties will depend on the assignment and may include; review of manufacturing or testing records, preparation or review of failure investigations, product/raw material sampling and/or testing, sampling/testing/data analysis of environmental monitoring samples and data, auditing, data analysis for stability, etc. The incumbent is a professional with high technical competency who leads project or discipline teams. Can make quality decisions for the team. The employee influences the direction of complex projects and communicates with all levels of employees. Can identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive the change and assess impact to other areas of the business. The incumbent is recognized as an authority in multiple areas and provides leadership and guidance to others. The employee may be responsible for training other employees and is a fully qualified professional who requires minimal supervision. Serves as delegate to the manager.

Primary responsibilities for the role:

Use expertise to advise and influence the technical decisions of business units.

Responsible for development, maintenance and vitality of essential Grifols technologies.

Interacts regularly with members of management and as needed with regulatory officials.

Lead multi-disciplined project teams with highly technical objectives.  Communicates project proposals to senior management and follows project through to successful completion.

May mentor employees.

Prepares, reviews, and in some cases approves SOP revisions, Change Control Requests, Incident Tracking System entries and investigation reports.

Demonstrates high levels of values and integrity

Can easily multi-task, prioritize and adapt to changing business needs

Preparation/review/approval of regulatory documents

Preparation of sections of the Annual Product Review as well as the overall APR

Demonstrated ability to independently make sound quality decisions

Demonstrated ability to influence decisions makers in other departments

Review and approval of validations

Other duties as assigned or as specified in the "Additional Responsibilities" section below may apply.

In addition to the duties described above, the incumbant may also perform the following duties:

Responsibilities may include advanced roles (such as author, reviewer, approver, administrator or coordinator) in all quality systems such as Change Control, Discrepancy Management, Quarantine, Batch Release, SAP, SAP Quality Module, Documentation, and Annual Product Reviews as well as provide Quality input for Validation projects, capital engineering projects, clinical studies, stability studies, ETPs, and Regulatory submissions. Responsible for representing Quality manager at business unit meetings, and project meetings.

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).  Demonstrated use of domestic (i.e. Food and Drug Administration) and applicable foreign regulatory agency requirements/guidelines. Be able to work independently.

This job description is intended to present the general content and requirements for the performance of this job. The description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Managers and supervisors may assign other duties as needed.

Requirements:

Sr. Quality Associate II,  QC   - BA/BS - preferably in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) curriculum and 6 yrs of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Experience managing, projects, teams, etc. is recommended. Equivalency: Depending on the area of assignment, directly related experience-or a combination of related education, experience, and competencies-may be considered in place of the stated requirements. For example, if a job level requires a Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of experience, an equivalency could include 8 years of experience, an Associate's degree with 6 years of experience, or a Master's degree with 2 years of experience.

Principal Quality Associate - BS/BA degree preferably in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline with minimum of 8 years relevant experience. A minimum of a BS/BA is required.

Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice:

Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate.

Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.  We will consider for employment all qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws.

Location: NORTH AMERICA : USA : NC-Clayton:USNC0002 - Clayton 

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