- The Deviation Investigations Specialist will lead and support cGMP investigations for oral solid dosage manufacturing and complex pharmaceutical operations.
- The role involves root cause analysis, CAPA management, product impact assessments, data analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical quality systems and regulatory standards.
Requirement/Must Have:
- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a scientific or engineering discipline with relevant pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Experience supporting investigations within pharmaceutical manufacturing, engineering, or QC laboratory environments.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP regulations, pharmaceutical quality systems, and data integrity requirements.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Experience performing root cause investigations using structured methodologies.
- Ability to analyze manufacturing, engineering, and laboratory data.
- Strong cross-functional communication and facilitation skills.
Experience:
- Experience leading or co-authoring deviations, nonconformances, atypical event investigations, OOS, or OOT investigations.
- Experience working in oral solid dosage (OSD) manufacturing environments preferred.
- Experience with CAPA development, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring.
- Experience using electronic quality systems, MES, LIMS, historian tools, and trending systems preferred.
- Experience supporting audit and inspection readiness activities.
- Experience coordinating with Operations, Engineering, QC, and QA teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and support cGMP investigations for manufacturing and complex operational events.
- Coordinate event triage, containment activities, escalation, and immediate actions.
- Collect, organize, and analyze manufacturing, laboratory, and engineering evidence.
- Perform structured root cause analysis using tools such as 5-Why, fishbone, and fault tree analysis.
- Document compliant investigation conclusions and product impact assessments.
- Define, track, and monitor CAPAs and effectiveness checks.
- Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions on the manufacturing floor.
- Prepare detailed investigation and CAPA documentation following Good Documentation Practices.
- Support trending analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Participate in audit and inspection readiness activities including preparation of evidence packages and responses.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support quality and compliance objectives.
Should Have:
- Experience with electronic quality management systems and manufacturing data systems.
- Knowledge of blending, granulation, compression, coating, encapsulation, and supporting utility systems.
- Experience with data trending and risk-based decision making.
- Ability to manage multiple investigations simultaneously.
Skills:
- cGMP investigations and deviation management.
- CAPA management and effectiveness checks.
- Root cause analysis and problem-solving.
- Pharmaceutical quality systems and compliance.
- Technical writing and documentation.
- MES, LIMS, eQMS, and historian systems.
- Data analysis and trending.
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication.
- Risk assessment and product impact evaluation.
Qualification And Education:
- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in a scientific or engineering discipline required.
- Relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing or QC investigation experience required.
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