Scientist – Warehouse Quality Assurance(m/w/x)

Description

In this role, you will oversee quality assurance in warehouse operations, guiding technicians and managing compliance with safety and quality standards. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve inspecting materials, resolving shipping issues, and collaborating with various teams to ensure everything meets expectations.

Requirements

• •Bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or pharmaceutical-related field or equivalent experience
• •Minimum 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry with specific warehouse experience
• •Ability to lift items up to 50 pounds
• •On-site presence required
• •Understanding of cGMP regulations related to QA Warehouse operations
• •Previous experience in GMP production and warehouse environments
• •Understanding of statistical tools and analysis
• •Experience in inventory management systems (e.g., EWM, SAP)

Tasks

• •Provide quality oversight of warehouse operations
• •Manage quality functions and guide incoming material technicians
• •Advise on non-conformance investigations and change control proposals
• •Support procedures and commissioning activities in Warehouse operations
• •Assist with goods receipt and sampling of raw materials and GMP supplies
• •Oversee outbound shipping processes and quality aspects
• •Manage quality-related matters with third-party logistics partners
• •Practice safety behaviors with proper PPE and lifting techniques
• •Document incoming inspections according to procedures and specifications
• •Guide incoming technicians at the warehouse
• •Coach and mentor support personnel
• •Assess and triage deviations in the warehouse area
• •Collaborate with Lilly support groups and external partners on shipping issues
• •Participate in self-led inspections and support regulatory inspections
• •Ensure compliance in external warehouse functions
• •Quarantine materials not meeting specifications per local procedures
• •Evaluate damaged materials in inbound shipments and determine acceptability
• •Assess temperature excursions on received shipments
• •Identify and resolve issues with shipments, such as incorrect quantities
• •Perform transactions in SAP to reflect material status accurately
• •Initiate complaints to suppliers for materials not meeting expectations
• •Participate in investigations regarding materials or service complaints
• •Author and revise procedures and material specifications as needed
• •Support material-related Supplier Change Notifications
• •Assist in regulatory inspections as required

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