Vacature: Senior QA Specialist Material & Supplier
Werkgever:Lonza
Plaats:Geleen
Senior QA Specialist Material & Supplier
Location
Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
Join Our Team as a QA Specialist at Lonza!
We are searching for a dynamic and motivated QA Specialist with a focus on material management and supplier oversight. At Lonza, you will play a critical role in ensuring quality and compliance throughout our operations, all while supporting broader compliance initiatives within our Quality Management System (QMS). If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are ready to take on new challenges, we want to hear from you!
What you’ll do:
- Material Management Oversight: Provide Quality oversight required to onboard materials on site:
- Provide Quality oversight required to onboard materials on site
- Review and approve material qualification documentation.
- Review and approve material setup in SAP.
- Supplier Qualification: Provide Quality oversight of the site supplier/service provider qualification:
- Review and approve new supplier requests and manage the supplier qualification process.
- Closely work with other Lonza supplier qualification stakeholders in order to facilitate the supplier qualification
- process.
- Manage supplier complaints.
- Manage vendor change notifications to the site.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements related to material management and supplier qualification, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the Quality Management System.
- Compliance Functions: Provide QA support, review and approval for relevant Quality events (Deviations, Change Controls, and CAPAs) in alignment with applicable relevant procedures and regulations.
- Support for Audits and Training: Provide support to the compliance team during internal and external audits. Collaborate with documentation and training teams to ensure that compliance-related training materials are current and effective.
What we’re looking for:
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, preferably in life sciences.
- Experience: 1-3 years of experience in a quality assurance or compliance role, especially within a pharmaceutical or medical device environment.
- Technical Skills: Familiarity with ERP systems like SAP and MS Office software. Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g. TrackWise and LIMS) and documentation management processes (DMS) is a benefit.
- Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Communication & Teamwork: Effective communication and teamwork abilities, coupled with a willingness to learn and adapt within the quality and compliance landscape.
Why Join Lonza?
- Make an Impact: Your work will directly contribute to our mission of excellence.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a supportive and dynamic team that values your ideas and contributions.
- Innovation & Excellence: Work in an environment that prioritizes innovation and strives for the highest standards of quality.
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
