QA Specialist

Job Title: QA Specialist Job Description
The QA Specialist ensures that all operations meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and internal standard operating procedures (SOPs), with a strong focus on document review, technical writing, and support of process validation activities for commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing. This role is ideal for a quality professional with pharmaceutical GMP experience who wants to contribute to a large, high-impact project while maintaining rigorous compliance and documentation standards.
Responsibilities
- Assure quality and compliance with all GMP regulations and internal SOPs across assigned activities.
- Perform quality review and approval of documents, data, basic protocols, and reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Conduct quality floor audits and inspections to verify adherence to cGMP and internal procedures.
- Provide quality evaluation and release of support materials and intermediate products as required.
- Assist with quality improvement initiatives to enhance processes, systems, and documentation.
- Assist with the development and revision of SOPs and other quality-related documents.
- Write, review, and approve change controls, deviations, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), out-of-specification (OOS) reports, and raw material specifications.
- Support batch record review and data review activities to ensure products and processes meet quality standards.
- Participate in client audits and regulatory inspections, providing documentation and responses as needed.
- Maintain accurate, organized files and records in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Comply with all company policies and SOPs and promote a culture of quality and compliance.
- Ensure timely completion of all required cGMP and company training, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations and procedures.
Essential Skills
- Previous pharmaceutical GMP experience, with a strong understanding of cGMP regulations and quality systems.
- Hands-on experience with batch record review and data review in a GMP environment.
- Demonstrated experience in technical writing, including authoring and reviewing change controls, deviations, and quality documentation.
- Experience with investigations related to quality events, deviations, or nonconformances.
- Ability to perform and document quality floor audits and inspections.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, compliant documentation and records.
- Ability to interpret and apply SOPs, regulatory guidelines, and quality standards in daily work.
- Strong organizational and time management skills to ensure timely completion of quality tasks and training.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Exposure to process validation for commercial manufacturing, particularly within a pharmaceutical environment.
- Experience supporting quality aspects of large-scale or high-visibility projects.
- Familiarity with CAPA and OOS processes, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, and regulatory groups.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly document and explain quality decisions and findings.
Work Environment
This position is based on site in Cary, NC, working standard business hours in a pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality environment. The role involves regular interaction with production areas and quality systems, participation in audits and inspections, and close collaboration with technical and operational teams. The QA Specialist supports process validation activities for a large, impactful project, offering the opportunity to work in a dynamic setting where compliance, documentation accuracy, and continuous improvement are highly valued.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Cary, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Cary, NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 26, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Cary,NC. About Actalent

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