Merck Group

Sr. Specialist, Quality Assurance

Merck Group  •  $85k - $156k/yr  •  Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

The Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance is a critical, hybrid role within the commercial drug product manufacturing quality organization. This position carries direct responsibility across four core quality systems: Document Control, Document Issuance, Batch Record Review, and Training Administration. The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert (SME) and operational backbone for maintaining the integrity of the site’s quality management system (QMS) in full compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

This role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who can independently manage competing priorities, communicate effectively across functional teams, and uphold the highest standards of data integrity and regulatory compliance. The Senior Specialist operates with a high degree of autonomy while collaborating cross-functionally with all departments at the site.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Document Control

  • Serve as a primary site administrator and SME for the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)
  • Maintain the site’s document control metrics, including cycle time, overdue reviews, and present findings at quality system review meetings.

2. Document Issuance

  • Manage theissuance, reconciliation, and controlled distribution of all cGMP documents used on the manufacturing floor, including Batch Manufacturing Records (MPCRs), logbooks, and associated controlled forms.
  • Maintain the issuance room and staging areas in an organized, audit-ready state, with clear segregation of issued, returned, and archived documents.

3. Batch Record Review

  • Perform thorough, quality review of completed Batch Manufacturing Records (MPCRs) and associated executed cGMP documents for commercial drug product lots in accordance with site SOPs and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Collaborate with the Batch Record Review team and Manufacturing to drive continuous improvement in documentation quality, reducing recurring errors through targeted feedback, trend analysis, and retraining recommendations.
  • Track and report batch record review cycle times to support on-time lot disposition and maintain alignment with established release timelines.
  • Maintain working knowledge of the product-specific manufacturing processes, equipment, and in-process controls associated with all commercial products manufactured at the site to support effective and knowledgeable batch record review.

4. Training Administration

  • Serve as a site Training Administrator within the Learning Management System (LMS), managing training curricula, assignments, completion tracking, and training record maintenance for all cGMP personnel.
  • Maintain accurate and complete training records for all site personnel in compliance with cGMP requirements, ensuring records are readily retrievable for regulatory inspections, audits, and internal quality reviews.
  • Coordinate and support the onboarding training process for new cGMP employees, ensuring initial training curricula are assigned in the LMS and completed prior to independent work on the manufacturing floor.
  • Maintain the site’s training metrics dashboard, tracking completion rates by department, role, and document type, and present findings during quality system review meetings.

Cross-Functional and General Quality Responsibilities

  • Actively participate in internal audits, mock inspections, and regulatory agency inspections, providing direct support for Document Control, Issuance, Batch Record Review, and Training as assigned.
  • Contribute to Deviation and CAPA investigations as a supporting team member, particularly for issues related to documentation practices, training compliance, and batch record errors.
  • Assist and complete all other tasks and projects as assigned.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 5-7+ years of progressive experience in a QA or related role to job duties within a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or drug product manufacturing environment
  • Prior experience as an eQMS or LMS administrator (e.g., Veeva Vault, TrackWise, SAP, or equivalent platform)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in a scientific discipline (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field)
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or participating in FDA or other regulatory agency inspections

Role based in IN

Pay Range for this position: $85,000- $156,100. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Merck Group

About Merck Group

This channel is not intended for U.S. and Canadian visitors. Merck operates in the U.S. and Canada as EMD Serono in Healthcare, MilliporeSigma in Life Science and EMD Electronics in Electronics. An unaffiliated and unrelated company, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the U.S. and Canada.

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We are Merck, a leading global science and technology company headquartered in Germany.

We are curious explorers, courageous pioneers, and ingenious inventors. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics.

Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and the planet.

We believe in the positive power of science and technology. It has determined our actions since 1668 and inspires us to continue researching for a future worth living. As a family-owned company with over 350 years of experience, we stand for sustainability, responsibility, and innovative strength.

We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive company that values and fosters the talents and abilities of our employees. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Work your Magic and join Merck.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Darmstadt, DE
Year Founded
Unknown
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