Quality Assurance Specialist

The Swiss based Bachem Group is a public, innovation-driven company specializing in the development and manufacturing of pepTides and oligonucleoTides. As a full service provider Bachem offers products for clinical development and commercial applications as well as a comprehensive catalog and exclusive custom synthesis. With 50 years of experience and subsidiaries in Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, Bachem is the partner of choice for the biotech and pharma industry worldwide.
Bachem. Leading Partner in Tides

In order to continue our organic growth, we are constantly looking for talent.

Your Responsibilities

The Quality Assurance Specialist will assist in the day-to-day activities of the Site QA – Manufacturing and Batch Compliance department, conducting BPR issuance, timely batch record review, Production room and daily Dispensary clearances and GMP shipment clearances for the manufacture of drug substances in compliance with FDA and international regulatory requirements for research, pre-clinical, clinical and commercial products.

The Quality Assurance Specialistfulfills a critical role for Quality Assurance. This individual will conduct real time batch record review, perform internal audits, contribute to GMP system improvements, write technical documents, and review GMP documentation and reports. This individual must also provide GMP and related training.

Your Tasks

• Review executed BPRs to support final product releases
• Print and issue BPRs to Production department
• Perform timely and accurate Production room and daily Dispensary clearances
• Perform timely and accurate GMP shipment clearances
• Review and edit technical protocols / reports (including executed working protocols)
• Support customer and regulatory audits; participate in responses to observations
• Review customer feedback, comments, corrections; participate in responses
• Write, review and edit revised SOPs / Forms through MasterControl
• Verify scans of BPRs, chromatograms, etc. for accuracy and ensure documents are boxed, labeled correctly for archiving
• Initiate and approve change requirements (CRs) to ensure future MBPR revisions
• Provide cGMP compliance guidance to other departments and continuous improvement of BTO’s quality system
• Represent QA in project teams (e.g. – harmonization of systems / processes across Bachem sites, implementation of new systems / processes)
• Assess and/or approve shipment temperature excursion alarms in LiberoManager software
• Review and/or approval of monitoring / trending data
• Assist QA – Document Control group as necessary
• Train new QA hires in job-specific responsibilities
• Others as assigned by supervisor (e.g. – QA safety representative, quarterly internal audits, etc.)

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a GMP / Manufacturing setting
• Experience in GMP manufacturing environment, Quality Assurance and/or Quality Control
• Experience with GMP document control, validation, qualification and calibration
• Ability to work in ISO7 and ISO8 control environment and support real time batch record review
• Experience in internal auditing as well as working with regulatory agencies
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Basic computer knowledge, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to effectively organize, multitask, and work in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment
• Ability to communicate in a proactive and solution-focused manner, including keeping management aware of potential issues.
• Detail oriented with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems
• Ability to work independently and manage one’s time
• Communicate effectively and ability to function well in a team environment

Preferred

• Experience with peptides
• Current knowledge of drug development activities in North America

Candidates for positions as US employees of Bachem Americas, Inc. (“Company”) must be in the process of or fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and provide the Company with proof of vaccination as a condition of employment, except for U.S. employees who request and qualify under applicable law for disability and religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. An applicant who receives an offer of employment from the Company for a position as a U.S employee will be required to provide proof of vaccination status, or request and receive a disability or religious accommodation for which the applicant is entitled under applicable law, before their first day of employment or any later deadline specified by the Company in the offer letter. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and provides employment opportunities and makes employment decisions without regard to an individual’s disability, religion or on any other basis prohibited by law.