At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always.
The Sr. Associate - QA for Quality Control Labs provides support to all quality activities in Kinsale Quality Control Labs. The Sr. Associate QA’s position is essential for ensuring that all batches meet specifications, are manufactured in accordance with the validated process and are compliant to cGMPs and regulatory commitments.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• BS in a science-related field such as Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biological Sciences or related Life Sciences.
• Previous GMP laboratory knowledge and/or experience in API or finished product manufacturing, QC, QA or Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance within a biotechnology or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

• Maintenance of all aspects of GMP compliance for the area(s) of responsibility
• Establishment, maintenance and management of a control system for the specific Quality System(s)/Program
• Assurance that the Quality System(s)/Program remains in a validated state and within regulatory commitments
• Interpretation and application of emerging regulatory and GMP guidelines to the specific Quality System(s)/Program
• Benchmarking of current and emerging initiatives in the specific Quality System(s)/Program.
• Assess the impact on product and data quality of events associated with the area(s) of responsibility.
• Review and approve laboratory analytical investigations, deviation investigations, change controls, and ensure that all appropriate records are documented and retrievable.
• Reports and escalates critical quality issues to the appropriate level of quality management for final resolution.
• Review and approval of GMP documents associated with qualification and validation including but not limited to change controls, IQ/OQ/PQ & validation documents for facility, equipment, computer systems, GMP utilities, analytical methods, and processes, stability data and periodic quality reviews
• Review and approval of other key GMP documents such as GMP standard operating procedures, specifications, as appropriate to area of responsibility.
• Audit and participation in the Site Self-Inspection program and Time on the Floor Audits of the area(s) of responsibility for compliance with the Product Quality System, QA Policy and Technical Guidelines and Corp. and local procedures.
• Participate in regulatory inspection preparations.
• Participate in APR activities.
• Monitoring of GMP compliance, GMP programs and systems by ensuring a regular presence in area of responsibility.
• Evaluation and approval of 3rd party vendors/contractors/service providers as appropriate for area of responsibility.
• Communication and education of personnel in GMP requirements and regulations related to the area(s) of responsibility.
• Contribution to the Quality (GMP) Plan for specific Quality System/Program Initiatives
• Owner of several general SOPs relating to area of responsibility.
• Perform annual QA GDP review of GMP Laboratory Notebooks.
• Provide back-up cover for other QCL QA Reps.