Position: Supplier Quality Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Coventry, Rhode Island (ON-SITE)
Are you ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with a team that’s passionate about making a difference? Pharmaron is thrilled to invite you to join us as our newest Supplier Quality Manager at our Coventry, RI facility! If you’re craving a role that offers challenges, growth, and meaningful impact, then this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

JOB OVERVIEW:

Pharmaron’s Coventry site is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Manager to lead QA activities related to suppliers, materials, receiving, and warehousing. This role also provides support for QA functions in manufacturing and equipment qualification. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated and driven professional to contribute to a dynamic and growing organisation within the pharmaceutical sector.

Supplier QualificationManagement

• Maintain the site’s supplier and service provider qualification programme, including contract labs
• Act as QA point of contact for supplier deviations and corrective actions
• Manage quality agreements and maintain Approved Supplier Lists
• Review and document supplier change notices
• Ensure supplier documentation is up to date
• Host the Vendor Assurance Committee and lead QA assessments for new materials and suppliers
• Write and assess material specifications and vendor assurance reports
• Perform risk assessments and collaborate with development teams on use test requirement

ManufacturingEquipment Qualification

• Coordinate product release activities including batch record review and analytical data receipt
• Support equipment cleaning and qualification processe

Supplier QualificationManagement

• Maintain the site’s supplier and service provider qualification programme, including contract labs
• Act as QA point of contact for supplier deviations and corrective actions
• Manage quality agreements and maintain Approved Supplier Lists
• Review and document supplier change notices
• Ensure supplier documentation is up to date
• Host the Vendor Assurance Committee and lead QA assessments for new materials and suppliers
• Write and assess material specifications and vendor assurance reports
• Perform risk assessments and collaborate with development teams on use test requirements

AuditingInspections

• Conduct supplier audits
• Support internal audits, client audits, and regulatory inspections

Quality SystemsProjects

• Lead cross-functional teams for major investigations using site tools
• Ensure procedures are phase-appropriate for clinical Phase 1 through commercial API manufacturing
• Contribute to the implementation of an ERP system for warehouse and procurement systems

ManufacturingEquipment Qualification

• Coordinate product release activities including batch record review and analytical data receipt
• Support equipment cleaning and qualification processes

Client Development Support

• Assist with client quality agreements
• Help develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with clients