Quality Specialist II - Operations

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Your role at Baxter

This position is responsible for ensuring that CIVA is compliant with NAPRA cGMP applicable license(s) and the Baxter Quality Management System. As the Sterile Compounding Supervisor this position develops organizes and oversees all activities related to sterile-preparation compounding. This role will be primarily focused on Quality Operations while supporting Quality Systems.

What you will be doing

• Collaborate with Operations to assess quality risk and address compliance gaps.
• Lead resolution of daily operational quality issues and provide product disposition in a timely manner.
• Apply expertise in critical production areas to ensure timely and efficient product release.
• Maintain audit-ready state and host/participate in internal and external audits.
• Provide Quality support to CIVA projects
• Perform other Quality duties as assigned

Sterile Compounding Supervisor

• Perform all functions of Sterile Compounding Supervisor per NAPRA Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding of Hazardous/Non-Hazardous Sterile Preparations
• Main point of contact for all communications with OCP
• Lead execution of and response to annual OCP inspection
• Assess proposed changes for compliance to NAPRA requirements
• Review and approve semi-annual cleanroom/PEC certifications daily/weekly/monthly cleaning logs semi-annual process simulations monthly EM trend report

Complaints

• Log and track external and B2B complaints
• Liase with Product Surveillance to effectively process complaints
• Manage the return of complaint samples
• Complete evaluation of complaint samples perform manufacturing record review and investigations as necessary
• Update metrics

NCR/CAPA

• Provide support for the initiation timely completion and closure of Operations NCR/CAPAs in Trackwise 8 by owning or approving records as needed
• Collaborate with Operations to identify and implement corrective and preventive actions and evaluate effectiveness
• Provide appropriate product disposition for impacted product
• Support implementation of new business/new admixtures and product/process changes at CIVA
• Complete Quality assessments and identify required tasks to implement changes
• Complete assigned change control tasks in a timely fashion

What you will bring

• . (Pharmacy or Microbiology)
• Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technicial registered with Ontario College of Pharmacists
• Strong problem-solving critical thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Self-driven to initiate and implement continuous quality improvement
• Excellent written/oral communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Trained in compounding of sterile preparations
• Technical expertise in aseptic processing/technique
• Experience in supervising sterile compounding activities
• Relevant QA
• GMP knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of parenteral products and their intended use
• Lean or Six Sigma

Reasonable Accommodations

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