Associate II, Quality Assurance

American Red Cross; Johnstown (Cambria County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision plans

401K with match

PTO 15+ days/year

11 holidays incl. floating

Job summary

The American Red Cross in the United States is seeking a QA/QC professional to review, monitor, and improve critical processes in a GMP environment. The role involves stopping non-compliant manufacturing, testing, and distribution, and leading internal/external audits.

You will collaborate with management and staff to ensure quality standards are met, travel regionally, and protect confidential information while supporting a mission that helps people and communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience in QA, QC, or Quality Auditing, preferably GMP in blood banking, pharmaceutical, medical devices, or hospital.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work with management, staff and external clients.

Responsibilities

• Review, assess and monitor records, processes, and systems at critical control points in the process.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Stop manufacturing, testing and distribution of products if the process or product is compromised and take appropriate action.
• Assist/lead entities in preparing for, hosting, and closing out internal and external inspections and audits.
• Participate in meetings to review quality concerns; may represent department on projects.
• Identify and participate in process improvement and standardization activities and monitor change for effectiveness.

Skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Verbal & written comms

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network? Join us - Where your Career is a Force for Good! Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

1. Review, assess and monitor records, processes, and systems at the critical control points in the process.
2. Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.
3. Stop the manufacturing, testing and distribution of products and services if the process or product is compromised and take appropriate action.
4. Assist and/or lead operating entities in preparing for, hosting, and closing out internal and external inspections and audits as necessary. Participate in and/or lead internal quality reviews of critical areas, operations, and processes.
5. Participate in meetings for review of quality concerns. May represent department on projects, work groups, and process improvement teams.
6. Identify and participate in process improvement and standardization activities and monitor change for effectiveness.

This position is onsite at our facility at 250 Jari Drive, Johnstown, PA.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Experience in QA, QC, or Quality Auditing preferably in a GMP environment such as blood banking, pharmaceutical, medical devices, or a hospital.
• Skills & Abilities: Ability to work on a team. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated effective verbal and written skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to effectively work with management, staff, and outside clients. Persuasive skill to achieve compliance with relevant procedures. Must display tact, diplomacy and professionalism in difficult situations. Must protect the confidentiality of sensitive information in the department.
• Travel: Regional travel will be required.
• Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will consist of moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.

BENEFITS FOR YOU

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.