Manager, QC - Weekend

Jubilant Pharma, LLC; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

FSA/HSA

Life Insurance

AD&D

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane is seeking a Weekend Quality Control (QC) Manager to lead cross-functional oversight of Analytical, Microbiological, and Environmental Monitoring operations during weekend shifts, ensuring cGMP compliance and timely product testing.

You will collaborate with Production, QA, and QC teams, review data for accuracy, respond to EM excursions, and prepare for regulatory inspections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or related hard science.
• Minimum 5 years related experience required.
• Pharmaceutical or FDA regulated industry experience required.
• In-depth understanding of cGMP’s, European regulatory requirements, and relevant USP chapters is required.
• Ability to work weekends and night shifts. Prolonged standing and sitting. Occasional work in aseptic areas (EM department only). Ability to respond to alarms or urgent issues on-site.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills; ability to work independently and make sound decisions under pressure; effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership.
• There may be contact with allergenic source materials and extracts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate laboratory operation, ensuring support for production activities during weekend shifts and coordination with weekday shifts.
• Collaborate with Production, QA, and QC teams to align testing priorities and resolve issues.
• Provide oversight and guidance for analytical and microbiological testing, including EM sampling and trending.
• Review and assess data generated for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Monitor for potential trends or conditions that may adversely impact the quality of the sterile products and ensure corrective action measures are implemented when required/warranted.
• Respond to EM excursions, lab events, OOS/OOT results, and deviations in real time, initiating containment and corrective actions.
• Ensure readiness for regulatory inspections and customer audits through proper documentation and data integrity.
• Provide necessary summaries and reviews for regulatory and customer inspectors/auditors; provide responses to written observations and ensure that all corrective actions are completed.
• Review and approve assigned SOPs, Protocols, Acceptance Reports, and Specifications from the perspective of scientific soundness and compliance with applicable regulatory and/or procedural requirements.
• Provide guidance over method transfers, qualifications, verifications, and validations in accordance with industry standards and regulatory guidance.
• Provide training and mentorship to QC staff across disciplines.
• Maintain awareness of facility aseptic practices and provide input on contamination control strategies.

Skills

Strong communication

Team leadership

Decision making under pressure

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Microbiology/ Biology/ Chemistry

Job description

Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For our EEO Policy Statement. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Join a Leader in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing — And Build What’s Next

As Spokane’s Largest Manufacturing Company, Jubilant HollisterStier LLC is a well-established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support lifechanging medicines around the world.
We are nationally recognized for our expertise in producing sterile injectable vials and lyophilized products, and our Allergy business is a global leader in allergenic extracts that support treatments for allergies and asthma. Jubilant HollisterStier is proudly part of the global, Jubilant Pharma family. established force in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, providing a complete range of manufacturing services that support lifechanging medicines around the world.

For the Builders, Innovators, and Doers — This Is Your Place

If you are someone who thrives on solving complex problems, improving systems, and building real solutions, you’ll feel at home here. At Jubilant HollisterStier, your ideas matter — and your impact is felt globally.

Why builders choose us:

• Immediate impact: Your work directly supports essential medicines and allergenic therapies used worldwide.
• Benefits start on day one: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Life, AD&D, and Disability benefits begin immediately because your well-being shouldn’t have a waiting period.
• A career you can grow: We provide opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises, with midpoint compensation reserved for high performance and longevity.
• A culture of improvement: We value people who thrive on continuous improvement, innovation, and hands on contribution.
• A stable industry leader: Backed by Jubilant Pharma, we pair long term stability with forward looking innovation.

If you want to build something meaningful with a team that values your drive, skills, and ideas — you belong here.

Job Description:

The position of Weekend Quality Control (QC) Manager is responsible for providing cross-functional oversight and real-time decision-making across Analytical, Microbiological, and Environmental Monitoring (EM) operations during weekend shifts. This role ensures uninterrupted support of manufacturing and in-process testing activities, maintaining compliance with cGMPs and regulatory expectations. Responsibilities also include recommending product disposition and preventative and corrective actions to ensure compliance with cGMP’s. Essential to this role is the responsibility to maintain awareness of regulatory guidance and standards and to ensure laboratory compliance with all applicable regulations.

• Facilitate laboratory operation, ensuring support for production activities during weekend shifts and
• coordination with weekday shifts. Collaborate with Production, QA, and QC teams to align testing

priorities and resolve issues.

• Provide oversight and guidance for analytical and microbiological testing, including EM sampling and trending. Ensure that all applicable regulatory requirements are being met as prescribed within the procedures and practices of their respective QC department.
• Review and assess data generated for accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Monitor for potential trends or conditions that may adversely impact the quality of the sterile products being manufactured and ensure that corrective action measures are implemented when required/warranted.
• Respond to EM excursions, lab events, OOS/OOT results, and deviations in real time, initiating containment and corrective actions. Support timely documentation of investigations and escalation as warranted.
• Ensure readiness for regulatory inspections and customer audits through proper documentation and data integrity.
• Provide necessary summaries and reviews for regulatory and customer inspectors/auditors; provide responses to written observations made by the inspector/auditors and ensure that all corrective actions are completed.
• Review and approve assigned Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Protocols, Acceptance Reports, and Specifications from the perspective of scientific soundness and compliance with applicable regulatory and/or procedural requirements.
• Provide guidance over method transfers, qualifications, verifications, and validations in accordance with industry standards and regulatory guidance.
• Provide training and mentorship to QC staff across disciplines.
• Maintain awareness of facility aseptic practices and provide input on contamination control strategies.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor Degree in Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or related hard science.
• Minimum 5 years related experience required.
• Pharmaceutical or FDA regulated industry experience required.
• In-depth understanding of cGMP’s, European regulatory requirements, and relevant USP chapters is required.
• Ability to work weekends and night shifts. Prolonged standing and sitting Occasional work in aseptic areas (EM department only) Ability to respond to alarms or urgent issues on-site.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills Ability to work independently and make sound decisions under pressure. Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership Skilled in mentoring and guiding staff during off-hour.
• There may be contact with allergenic source materials and extracts.

Preferred

• Master’s Degree in Microbiology, Biology or Chemistry
• Min. 3 years lead/supervisory experience required. Managerial experience desired.

Location: Spokane, WA — On Site, Full-Time

Compensation & Benefits That Start on Day One — Because Your Well Being Matters

Hiring Wage: $102,100 – $136,100 annually + 12% shift differential, with opportunities for growth, promotion, and annual raises.

At Jubilant HollisterStier, we don’t believe in waiting periods. From the moment you join us, you and your family have access to a full suite of benefits designed to support your health, stability, and long-term success.

Starting on your first day, you receive:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

Jubilant HollisterStier is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Our Promise: Caring, Sharing, Growing

We are committed to enhancing value for customers and stakeholders by delivering innovative and economically efficient solutions, always with care for the environment and society.

COMPANY : Jubilant HollisterStier Spokane