Pharma QC Technician: Elevate Patient Safety & Compliance

Socket.dev; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Employer‑paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off (PTO)

7 paid holidays

Professional growth opportunities

Safety‑focused culture

Job summary

STAQ Pharma is seeking a Quality Control Technician to support QC activities in a 503B pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. You will coordinate sample preparation, external lab submissions, environmental monitoring, and retention materials to ensure compliance with cGMP and patient safety.

The role requires attention to detail, documentation accuracy, and collaboration with QA, Production, and external vendors to maintain product quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in the sciences or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year of QC Technician experience preferred.
• Pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.
• Familiarity with cGMP, GDP, FDA‑regulated environments preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to review records, forms, and logs for completeness and accuracy.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and independent judgment skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with changing priorities and cross‑functional requests.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and ability to learn vendor portals or internal quality systems.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in English.
• Must be a team player with a professional, quality‑focused, patient‑safety mindset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate QC sample preparation and shipment/submission to external laboratories for environmental monitoring, microbiological, raw material, in-process, finished product, and other testing.
• Utilize third‑party laboratory web portals, paper submission forms, and internal tracking tools to ensure accurate sample submission and chain‑of‑custody.
• Assist with environmental monitoring and microbiological sample evaluation, including organizing samples and escalating missing or questionable information.
• Maintain retention materials—organization, tracking, storage, and disposal per procedure.
• Carry out quality review and release for raw materials, APIs, excipients, sterile supplies, and other incoming materials.
• Perform sampling and inspection of in‑process and finished products per procedures and plans.
• Perform filter integrity testing per established procedures.
• Coordinate biohazard waste destruction according to internal procedures and safety requirements.
• Generate, issue, organize, or maintain logbooks and controlled documents as assigned.
• Review GMP documents and related quality records for accuracy, completeness, and GDP expectations.
• Support investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and continuous improvement by gathering information and supporting corrective actions.
• Support quality management system activities including document control and training program support.
• Collaborate with Production, QA, QC, Warehouse, and external labs to ensure timely sample flow and quality communication.
• Identify and escalate documentation errors, sample discrepancies, or process deviations to quality leadership.
• Follow all cGMP, GDP, SOP, OSHA, FDA, and company policy requirements.

Skills

Quality control

Documentation review

Cross-functional teamwork

English proficiency

Education

Associate degree in sciences

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Vendor portals

Job description

STAQ Pharma is seeking a Quality Control Technician to support QC activities in a 503B pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. You will coordinate sample preparation, external lab submissions, environmental monitoring, and retention materials to ensure compliance with cGMP and patient safety.

The role requires attention to detail, documentation accuracy, and collaboration with QA, Production, and external vendors to maintain product quality and regulatory compliance.