Quality Assurance Specialist

Piper Companies; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term contract

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist in Lititz, PA to join a leading pharmaceutical company on a long-term contract. The role focuses on managing quality investigations and CAPAs, monitoring trends, and coordinating with manufacturing and QA teams to ensure timely closure.

The ideal candidate has QA experience in pharmaceutical production, strong problem solving, and the ability to work on-site daily with a comprehensive benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in QA within pharmaceutical, medical device, OTC drug, cosmetic or dietary supplement production.
• Ability to collaborate with internal/external partners and management to drive change.
• Proven track record to complete tasks with minimal daily direction.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track quality investigations and CAPAs to ensure on-time completion and proper documentation.
• Monitor investigation and CAPA trends, generate metrics, and support CAPA review meetings.
• Follow up with teams on open investigations and CAPAs to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist with customer complaint investigations and provide summaries of findings.
• Keep QA leadership informed of investigation status, risks, overdue items, and key quality initiatives.
• Analyze data to identify recurring issues, support root cause analysis, and maintain quality reporting metrics.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, and quality teams to drive timely investigation and CAPA closure.

Skills

Collaboration with internal/external

Goal-oriented with supervision

On-site daily presence

Quality process experience

Problem solving

Education

BS in Science or related field

Job description

Piper Companies is currently looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist in Lititz, PA to join a leading pharmaceutical company for a long-term contract position.

Responsibilities for Quality Assurance Specialist include:

• Manage and track quality investigations and CAPAs to ensure they are assigned, completed on time, and properly documented.
• Monitor investigation and CAPA trends, generate metrics, and support CAPA review meetings.
• Follow up with teams on open investigations and CAPAs to ensure deadlines are met.
• Assist with customer complaint investigations and provide summaries of findings.
• Keep QA leadership informed of investigation status, risks, overdue items, and key quality initiatives.
• Analyze investigation and CAPA data to identify recurring issues, support root cause analysis, and maintain quality reporting metrics.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, and quality teams to drive timely investigation and CAPA closure.

Qualifications for the Quality Assurance Specialist include:

Experience:

• Basic knowledge (Plant QA experience preferred) in either Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, OTC Drug, Cosmetic and/or Food and Dietary Supplements Production

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to collaborate with internal/external partners to enhance relationships and interactions, including interaction with management to inform, inspire change, and provide direct feedback.
• Proven track record to accomplish work goals, with a modest amount of daily direction and oversight.
• Ability to be on site daily
• Quality Process and Systems Experience, especially with SOPs, MWI, Change Controls, Non‑Conformance Investigation Documentation
• Problem Solving

Compensation for the Quality Assurance Specialist include:

• Salary based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package

Keywords

Pharmaceutical, Quality Assurance, QA, Clinical Supplies, Vaccine, MS Office, BS, Science, comprehensive benefits package, Health, Vision, Dental.