Quality Control Materials & Vendor Associate

Zoetis, Inc; Charles City (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis, Inc. in the United States seeks a Quality Control Associate for material management to support the QC department with inventory control of supplies, chemicals, and reagents, and to oversee the stability program and budget alignment.

You'll coordinate with vendors for timely procurement, maintain PM and calibration schedules, prepare regulatory reports, and document testing and sample shipments while serving as back-up for the QC sample room and records management.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in a scientific discipline or business; 0–2 years experience (SAP/zLIMS highly desired) or 6 years relevant experience.
• Strong communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and team/group interactive and leadership skills.
• Strong commitment to product quality, customer service, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Material & Vendor Management: Review and maintain inventory of laboratory supplies, chemicals, and reagents to support laboratory operations.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely procurement and delivery of materials, and promptly notify QC personnel of any delays or discontinuation of materials from vendors.
• Monitor and track department budget related to materials and supplies to ensure spend is staying within allotted budget.
• Equipment Maintenance: Maintain preventive maintenance (PM) and calibration schedules for QC equipment (e.g., pipettes, thermometers, and other departmental instruments).
• Schedule and document equipment servicing and calibration activities.
• Regulatory Reporting & Testing: Prepare test reports for submission to regulatory bodies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with required standards.
• Coordinate and track the shipment of test samples or reagents to vendors or external laboratories, ensuring clear communication, proper documentation, and strict chain of custody throughout the process.
• Stability Program Management: Establish the annual stability schedule; completes launches on time; stability sample management; authoring of stability reports; ensuring commitments associated with the stability program are met.
• Quality Control Administrative Support: Serve as back-up for the QC sample room, assisting with sample receipt, storage, and tracking; provide support for other QC administrative functions as needed, including documentation, filing, and record management.

Skills

Vendor management

Inventory management

Budget monitoring

Communication

Regulatory awareness

Education

BA/BS in science or business

Tools

SAP

ZLIMS

Veeva Vault

ETS

Job description

Zoetis, Inc. in the United States seeks a Quality Control Associate for material management to support the QC department with inventory control of supplies, chemicals, and reagents, and to oversee the stability program and budget alignment.

You'll coordinate with vendors for timely procurement, maintain PM and calibration schedules, prepare regulatory reports, and document testing and sample shipments while serving as back-up for the QC sample room and records management.