Quality Investigations Specialist III

Curia Aalborg ApS; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Paid time off

Career advancement

Education reimbursement

401K matching

Learning platform

Job summary

Curia in Albuquerque, NM seeks a Quality Investigations Specialist III to provide QA oversight for GMP investigations and lead root cause analyses. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely investigations closure, CAPA effectiveness, and compliance with FDA and regulatory standards.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, training, and support during internal and external audits, with a focus on product quality and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of QA/regulatory experience in pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

• Provides QA oversight for GMP investigations.
• Supports regulatory readiness for inspections and audits.
• Leads root cause analyses and CAPA implementation.
• Reviews deviation investigations and change controls related to investigations.
• Mentors team members and supports compliance activities.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Science

Job description

Quality Investigations Specialist III in Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life‑saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

The Quality Investigations Specialist III plays a critical role in ensuring the success of our pharmaceutical manufacturing operations by providing Quality Assurance oversight and subject matter expertise for current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) investigations. In this position, the specialist leads comprehensive root cause analyses of process deviations, non-conformances, and quality issues that may impact product safety, efficacy, or compliance. This position works closely with cross-functional teams such as production, engineering, and validation, to gather and analyzes data to develop and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs). This role is responsible for ensuring timely investigation closure, maintaining compliance with FDA and other regulatory standards, and supporting internal and external audits. The Quality Investigations Specialist III also contributes to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance the robustness of manufacturing processes and ensure the highest standards of product quality and patient safety.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides QA oversight and subject matter expertise for GMP investigations
• Works with Quality and Operations to assure facilities and processes are in a constant state of readiness for regulatory and customer inspections
• Supports product complaints, deviations, and failure investigations.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for all related analytical and technical Quality Assurance
• Contributes to CURIA’s core values of Curiosity, Urgency, Respect, Integrity and Accountability.
• Reviews and closes Deviation investigations, Corrective and Preventative actions, and Change controls if related to investigations.
• Reviews and supports root cause analysis process and determination of corrective actions stemming from investigations.
• Identifies procedural deficiencies and proposes solutions to address
• Independently revises, reviews, and approves SOPs.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to team members and junior staff
• Supports CURIA Compliance department during FDA and other agency inspections as well as customer and internal audits
• Understands Code of Federal Regulations European Medicines Agency Eudralex as they pertain to Pharmaceutical manufacturing for drug product.
• Initiates and/or participates in the site or global projects and improvement efforts, as needed.
• Read and Interpret SOPs to ensure compliance as Quality Assurance representative across Curia site.
• Maintain up to date trainings
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Chemistry, Biology or related field of study
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in quality assurance and/or regulatory experience in the pharmaceutical industry with demonstrated understanding of laboratory, manufacturing, packaging, regulatory, compliance, and quality assurance requirements for biological and drug product manufacturing

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This role does not have supervisory responsibilities, yet it may involve mentoring, guiding, and advising.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Provides guidance and mentorship to team members
• Fosters a collaborative and positive work environment
• Champions change
• Promotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members.
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail

Other Qualifications:

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.