Specialist Manufacturing

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Remote work environment

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Specialist Manufacturing External Supply for a fully remote day-shift role. You will own and execute change control quality records, coordinating across cross-functional teams to ensure timely closure of records from manufacturing sites nationwide.

You will use TrackWise, focus on packaging, lab chemicals, and medical inventory changes, and operate with minimal supervision while meeting deadlines in a fully remote environment.

Qualifications

• Experience owning change control records end-to-end.
• Proficiency with packaging, lab chemicals, and medical inventory CQs.
• Hands-on TrackWise experience managing quality records.
• Background in pharmaceutical or medical device industries.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
• Strong organization to handle multiple records across sites.
• Effective communication across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage change control records from initiation through closure.
• Coordinate change control activities across cross-functional teams.
• Drive timely closure of change control quality records.
• Assess and implement supplier change notifications.
• Manage change controls for packaging, lab chemicals, and medical inventory.
• Gather information with sites to assess impact and execute actions.
• Use TrackWise to create, track, update, and close records.
• Ensure activities adhere to quality and regulatory expectations.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Support sites across time zones with responsive coordination.

Skills

Change control

TrackWise

Cross-functional

Documentation

Pharma/Med devices

Independent work

Tools

TrackWise

Job description

Job Title: Specialist Manufacturing External Supply (Remote, Day Shift)

Job Description

The Specialist Manufacturing External Supply owns and executes all processes related to change control quality records with minimal supervision. In this fully remote, day-shift role, you serve as the key External Supply representative across cross-functional teams and drive timely closure of quality records originating from manufacturing sites across the network. You focus specifically on change controls related to packaging, laboratory chemicals such as media and reagents, and medical inventory control, ensuring that supplier-driven changes are properly evaluated, documented, and implemented.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage change control records from initiation through closure, ensuring complete and compliant documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Act as the External Supply representative across functional teams to coordinate, communicate, and align on change control activities and decisions.
• Drive timely closure of change control quality records originating from manufacturing sites across the network.
• Own and advance change control records associated with supplier change notifications, ensuring appropriate assessment and implementation of changes.
• Manage change controls that pertain to packaging, laboratory chemicals (including media and reagents), and medical inventory control.
• Collaborate with site and network stakeholders to gather required information, assess impact, and ensure proper execution of change actions.
• Use TrackWise to create, track, update, and close change control records in accordance with established procedures.
• Ensure all change control activities adhere to pharmaceutical or medical device quality and regulatory expectations.
• Work independently with minor supervision, prioritizing and organizing multiple change control records to meet deadlines.
• Support sites in different time zones by providing responsive communication and coordination for change control activities.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience owning change control records from start to finish, including initiation, evaluation, implementation, and closure.
• Demonstrated proficiency with change control processes specifically related to packaging, laboratory chemicals (media, reagents, etc.), and medical inventory control.
• Hands-on experience using TrackWise for managing change control or quality records.
• Background in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, with familiarity in applicable quality and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to work with minor supervision while independently driving change controls to completion.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple change control records and supplier notifications simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills to represent External Supply across cross-functional teams and sites.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience managing quality records originating from multiple manufacturing sites or a distributed network.
• Previous involvement with supplier change notifications and external supplier coordination.
• Experience working in a fully remote environment supporting geographically dispersed teams.
• Comfort working across multiple time zones, including Eastern and Pacific time.

Work Environment

This role is fully remote and operates primarily on a day-shift schedule. You will support manufacturing sites across the country, with the majority aligned to Eastern Time, and you will maintain some flexibility to support Pacific Time sites as needed. Work is performed in a virtual, technology-driven environment that relies heavily on electronic quality systems such as TrackWise and standard collaboration tools. You will interact regularly with cross-functional and site-based teams through remote communication channels, focusing on coordination of change control activities and timely closure of quality records.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Thousand Oaks, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $47.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Thousand Oaks, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.