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QA Specialist (Batch Record Reviewer)

AbbVie · Waltham, MA · 1 mo ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing and release of semi-finished and finished drug product.
  • Ensuring adherence to Standard Operation Procedures and current Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • Quarantine and monitor product on hold and preparing required batch disposition documentation for international sites as required.
  • Performing the Quality Assurance review and release of semi-finished product, validation, media, and final products.
  • Review batch records to support product release schedule, ensuring regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction and delivery of products.
  • Quarantine and monitor product in “on hold” status prior to disposition.
  • Prepare required batch disposition documentation and provide to international markets as required to ensure current Good Manufacturing Practices compliance.
  • Identify and resolve all batch record discrepancies to prevent a regulatory impact.
  • Assist department supervisors in maintaining dispositioned batch records to provide an efficient and secure storage and retrieval process.
  • Perform all Final Product disposition following global SOPs for release in SAP.
  • Exercise independent judgement in every batch based on evidence provided (e.g., CAPAs and their effectiveness).
  • Perform Quality Assurance checks of all batch related documents for manufacturing, production, validation, and quality assurance departments.
  • Responsible for the final sign‑off of the product being released to the market.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgement and critical thinking.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in the Sciences or technical field or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of experience in a quality role or experience handling and reviewing documentation records.
  • Intermediate Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel skills.
  • SAP experience preferred.
  • 3 years of experience in a GMP Environment.
  • Prefer experience in an aseptic manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of Quality Assurance systems, cGMP’s, ISO 13485, CMDRs, and EMEA regulations preferred.
  • Competency utilizing Electronic Systems ie. Maximo and Trackwise for Quality checks.

Skills

  • Intermediate Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
  • SAP.
  • Quality Assurance systems, cGMP, ISO 13485, CMDRs, EMEA regulations.
  • Electronic systems: Maximo, Trackwise.
  • Independent judgement and critical thinking.

Benefits

  • Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick).
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Short‑term incentive programs.

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