Associate, Quality Assurance Engineering
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This role is part of Alcon's Quality function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. The Associate, Quality Assurance Engineering , is primarily responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems, devising inspection methods, and managing product quality risks. You will apply advanced technical knowledge and analytical skills to ensure product precision and reliability.
Job responsibilities:
• Perform specialized technical tasks and conduct research to optimize project outcomes
• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems/protocols
• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating product and equipment precision and accuracy
• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment
• Conduct quality assurance tests and perform statistical analysis to assess control levels and manage product quality risks
• Undertake root cause analysis of incidents requiring corrective action and ensure corrective measures and deviations meet acceptable reliability standards
• Review and approve investigations, ensuring timely completion of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), validations, and verifications, and facilitate investigations and CAPAs at third-party suppliers
• Adhere to Good Practice (GxP) regulations by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate documentation, ensuring quality control, and completing required training
• Meet individual job requirements and contribute to overall organizational compliance
• Commit to continuous improvement and regulatory complianceAll associates must adhere to GxP regulations by strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining accurate and complete documentation, ensuring rigorous quality control, and completing all required training.
• Associates are responsible for meeting their individual job requirements and contributing to the overall compliance of the organization.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential to our operations.
• Provide qualification and troubleshooting support for equipment/ systems/methods
• Remediate gaps and drive improvement for laboratory equipment/ systems/methods
• Support LIMS masterdata update and improvement projects (site & global)
• Support periodic review activities for equipment/system/methods as necessary
• Deliver Administrator responsibilities for laboratory equipment/ systems/ methods
• Deliver projects and assigned tasks timely
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate lab results into the manufacturing process and drive innovation through scientific principles and ensure adherence to GxP regulations by maintaining accurate and complete documentation.
• Adherence to Alcon Values & Behaviors, observe and ensure full compliance to Alcon Code of Business Conducts.
• Ensure that processes are conducted in full compliance with the GxP and the Alcon Quality
• Ensure full compliance with Alcon Health Safety and Environment Standards
Minimum requirement:
- Education: Degree holder in Science or related fields
- minimum 1 year working experience in testing laboratory, preferable in GxP regulated environment with equipment and method qualification experience
- Skills: Knowledge and skills in handling laboratory equipment/systems especially those with computerized systems. Good project management skills.
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