MSG
Lonza
Senior Specialist
18 August 2025
Department
Health & Biotech
Job Category
Health & Biotech
Description
- Act as the primary point of contact for QA-related topics for both customers and internal stakeholders.
- Provide routine updates to customers on QA-relevant topics (e.g., weekly deviation updates).
- Attend and contribute constructively in internal and external customer project meetings.
- Coordinate and deliver product-specific documents (e.g., Quality Agreements, Product Quality Reviews, or similar reports) in a timely manner to meet customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate and present quality reviews to internal stakeholders and customers as required.
- Lead investigations for customer complaints and ensure records are closed in accordance with customer requirements and internal SOPs.
- Provide QA oversight in customer project-related activities, including review and approval of product-specific documents or Trackwise records outside of routine operations, ensuring accuracy, timely delivery, and compliance with quality requirements. Examples include but are not limited to: PQR, sampling plans, control plans, process descriptions, BLA content, new product introductions, customer suspension/decommissioning, product recalls, and OOS records.
- Provide QA Operations oversight to site-wide improvement projects.
- Participate in and/or lead resolution of complex process or project issues.
- Guide and coach junior members of the QA team.
- Formulate and articulate solutions to issues/problems for internal/external teams and management.
- Represent QA Operations in cross-functional decision-making meetings (internal and external).
Qualifications
- Degree/Diploma in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or related discipline.
- Relevant QA experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or related life sciences industry.
- Strong understanding of cGMP requirements and QA processes.
- Proven ability to manage customer interactions and deliver quality documentation in a timely manner.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex issues.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience in mentoring or coaching team members is an advantage.