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Allschwil, Switzerland, Switzerland
Onsite
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
You'll be based at our Allschwil site, which is the largest Thermo Fisher location in Switzerland and a key player in our Clinical Trials Division. We support every aspect of clinical trial supply, from clinical manufacturing (over-encapsulation, API microdosing) to primary and secondary packaging, labeling, distribution, returns, and destruction. As a central part of our Pharma Services business, Allschwil is where innovation meets excellence. Join a team that supports your professional growth, values collaboration, innovation, and excellence, and contributes to critical clinical trials that advance healthcare and improve lives.
DESCRIPTION:
As a QA Deviation Management Specialist within the Clinical Trials Division, you will play a key role in ensuring quality and compliance across our clinical trial operations. Reporting to the QA Manager, you will be responsible for reviewing and approving deviations, complaint investigations, corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and effectiveness checks.
Your expertise will contribute to maintaining the highest quality standards and driving continuous improvement within our operations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Review and approvals of deviations, complaint investigations, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks
• Mentor investigators to improvement the quality of investigations and CAPAs
• Coordinate investigation approvals within required timelines, including support for batch release activities
• Support the improvement of Quality Key Performance Indicators (KPI) through data analysis
• Participate in Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives and other quality and efficiency projects
• Provide support to the broader Quality organization as needed
• Support internal audits, client audits, and regulatory inspections
REQUIREMENTS:
• Degree or relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, medication handling, life scientific field or a related scientific field is a must
• Preferred Fields of Study: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Life Sciences, or equivalent
• Knowledge of cGMP regulations and/or international regulatory requirements is preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience in deviation investigations, CAPA, change control, and root cause analysis is a must
• Minimum 2 years of experience with quality management systems and documentation (e.g., TrackWise or equivalent) is a must
• B2 or higher level in German and English are a must
• Experience delivering training sessions is a plus
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• High level of accuracy, accountability, and efficiency
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage priorities and meet timelines
