Quality Complaints Specialist With Minimum 5 Yrs Experience

Company Description

Validation & Engineering Group (VEG) is a leading services supplier who provides solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Chemical, Food, and Medical Devices industries in the following areas: Laboratory, Compliance, Computer, Engineering, Project Management, Validation, and other services.

Job Description

Primary responsibilities include:Supporting the product complaint system at Amgen through; leading and managing product complaint investigations, performing data analysis and trending of complaint information to proactively detect signals and take appropriate actions in a timely manner. Functions: Keep the complaints database updated as soon as factual information is available and summarize closed investigations into the database accurately. Ensure complaint related investigations are concise, clear and science-based by reviewing and approving such investigations.
Follow-up on corrective actions derived from investigations through completion. On occasion, depending on the nature and complexity of the complaint, the specialist may be responsible of conducting and documenting the investigation. Therefore, the candidate must possess excellent writing skills that include closing the gap between a highly technical investigation into a simple and concise document that can be understood by non-technical reviewers.
May also include:Communication and escalation of complaints, site representation on the product complaint network and generation and issuance of closure letters to patients and business partners.
Education/Licenses:Doctorate degree or Master’s degree & 3 years of experience directly related to the job or Bachelor’s degree & 5 years of experience directly related to the job

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
Strong project management skills, experience leading cross-functional teams, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously is a must.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation and presentation skills.
Able to work in a team-oriented, matrix environment and work effectively with diverse departmental groups
Be self-motivated, able to interface effectively with various levels, attentive to details and able to prioritize and meet deadlines, and must possess excellent leadership, problem solving, analytical, influencing and customer service skills to operate and deliver results in a matrix-managed GMP environment.
Computer literacy, independently understand, follow and implement instructions, work independently or as a team player and collaborate with outside resources, and the ability to evaluate issues, make decisions and determine when to escalate, as necessary.

Qualifications

Doctorate degree in Life Sciences or Master’s degree in Life Sciences & 3 years of experience directly related to the job or Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences & 5 years of experience directly related to COMPLAINTS in the pharma industry.

Additional Information

Positions available for Puerto Rico.

Validation and Engineering Group, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.