Job Title: QA Associate
Location: Pomona, CA (In-office)
Position Type: Full-time
Vacancy Status: This position is vacant
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Role Summary

Reporting to the QA Manager, the QA Associate works within an established culture of QA and continuous improvement in all GMP areas. The role is responsible for product release, change control, Annual Product Reviews (APRs), deviation resolution, and ensuring GMP standards are met. Responsibilities include document control activities and coaching operators and supervisors on proper documentation practices. The QA Associate also supports audits, manages QA systems, and ensures timely corrective actions. 

Role Responsibilities

• • Conduct annual product reviews by analyzing production documentation, summarizing key issues, and preparing final reports.  
  • Perform batch record review and determine batch status (release, reject, or hold) based on quality impact.  
  • Provide oversight and QA approval for CAPA, deviation, and change control systems; monitor quality history and recommend improvements.  
  • Investigate product complaints, deviations, and OOS results to determine impact, root cause, and corrective actions.  
  • Lead change control initiatives and facilitate documentation updates using Microsoft Word and ZenQMS software.  
  • Perform internal QA audits on manufacturing lines and finished products to ensure compliance with corporate policies and GMP requirements.  
  • Collaborate with client-facing QA representatives to ensure customer satisfaction with products and services.  
  • Support preparation of master documents and coordinate documentation services across departments.  
  • Assist with development and implementation of departmental procedures and best practices.  
  • Administer and manage GMP documents including Policies and Corporate SOPs.  
  • Maintain accurate and current Quality records; ensure proper filing and retrieval of controlled documents.  
  • Perform QA document control functions, including document login, processing, verifying, distributing, reconciling, filing, scanning, and archiving.  
  • Communicate applicable quality or document requirements to internal teams and customers.  
  • Promote quality achievement and continuous improvement across the organization.  
  • Participate in FDA, and customer audits; ensure timely completion of corrective actions.  
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with local, national, and international standards and legislation.  
  • Provide training and coaching to operators and supervisors on documentation practices and cGMP requirements. 
   

Environmental & Physical Demands

• Working conditions: Warehouse and production environments. Exposure to noise, chemicals, and machinery.
• PPE required in certain areas. 
• Physical demands: Walking, standing, occasional lifting (up to 50 pounds). 
• May require work outside regular hours or weekends. 

Competencies Required for the Role

FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK- is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance.  Respects others.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen – help facilitate sharing of information between people.  It is about understanding the emotional intention behind the information.  The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts.  Exhibit willingness to listen, and show respect for oneself and others in interactions with others.   express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.
EXECUTION/ACCOUNTABILITY – A willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.  Accountability is when an individual or a department experiences consequences for their performance or actions.
ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING - is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.  Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations.  Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this. 

THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED – Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work ad information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Other Requirements

Essential: 

• University degree in a related science field with specific Quality Assurance education or training.  
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in pharmaceutical QA systems, document control, and GMP compliance.  
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical QA methodologies, cGMP regulations, and quality systems.  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and document management systems.  
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage timelines and priorities. 

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)     
  
• 401(k) plan for retirement savings
  
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
  
• Life insurance
  
• Employee assistance program

About Bimeda

Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals.

Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry.

Bimeda’s nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.

Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry.

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