Sr Compliance and Regulatory Specialist

Title: Sr. Compliance and Regulatory Specialist Location: Somerset NJ Schedule M-F 8:30 to 5:00pm On site daily Duration: 3 month contract to hire Education: Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in Quality/Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance, Quality Management Systems or associated pharmaceutical manufacturing related function OR • Associate degree or High School Diploma with 10 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in Quality/Regulatory Compliance, Requirement: • Knowledge of US FDA regulatory requirements as it pertains to solid oral dosage forms or prior experience working in a regulated field is required. • Deep understanding of FDA and cGMP regulations pertaining to clinical and commercial pharmaceutical drug manufacturing activities is required. • Understanding of various audit types (e.g. Customer, Supplier, Agency etc.) and techniques (e.g. Onsite, Questionnaire etc.) is preferred • TrackWise experience is preferred. • ASQ CQA or relevant Certification is highly preferred Responsibilities: • Manage the supplier quality program and ensure Supplier Quality Management deliverables are met as required. • Facilitate and host customer audits at the Catalent Somerset site to ensure compliance with cGMP’s, as well as Corporate and site standard operating procedures. • Facilitate and participate in corporate internal audits to ensure compliance with FDA and applicable international health authority regulations. • Lead the activities for preparing an oral solid dose manufacturing site for inspections by US FDA and applicable foreign regulatory authorities. Participate in all aspects of inspections from initiation, preparation, execution through closure. • Lead the internal audit program at the site. • Assist the site in preparing written responses to address the observations for customer audits, internal audits, corporate audits, and regulatory inspections. Ensure responses are completed as committed. • Inform QA management where resolution of audit findings is inadequate or when audit commitments are not met. • Initiate deviations when site procedures are not followed. • Assist in preparing for PAI audits for new product approvals at site, compiling documents and reviewing to ensuring audit readiness. • Participates in the preparation of Supplier and Customer Quality Agreements. • Participate in global supplier and regulatory meetings and effectively represent the site. • Review and approve TrackWise Records as needed acting as a QA Representative. • Review and revise departmental SOPs as required. • Comply with Environmental, Health & Safety requirements. M#3