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Sr Assoc, Quality - Supp Quality

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Baxter

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Location:
India, Ahmedabad

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Category:
Quality Control

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Contract Type:
Not provided

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Salary:

Not provided

Job Description:

This role involves ensuring compliance with supplier standards and quality regulations, conducting audits, managing supplier-related processes, and addressing risks and gaps. The position offers growth opportunities at Baxter, a company committed to saving and sustaining lives.

Job Responsibility:

  • To ensure the compliance of Standard Operating procedure of Supplier Qualification and Handling of Supplier Notification of Changes
  • To complete all activities required for Qualification of supplier including supplier audits as per Standard Operating procedure
  • To ensure Supplier Maintenance, Supplier Monitoring, requirement review (including quality agreement, certifications, etc.) and Supplier Corrective Action Request as per Standard Operating procedure
  • To escalate and assess risk of critical findings in supplier audits, regulatory inspection outcome at suppliers Manufacturing site and take steps to minimize the risk
  • To follow Supplier Audit Procedure and auditor qualifications as per Supplier Audit Procedure
  • To review and evaluate supplier responses for non-conformances or audit observations
  • To maintain audit index for tracking of supplier audits and Approved Vendor List
  • To perform annual evaluation of approved suppliers
  • To handle non-conformance record (NCR), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and Change Control Management (CCM), its activities and closure as per procedure
  • To prepare & update Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • To engage in cross functional activities and support cross functions involving supplier related activities
  • To assess the impact of Out of Specification (OOS), Out of Trend (OOT), Laboratory Investigations (LBINV) and other QMS elements when required
  • To represent Supplier Quality during regulatory and internal inspections as per need of the organization
  • To communicate supplier for receipt of market complaint, to get the required information and documents
  • To identify gaps in procedure as per changes in guidelines
  • To ensure archival and retrieval of documents
  • To Coordinate with procurement department for supplier related activates
  • To ensure the Regulatory and Quality compliance
  • Implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance supplier performance, efficiency, and quality
  • Monitoring supplier performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Pharmacy
  • 10+ years’ broad experience in Supplier Qualification of API, Raw material, Packaging Material, Contact labs and Service suppliers
  • Qualified Lead auditor
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage key stakeholders, resolve problems and seek practical solutions
  • Proficiency in Project Management, Presentation skills and Data Governance

Nice to have:

Hands on experience in material handling tools/ ERP (JDEdwards), document management systems (TcU, CFS, LIMS), Supplier Quality Lifecycle Management (SQLM), Trackwise

What we offer:
  • Support for Parents
  • Continuing Education/ Professional Development
  • Employee Heath & Well-Being Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • 2 Days a Year to Volunteer

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 20, 2025

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