Job Description
Job Description Our Technology Compliance team is seeking a passionate Associate Specialist to join our team and contribute to the growth.
They will engage IT product, engineering, and service teams to understand and implement technology and process controls to meet the company's policy and regulatory obligations.
They will identify and engage in remediation of IT compliance risks.
Also manage IT Compliance Processes and IT's enabling processes and services including System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA), Personnel Qualification, IT Regulatory Control Services, Independent Compliance Monitoring including any supporting records and information.
Key Responsibilities: - Assist in projects and programs:
- Consult project managers on risk-based compliance and validation during the project execution life cycle.
- Optimize processes:
- Harmonize and align global SDLC standards with local regulatory requirements in collaboration with the QA units.
- Consult and Advise:
- Advise business and IT on IT validation requirements and processes.
- Advise the team in archiving of electronic records including country specific GxP requirements.
- Support Operational processes
- Verify that service management processes (Change management, Incident, Problem) are conducted compliant to the established risk of the system together with our maintenance team.
- Drive specific operational processes
- Periodic Review for regulated systems
- User Access reviews
Education: - High school diploma or equivalent.
Required Experience and Skills: - Minimum 1 years of relevant experience
- Expert understanding of GxP on computerized systems.
- Experience in implementation in regulated environments following GLP, GMP, 21 CFR Part11, animal welfare law requirements and other compliance related regulation.
- Experience with regulatory inspections.
- A demonstrated track record of success as an IT validation specialist.
- Experience with an IT validation framework.
- Effective at working with business partners and IT colleagues.
- Strong delivery skills.
- Can work with many different personalities.
- Strong personal and professional ethical values, impeccable integrity
Preferred Experience and Skills: - Validate Computerized Systems (Lab Systems & Lab platforms) using the company standard SDLC, Animal Health R&D and local / regulatory requirements.
- Guide documentation through the required processes in the document management platforms
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Expected US salary range:
$56,200.00 - $88,500.00
Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here .
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Employee Status: Regular
Relocation: No relocation
VISA Sponsorship: No
Travel Requirements: 10%
Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Shift: 1st - Day
Valid Driving License: No
Hazardous Material(s): n/a
Job Posting End Date: 11/29/2024
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