Engineer I, QA

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $17 billion and approximately 50,000 employees in 50 countries. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Through our premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support.

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Position Summary

Provide Quality Assurance Support to the Rockford site. Provide product and quality system information to internal and external customers. Review new paperwork and proposed changes for appropriateness and determine potential effects on product quality. Help strengthen our quality system and make improvements where needed. Help educate and promote adherence to Quality Assurance policies and requirements. Work with Quality Control in the review and development of specifications, test methods and protocols.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Quality Assurance Support to the Rockford siteComplete Customer surveys and specification verificationsReview and approve engineering change notices and deviations for appropriateness and to determine potential effect on product qualityAssist with the maintenance of ISO registration and the internal audit programInvestigate quality problemsPerform and coordinate review of raw materials to determine continued suitability at retest/review datesAssists with creation/modification of Certificates of Analysis templatesAssist Customer Service, Technical Support, Regulatory Affairs, and Analytical Services in addressing customer inquiries and concernsProcess product integrity customer complaintsPerform training on Quality proceduresGather and maintain Country of Origin and animal origin informationReview and update standard operating proceduresPerform and coordinate incoming inspection of purchased items as a back-upCollect and analyze quality dataParticipate, as needed, on new product teamsPerform all job duties in a safe manner and obeys all safety policies and proceduresPerform all job duties consistent with the Code of Ethics and the 4-I valuesPerform all job duties within ISO standards, regulatory or statutory requirementsPerform other duties and cross training as assigned

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required in a scientific discipline1+ years related experience in a manufacturing or quality environmentStrong written and oral communication skillsMust be able to communicate effectively with multiple levels of staff throughout the organizationPossess strong organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlinesDetail-oriented and accurate while maintaining a vision of the resultEmployee must be self-motivated with the ability to work as a team player and/or independentlyKnowledge of ISO and cGMP requirements preferred Works on problems of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors

This position has not been approved for Relocation Assistance.