Lead Sterility Assurance & Contamination Control Specialist

job summary:
Drive contamination control strategy as a Sterility Assurance Principal Specialist for a Top-Tier Global Pharma Leader in Berkeley, CA. This premier contract role serves as a key individual contributor translating site contamination control strategies into actionable program deliverables, risk management frameworks, and inspection-readiness initiatives across cross-functional life sciences teams.

location: Berkeley, California
job type: Contract
salary: $55.00 - 61.32 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

• Support continued implementation of the Berkeley Site Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control Program, including program roadmap, workstream tracking, governance materials, and execution follow-up.
• Maintain the site CCS / sterility assurance action tracker, including assigned owners, due dates, dependencies, risk ranking, progress updates, and escalation needs.
• Support preparation of Sterility Assurance Council materials, including agendas, action logs, decision records, risk summaries, and leadership updates.
• Partner with the QRM program/SME to ensure contamination control risks are documented, prioritized, escalated, and reviewed using approved site risk-management processes.
• Support development of site-level sterility assurance metrics by integrating existing source data from QA, QC Microbiology, Engineering, Manufacturing, Validation, and Operations without duplicating functional dashboards.
• Prepare periodic Sterility Assurance / Contamination Control health summaries highlighting key risk signals, open high-risk gaps, overdue actions, repeat contamination patterns, CAPA effectiveness, and inspection-readiness status.
• Assist with inspection-readiness activities related to CCS, contamination control governance, QRM linkage, risk-based decisions, CAPA tracking, and sterility assurance program maturity.
• Support development and revision of program-level tools such as charters, templates, decision trees, governance triggers, risk review forms, dashboards, and communication materials.
• Coordinate assigned deliverables across cross-functional stakeholders while maintaining clear documentation, follow-up, and escalation of risks or overdue items.

Expected Deliverables

• Support execution of the site Sterility Assurance and Contamination Control Program, roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
• Maintain the site action tracker, prioritizing risk rankings, assigned owners, dependencies, and escalation pathways.
• Prepare Sterility Assurance Council materials including decision records, action logs, agendas, and executive summaries.
• Interface with QRM to ensure contamination control risks are formally documented, reviewed, and mitigated under GMP processes.
• Compile quarterly Sterility Assurance health dashboards by integrating source data across QA, QC Micro, Engineering, and Manufacturing.
• Lead inspection-readiness activities regarding contamination control maturity, CAPA effectiveness, and regulatory alignment.

 
qualifications:
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related scientific discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biologics, sterile manufacturing, or aseptic processing environments.
• Strong knowledge of GMP quality systems, CAPA, change control, risk management, and inspection readiness.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional programs, action trackers, and dashboards across QA, QC, and MSAT teams.

Preferred:

• Direct experience with Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) implementation, EU GMP Annex 1, and FDA aseptic processing guidance.
• Background in aseptic manufacturing, environmental monitoring, microbial investigations, or FMEA risk tools.

 
skills: Biology, Microbiology, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Quality Control (QC)


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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).


This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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