Trainer, Quality Control

Job Description

Quality Control Trainer in Rensselaer, NY

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives


Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers' therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients' lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

Position overview

The Quality Control Trainer will develop and deliver programming that ensures Quality Control personnel are qualified to perform their role in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). They will apply instructional design principles and facilitation skills to execute a training program that promotes high levels of learner engagement, immerses employees in Curia's culture and values, and helps them perform aspects of their role right first time. Training will focus on building engagement, knowledge, and foundational skills.


This role requires seasoned facilitation skills and subject matter expertise for best practices in QC training and compliance. The role supports data integrity, regulatory readiness, and right-first-time performance by embedding strong technical skills and quality culture across the QC laboratory.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Essential job duties

1. Develop and execute qualification programs for QC techniques and instrumentation
2. Single point of accountability for the new QC employees and refreshers for the existing QC employees
3. Analyze deviations, OOS/OOT results, and lab errors to identify training needs
4. Ensure all training aligns with cGMP requirements and internal quality systems
5. Design and deliver instructor-led and hands-on training for QC analysts (e.g., HPLC, GC, wet chemistry, dissolution); create and maintain training materials
6. Develop structured multi-month onboarding programs for new hires and cross-training plans for existing staff
7. Translate complex analytical methods and SOPs into clear, trainable content
8. Facilitate both classroom and laboratory-based training sessions
9. Reinforce principles of data integrity (ALCOA+) in all training activities
10. Maintain training compliance in accordance with regulatory expectations (e.g., audit readiness)
11. Assess analyst competency through observation, practical assessments, and knowledge checks
12. Maintain training matrices and ensure timely qualification/requalification
13. Implement training improvements to reduce repeat errors and improve right-first-time performance
14. Partner with QC management, QA, and Manufacturing to align training with operational needs
15. Ensure safety practices are being followed during any instructor-led training
16. Perform other duties as assigned

Education, experience, certification and licensures Required

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related field and 5-7 years of related work experience
• Experience training or mentoring in a regulated environment

Preferred

• Strong hands-on experience with analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC, UV, and wet chemistry

Knowledge, skills and abilities

1. Organization: Is extremely organized and pays attention to detail. Adept at prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines
2. Communication: Writes and speaks with clarity. Is an engaging and succinct presenter. Simplifies complex technical concepts for a range of learners
3. Leadership: Coaching mindset with ability to provide constructive feedback, ability to work with employees of different skill levels.
4. Strategy: Problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
5. Collaboration: Works well with team members, SMEs and other stakeholders to deliver programming. Builds productive working relationships with multiple stakeholders
6. Instructional design: Incorporates user experience design principles to structure instructor-led training
7. Familiarity with regulatory expectations (e.g., FDA guidelines)
8. Develop learning assessments (e.g, using Kirkpatrick's Model of Evaluation)
9. Experience with LMS platforms and training documentation systems

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; or sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is often required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee has the potential of being exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals (wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment will be required in these situations). The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock (always being aware of one's environment and taking proper precautions is required). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Employee will be responsible for generating hazardous waste for treatment, storage and disposal. Affected employee will need to be familiar with the applicable training requirements included in the Resources, Conservation and Recovery Act. Employee will understand waste labeling, secondary containment, chemical compatibility, storage time limits, container size and quantity limits, container integrity when waste is left unattended and improper disposal of hazardous materials.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Pay Range : $88,000-$110,000/year

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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