Quality Assurance Auditor I

Quality Assurance Auditor I

Everest Clinical Research ("Everest") is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) providing a broad range of expertise-based clinical research services to worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. We serve some of the best-known companies and work with many of the most advanced drugs, biologics, and medical devices in development today.

Everest has been an independent CRO since 2004 with a strong foundation as a statistical and data management center of excellence. Building on this foundation, Everest has successfully developed and established itself as a full-service CRO. Everest's Corporate headquarters are located in Ontario Canada and US headquarters in New Jersey USA, with additional physical offices in Asia and Europe.

Everest is known in the industry for its high-quality deliverables, superior customer service, and flexibility in meeting clients' needs. A dynamic organization with an entrepreneurial origin, Everest continues to experience exceptional growth and great success.

Quality is our backbone, customer-focus is our tradition, flexibility is our strength…that's us…that's Everest.

To drive continued success in this exciting clinical research field, we are seeking committed, skilled, and customer-focused individuals to join our winning team as Quality Assurance Auditor I, working remotely in Romania.

Job Accountabilities

Complete scheduled internal audits to assess compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and Everest Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Document and report audit findings in a timely manner.

Follow-up on all compliance issues until resolution.

Maintain the company's governing documents according to the SOPs including, but not limited to, entering the governing document tracking information into a database, updating database records when governing documents are updated, and reporting and following-up on outstanding SOP review obligations.

Assist with external audits by clients and regulatory inspections.

Assist in the employee training of QA procedures.

Assist with the investigation of non-conformities.

Follow-up on industry best working practices in quality control (QC) and QA by researching and participating in relevant training and/or association activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in health science, physics, biology, or mathematics.

Certificate in QA and auditing concepts (preferred).

At least 3 years' of experience in a clinical research capacity.

At least 1 year of auditing experience.

Knowledge of clinical trial processes and procedures.

Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry regulatory requirements for differing governing bodies such as FDA, Health Canada, European Medicines Agency, etc.

A comprehensive knowledge of ICH and GCP guidelines.

Knowledge of QC and QA processes and procedures, procedural document management, auditing, and training concepts.

Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

Solid conflict resolution skills.

Commitment to quality and process improvement.

Ability to provide timely quality deliverables.

Effective communication skills, orally and in writing, with personnel at all professional and administrative levels.

Detail-oriented with exceptional ability to notice inconsistencies.

Well organized with strong multi-tasking skills.

Ability to concentrate on the assigned tasks over extended periods of time.

Comprehensive skills in Microsoft Office applications.

Everest is inviting candidates to apply to this existing vacancy.

To find out more about Everest Clinical Research and to review other opportunities, please visit our website at

We thank all interested applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Everest is committed to upholding the principles of dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, and upon request we will provide accommodations for candidates participating in any part of our recruitment and selection process.