Manufacturing quality engineering

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The Sterilization Assurance Quality Engineer is accountable and responsible for ensuring the sterility assurance program across CLS complies with specific policies, regulations and standards as they relate to sterilization or aseptic processing. They are responsible for providing support for all sterility assurance activities within CLS manufacturing facilities. Implements policies and procedures at all of CLS locations relating to Quality consistent with the Sterilization Center of Excellence (SCOE), Divisional, and Corporate Quality/Regulatory programs and policies and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Support sterilization and aseptic processing programs for Corning Life Sciences products at the Division and Site level.
Help implement changes that improve sterilization compliance, supply flexibility, and process efficiency.
Support product transfers to new sterilization methods, sites, or suppliers.
Help standardize sterilization requirements such as dose ranges, SAL, and validation methods.
Provide technical support for sterility claims for terminally sterilized and aseptically processed products.
Escalates any issues or concerns appropriately to ensure actions are taken that are commensurate with the risk.
Work with Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, and external partners on sterility assurance activities.
Review bioburden, sterility, environmental monitoring, and other microbiological data to support sterility assurance.
Support risk assessments, audits, inspections, and training related to sterility assurance.

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Chemistry or Engineering or related field of study.
1-3 years related experience with sterilization, sterilization assurance, aseptic processing in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of sterilization and sterility assurance principles for medical device or life sciences products
Ability to review and interpret microbiological and environmental data, validation reports, and technical documentation
Understanding of quality systems, risk assessment, change control, deviation investigation, and CAPA
Proficiency with standard business software and data analysis tools
TRAINING ALIGNED WITH MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING INSTITUTE LEARNING JOURNEY
Demonstrated knowledge in a technical field
Project team membership

Travel Requirements: ~5-10%

Working Hours: Monday through Friday - minimum of 40 hours/week

2+ years’ experience in a regulated manufacturing or life sciences environment
Familiarity with statistical methods used in validation, sampling, and trend analysis
Experience supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory submissions
Ability to assess the impact of product, packaging, or process changes on sterility assurance
Identifies problems and helps drive solutions
Adapts well to changing business and regulatory needs
Focuses on customer needs, product quality, and compliance

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $67,237.00 - $92,451.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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