Job Title: Specialist Manufacturing External Supply (Remote, Day Shift)Job DescriptionThe Specialist Manufacturing External Supply owns and executes all processes related to change control quality records with minimal supervision. In this fully remote, day-shift role, you serve as the key External Supply representative across cross-functional teams and drive timely closure of quality records originating from manufacturing sites across the network. You focus specifically on change controls related to packaging, laboratory chemicals such as media and reagents, and medical inventory control, ensuring that supplier-driven changes are properly evaluated, documented, and implemented.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage change control records from initiation through closure, ensuring complete and compliant documentation throughout the lifecycle.
- Act as the External Supply representative across functional teams to coordinate, communicate, and align on change control activities and decisions.
- Drive timely closure of change control quality records originating from manufacturing sites across the network.
- Own and advance change control records associated with supplier change notifications, ensuring appropriate assessment and implementation of changes.
- Manage change controls that pertain to packaging, laboratory chemicals (including media and reagents), and medical inventory control.
- Collaborate with site and network stakeholders to gather required information, assess impact, and ensure proper execution of change actions.
- Use TrackWise to create, track, update, and close change control records in accordance with established procedures.
- Ensure all change control activities adhere to pharmaceutical or medical device quality and regulatory expectations.
- Work independently with minor supervision, prioritizing and organizing multiple change control records to meet deadlines.
- Support sites in different time zones by providing responsive communication and coordination for change control activities.
Essential Skills
- Proven experience owning change control records from start to finish, including initiation, evaluation, implementation, and closure.
- Demonstrated proficiency with change control processes specifically related to packaging, laboratory chemicals (media, reagents, etc.), and medical inventory control.
- Hands-on experience using TrackWise for managing change control or quality records.
- Background in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, with familiarity in applicable quality and regulatory expectations.
- Ability to work with minor supervision while independently driving change controls to completion.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple change control records and supplier notifications simultaneously.
- Effective communication skills to represent External Supply across cross-functional teams and sites.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience managing quality records originating from multiple manufacturing sites or a distributed network.
- Previous involvement with supplier change notifications and external supplier coordination.
- Experience working in a fully remote environment supporting geographically dispersed teams.
- Comfort working across multiple time zones, including Eastern and Pacific time.
Work EnvironmentThis role is fully remote and operates primarily on a day-shift schedule. You will support manufacturing sites across the country, with the majority aligned to Eastern Time, and you will maintain some flexibility to support Pacific Time sites as needed. Work is performed in a virtual, technology-driven environment that relies heavily on electronic quality systems such as TrackWise and standard collaboration tools. You will interact regularly with cross-functional and site-based teams through remote communication channels, focusing on coordination of change control activities and timely closure of quality records. Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Thousand Oaks, CA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $45.00 - $47.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Thousand Oaks, CA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026. Workplace TypeThis is a fully remote position.About Actalent
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