Quality Assurance Specialist

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts with offices in Canada, and Sweden. For more than 60 years, Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio.

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial, agile, growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find, fight and follow disease. At Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success. Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someone's health is in our hands. We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team.

This position is site-based and requires a presence on-site five days per week.

Summary

Quality Assurance Specialist who, under minimal supervision, provides Quality oversight activities for the aseptic fill/finish manufacturing suite, Quality Control and technical organization to ensure manufacturing facility, processes, and support systems are compliant with company guidelines and CGMP regulations marketed products and/or their raw materials, APIs, excipients or components.

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Provide technical expertise in conducting investigations and making recommendations for targeted data and information collection for quality event review and closure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional production support teams to identify root cause and determine appropriate corrective action/preventative actions for investigations.
• Resolve unique and/or adverse situations, gather and review information from diverse functional areas, and make appropriate quality recommendations based on evidence.
• Review and approve protocols, validation documents, investigations and procedures.
• Approve change controls and represent Quality in Change Control Board meetings as needed.
• Provide Quality on the floor presence in support of manufacturing operations.
• Represent QA in a range of internal team meetings, processes and initiatives.
• Alert management of critical issues that have significant impact to manufacturing objectives and timelines, while providing a range of achievable solutions.
• Actively promotes safety rules and awareness. Demonstrates good safety practices at all times including the appropriate use of protective equipment. Reports and takes initiative to correct safety & environmental hazards.
• Actively demonstrates the Lantheus values of accountability, communication, customer commitment, entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, safety and teamwork.
• * In the case of absence, reports to Manager above or a peer incumbent will function as a backup for this position.

Basic Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in a scientific discipline with 2 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical or radiopharmaceutical industry or related GMP environment, or equivalent.
• This position is site-based and requires a presence on-site five days per week.

Other Requirements

• Aseptic fill-finish experience, including familiarity with validation of aseptic manufacturing technologies and facilities is preferred.
• Routinely scheduled work, and/or work required on evenings, weekends, and or holidays and, even in adverse weather conditions to support manufacturing operations. See Essential Personnel Policy.
• Handling of and, or exposure to potentially hazardous chemical, radiological and or biological materials. Required to follow all safety procedures and use personal and protective equipment provided.
• Ability to travel up to 10% domestically.

Core Values

The ideal candidate will embody Lantheus core values:

• Let people be their best
• Respect one another and act as one
• Learn, adapt, and win
• Know someone's health is in our hands
• Own the solution and make it happen

Lantheus is an equal opportunity employer that provides a workplace free from discrimination. All qualified applicants and employees are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Lantheus Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@lantheus.com.