Quality Assurance Consultant - Supplier Management
Elanco
August 30, 2026
On-site
Elwood, KS
Operations
Your Role: Quality Assurance Associate - Supplier Management (Elwood, Kansas)
Responsibilities:
- Manage QA activities for material movement, including disposition, hold, rejection, and release of incoming materials.
- Support Manufacturing and Warehouse teams to promote compliance through leadership, collaboration, and day-to-day quality oversight.
- Own lifecycle management of material and packaging specifications (drafting, annual review, revision updates).
- Conduct gap assessments for specifications and SOPs.
- Draft, route, and complete quality system records (change controls, deviations, CAPAs, investigations) in Veeva Quality Management System.
- Participate in and lead internal and supplier audits; support documentation requests for external regulatory audits.
- Analyze quality events/investigations/projects and independently resolve complex technical and compliance issues.
- Represent QA on cross-functional project teams and provide quality guidance.
- Author/revise quality documents, procedures, and records to maintain regulatory and internal compliance.
- Conduct SAP transactions to support material release and verify data accuracy.
- Support records management/archival and assist QA team members as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Life Science discipline preferred (or equivalent education/experience).
- 5+ years in a regulated industry (USDA, FDA, ISO, GMP, or similar) with direct Quality Assurance experience.
- Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP principles, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Experience reviewing/approving quality documentation, investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
- Ability to make sound independent decisions and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred:
- Experience with Veeva Quality Management Systems and SAP.
- Knowledge of risk management tools and basic statistical analysis.
- Supplier/internal/regulatory audit experience.
Benefits (highlights):
- Multiple relocation packages; 8-week parental leave; annual bonus; flexible work arrangements; up to 6% 401(k) matching.
Additional info: Travel 0–5%.
Responsibilities:
- Manage QA activities for material movement, including disposition, hold, rejection, and release of incoming materials.
- Support Manufacturing and Warehouse teams to promote compliance through leadership, collaboration, and day-to-day quality oversight.
- Own lifecycle management of material and packaging specifications (drafting, annual review, revision updates).
- Conduct gap assessments for specifications and SOPs.
- Draft, route, and complete quality system records (change controls, deviations, CAPAs, investigations) in Veeva Quality Management System.
- Participate in and lead internal and supplier audits; support documentation requests for external regulatory audits.
- Analyze quality events/investigations/projects and independently resolve complex technical and compliance issues.
- Represent QA on cross-functional project teams and provide quality guidance.
- Author/revise quality documents, procedures, and records to maintain regulatory and internal compliance.
- Conduct SAP transactions to support material release and verify data accuracy.
- Support records management/archival and assist QA team members as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a Life Science discipline preferred (or equivalent education/experience).
- 5+ years in a regulated industry (USDA, FDA, ISO, GMP, or similar) with direct Quality Assurance experience.
- Strong understanding of quality systems, GMP principles, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Experience reviewing/approving quality documentation, investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
- Ability to make sound independent decisions and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred:
- Experience with Veeva Quality Management Systems and SAP.
- Knowledge of risk management tools and basic statistical analysis.
- Supplier/internal/regulatory audit experience.
Benefits (highlights):
- Multiple relocation packages; 8-week parental leave; annual bonus; flexible work arrangements; up to 6% 401(k) matching.
Additional info: Travel 0–5%.