New · posted Nov 8
Sanofi · Pharmaceuticals
Quality Assurance Specialist
- Swiftwater, PA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
The role
Ensure compliance with cGMP, regulatory, and internal requirements regarding the manufacturing, testing, and distributing of products through formal QA Audits, investigations, training, and recommendations to improve processes / procedures. Evaluate and provide QA recommendations on all products, systems, and issues that are affected or may be affected by regulatory or cGMP requirements.
This is a 1st shift position Sun-Thurs or Tues-Sat with the option for off shift depending on business needs
We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.
Key involvement in Decision Making process
- Request corrections when GMP rules are not respected (D)
- Prioritize quality and compliance objectives (A)
- Proactively implement remediation action from findings from internal and external audits related to quality issues (D)
- Request quality improvement initiatives and strategies (D)
- Identify discrepancies and corrective/preventive actions that need to be taken (D) • Escalate to upper management any failure in GMP execution on shopfloor (I)
- Inform relevant stakeholders and team members of quality performance, corrective actions, findings, and preventive measures (I)
- Advise on how to present a topic and answer specific questions (A)
- Advise on risk management strategies and plans (A)
- Advise on initiatives to promote a quality-focused culture (A)
What you need
About You Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3+ years quality experience preferred in a GMP regulated environment.
Preferred Qualificationsnice to have
- Accessing aseptic processing areas, sterile gowning, exceptional eye sight, sampling technique, detail oriented, are requirements to support daily activities of audit readiness and product quality testing (AQL Sampling).
- Ability to analyze complex data and identify trends, issues, and solutions
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all quality assurance activities
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with team members and regulatory bodies
- Proficiency in identifying problems and implementing effective corrective actions
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards
What you'll do
- Ensure a constant state of inspection readiness and that audit observations are addressed on time and completed to maintain readiness levels.
- Provide daily floor coverage to support compliance of production (aseptic processing areas (sterile gowning a prerequisite), development, and testing (AQL – eye testing a prerequisite) of all products within functional areas. Audit areas to ensure compliance with cGMP, regulatory, and internal requirements.
- Perform Parallel and CCA Sampling as required by the business
- Perform cGMP audits within functional areas by conducting a thorough review of processes and documentation. Identify and communicate cGMP compliance deficiencies to upper management, recommend appropriate corrective actions when necessary, and perform monitoring with respective functional area management to ensure compliance.
- Complete risk assessment, minor, and major incident investigations in response to any unexplained events encountered during manufacturing or out-of-specification lab results for functional areas. Provide input and guidance to the team conducting the investigation.
- Manage the CAPA system to ensure that corrective and preventative actions are implemented and completed on time. Provide recommendations to department management regarding CAPA development for process improvements.
- Provide support to functional areas regarding the Change Control System by providing assessments, closure, and monitoring. Recommend documentation and supporting data to be included in the Change Control, so proper assessments of cGMP areas can be evaluated, and risk mitigated.
- Provide final signatory review for SOPs, SWIs, and Master Manufacturing Records to ensure compliance with cGMP, regulatory and internal requirements such as company guidelines and approved procedures.
- Interact successfully within the highly energized production and regulatory environments, to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and ensure products are safe for patients.
- Interacts regularly with site counterparts relating to manufacturing, testing, disposition, and cold chain documentation. The incumbent must be able to clearly communicate the cGMP requirements.
- Interacts with internal / external auditing bodies. Ability to present / describe / articulate processes, and documentation to auditors may occur.
Pay and benefits
$58,500 – $84,500 a year
Employer providedNorth America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is:
$58,500.00 - $84,500.00
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
Why choose us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
14weeks
Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
Shape the future of medicine and vaccine delivery with cutting-edge technology, ensuring seamless launches and a resilient global supply.
Power industry-leading performance by leveraging digital, data, and AI-driven innovation at speed and scale
Transform lives worldwide by delivering life-changing treatments anywhere, anytime.
Where you'll work
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From the posting
About Sanofi
We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve lives.
Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 8, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 8% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in the US73 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $58,500 | — | $84,500 |
| All US (middle half) | $58,000 | $78,000 | $88,500 |
This role: Sanofi's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 8, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 345 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Sanofi's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 31 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- GMP and compliance15
- Collaboration and leadership7
- Documentation and SOPs6
- Lab testing and methods4
- Quality systems and risk4
- Investigations and CAPA3
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules, regulations and standards behind this role
The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Assurance work in pharmaceuticals, led by the two this posting names, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticalsNamed in the posting
- FDAFDA OOS guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical ProductionNamed in the posting
- ICHICH Q10(official source, opens in a new tab)The pharmaceutical quality system across the product lifecycle
- ICHICH Q9(R1)(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality risk management
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- FDAFDA Investigations Operations Manual(official source, opens in a new tab)How FDA investigators plan and conduct inspections
- FDA21 CFR 314.70(official source, opens in a new tab)Supplements and other changes to an approved application (post-approval CMC changes)
- FDAFDA aseptic processing guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing: Current Good Manufacturing Practice
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- ISOISO 2859-1(official source, opens in a new tab)Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes (AQL sampling plans)
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- EUEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules, including Annex 1 sterile and Annex 15 validation
- FDAFDA quality agreements guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Contract Manufacturing Arrangements for Drugs: Quality Agreements
- ICHICH Q7(official source, opens in a new tab)Good manufacturing practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients
- FDA21 CFR Part 7(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA enforcement policy, including product recalls
- PIC/SPIC/S(official source, opens in a new tab)The Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme and its GMP guide
Company hiring pulse
Sanofi on Regulatory Jobs
- 26
- Open roles
- 26
- Distinct roles
- 7
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality17 65%
- Clinical5 19%
- Regulatory4 15%
By level
- Senior & Principal9 35%
- Associate & Specialist7 27%
- Director5 19%
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