Senior Specialist, Quality Control

Job Description Our Quality Assurance group ensures every single material inside our products is manufactured, processed, tested, packaged, stored and distributed aligned with our incredibly high standards of quality and meets all regulatory requirements. Partnering across our internal manufacturing facilities, external contract manufacturers and suppliers we create an interdependent global manufacturing network committed to deliver a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.
** WHAT YOU WILL DO
*** Responsible for planning, scheduling and performing calibration, maintenance and qualification of laboratory equipment. Must be able to cover other sites within the team (if required).
* Lab chemical and inventory management.
* Ensure laboratory equipment calibration, maintenance and qualification within timely manner and in compliance to standard operating procedures with necessary laboratory safety precautions.
* Liaise and coordinate with external service providers in carrying out calibration, maintenance and qualification of laboratory equipment and tools.
* Support laboratory investigation on laboratory equipment failure, Out of Tolerance and Out of Specification
* Be the subject matter expert of laboratory maintenance and participate as auditee in site internal audit/external audit.
* Coordinate with laboratory team to ensure equipment availability for calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting work.
* Manage archival/retrieval of record for laboratory calibration, maintenance and qualification related documents.
* Understand customer needs and identifies solutions to non-standard requests by interpreting existing procedures, processes and practices.
* Ensure work and behave in accordance with EHS procedures and guidelines.
* Maintains positive working relationships among employees and fosters an environment where employee engagement, empowerment, teamwork and accountability are the cultural norm.
* Participate in continuous improvement initiative as part of the production system culture in Singapore.
* Participate in EHS, Business Compliance, cGMP and all other compliance-related matters, where applicable.
* Uses formal data based analytical tools (such as Lean Six Sigma process) to identify and implement operating improvement opportunities to eliminate waste, improving accuracy, compliance and productivity.
* Any other duties, cross functional tasks such as Lab Chemical and inventory management as assigned by management.
** WHAT YOU MUST HAVE*
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* Qualification:

*** Bachelor Degree in Science/ Life Science, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Engineering or proven relevant working experience.
* Diploma in Science/ Life Science, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Engineering with additional relevant working experience.
** Expertise, Professional and Functional

Competencies:

*** A continued improvement mindset.
* Good knowledge and understanding of GMP
* To be familiar with simple statistic to apply statistical analysis and process control techniques.
** Other Personal Attributes:
*** Good organization and time management skills.
* Strong ability to handle stress, internal stakeholders and external factors such as vendor management.
* Able to work independently.
* Meticulous, good GMP/GDP knowledge with high integrity.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to work in cross-functional teams.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
* Positive attitude and self-motivated.

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is committed to be the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.  
** Who we are
** We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

** What we look for
** Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time.

Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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* Required Skills:

** Accountability, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical Instrumentation, Analytical Method Development, Calibration Management Software,…