Emergent BioSolutionsQuality Assurance (QA) Supervisor - Quality Commercial Operations
Oct. 2008 - Mar. 2011Lansing, Michigan AreaSupervisor of a Quality Assurance Operations team providing support and oversight for all commercial operations of a 24/7 biologics vaccine manufacturing facility. Supervised three QA teams made up of Raw Material review & disposition, intermediate vaccine manufacturing review & disposition, product filling review & disposition, and final product review & disposition. Primary responsibilities included hiring, scheduling, goal setting, training, coaching, and evaluating performance of the team. Ultimately responsible for all batch record review & disposition activities for commercial product. Solely responsible for final product approval of disposition & distribution. Other primary responsibilities included QA review and approval of standard operating procedures for raw material testing, preventive maintenance on systems and equipment, manufacturing SOPs & batch production records and Quality Assurance Operations standard operating procedures. Responsibility also included QA review and approval of draft and executed validation / qualification protocols for fermentation vessels, media qualifications, analytical systems, biological safety cabinets (laminar flow modules), air handling units, cold storage units (2-8°C to CryoUnits) and other systems. Trained, tried, and proven Escort for Team Biologics biennial inspections. Tertiary responsibilities: QA reviewer and collaborator on intermediate and final product vaccine deviation investigations, CAPAs, and change controls. Non-conformance (commercial reject dispositions) report author.