Corporate Quality Systems, Change Control Specialist
Perrigo · Allegan, MI
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 12 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist quality role at Perrigo (pharma & life sciences) in Allegan, MI. Draft, revise, route, and maintain global change-management policies, procedures, work instructions, process maps, forms, training materials, governance documents, and supporting tools.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP, SAP
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Quality Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $85k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 21 live postings that list pay, out of 65 quality engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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- Experience asked
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- PPAP 49%
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- Control plans 42%
- New product launch 37%
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This plant: Perrigo in Allegan
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Scope of the Role
- ◆Lead the day-to-day coordination and administration of Perrigo's global quality change-management program, driving process improvement, global harmonization, governance execution, and compliance with regulatory and corporate
requirements
under the direction of the Associate Director, Corporate Quality Systems.
- ✓Administer change management governance forums for Perrigo’s global change control system, which will include developing agendas and content for periodic governance meetings, coordinating presenters and inputs, maintaining governance records and decision history, and supporting focused working sessions between formal governance meetings.
- ✓Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in Perrigo's change-control processes, QMS workflows, governance model, system controls, and associated business processes.
- ✓Maintain metrics, dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting to assess QMS change control process health, track governance actions and improvement initiatives, identify emerging risks and trends, and support data-driven decision making across the organization.
- ✓Perform routine surveillance of global and local change control portfolios to identify aging workflow states, stalled records, inactive assignments, and preventable barriers to record progression or closure.
- ✓Partner with site Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, IT, and other functions to strengthen visibility, accountability, and execution across the change lifecycle.
- ✓Participate in the evaluation and implementation of new QMS system technologies, which may be determined suitable for future state standardization, growth and platform modernization.
- ✓Help ensure that process
requirements
are translated into practical system configuration. Participate in process design, testing, data review, migration readiness, and implementation activities.
- ✓Draft, revise, route, and maintain global change-management policies, procedures, work instructions, process maps, forms, training materials, governance documents, and supporting tools.
- ✓Coordinate cross-functional improvement initiatives arising from governance reviews, health metrics, audits, inspections, system enhancements, and business priorities to improve the effectiveness of the global change-management program.
- ✓Train employees in quality expectations central to core QMS elements related to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) .
Experience Required
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, data science, or related discipline.
- ✓Minimum of 7 years of work experience in a regulated environment (FDA, USDA), with pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
- ✓Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or comparable reporting tools preferred. Working knowledge of MS Office suite and experience with validated data systems (e.g. SAP, TrackWise, etc).
- ✓Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets and translate findings into prioritized actions and concise management reporting.
- ✓Working knowledge of pharmaceutical quality-system
requirements
and data-integrity principles; familiarity with 21 CFR Parts 210/211 and 11, EU GMP, Annex 11, and applicable computerized-system lifecycle principles preferred.
- ✓Experience performing quality-system assessments, record reviews, investigations, auditing, or similar objective-evidence-based evaluations.
- ✓Proven ability to support projects and teams, influence without direct authority, interact with senior leaders and work independently and proactively in the completion of goals.
- ✓Willingness to travel to Perrigo locations both domestically and internationally on an occasional basis, up to 10% as business needs require.
- ✓Excellent organizational and communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively across cultures and global time zones.
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At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All . We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone , we are the people behind the brands you trust. We are Opill®, Compeed®, Solpadeine®, NiQuitin®, and many more. We Are Perrigo . We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our colleagues and consumers alike. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where each person can experience a sense of belonging.
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Description Overview
We are seeking a dedicated Corporate Quality Systems, Change Control Specialist, to join our Corporate Quality Systems team based in our Allegan, Michigan, location. This position is well-suited for a pharmaceutical industry quality professional who is seeking a new challenge and an opportunity to make a meaningful difference. You will be responsible for global alignment in Quality Management System (QMS) programs, specifically supporting the global change control program, a core QMS capability. This position reports to the Associate Director, Corporate Quality Systems and will collaborate closely with all functions of the business. This is a hybrid role.
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