Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way  its about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions. 

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care
• We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work
• We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins
• We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other

The Position:

As Senior Quality Assurance Specialist, you will work directly with stakeholders from all departments of the company to maintain an established Quality Management Systems and processes ensuring compliance with the regulatory agencies for a high complexity clinical laboratory. This role will rely heavily on effective communication, creative solutions, thorough documentation, and timely delivery. This is a HYBRID role located in San Diego, CA

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains the quality management system to ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and Veracyte requirements.
• Maintains and renews State, Federal, and other certifications and licenses as deemed necessary for the operations of the Clinical Laboratory.
• Reviews and approves CAPAs, Nonconforming Events and Change Controls to support process improvement.
• Participates in problem solving/ troubleshooting activities as part of nonconforming event investigations.
• Reviews quality records to ensure accuracy following Good Documentation Practices and related procedures.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to prepare quality indicator reports for Quality Metrics meetings.
• Conducts internal audits to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Participates and assists in external audits.
• Assists in interacting with Government and Regulatory Agencies as appropriate on behalf of the Laboratory.
• Assists in supplier qualification and reassessment activities.
• Assists in scheduling Quality Events and Meetings.
• Assists in training staff members on Quality Management System as necessary to ensure compliance with internal and Regulatory standards.
• Participates and assists with regulatory and quality functions within Product Development Core Teams, which can include preparing and tracking regulatory submissions, document review, and project timeline tracking.
• Performs other QA duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in a Sciences discipline or equivalent with 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience in a clinical testing laboratory environment (preferably molecular testing) performing Quality Assurance functions such as SOP and protocol writing or review, record and data review, investigations into deviations and out of specification results, training, and auditing.
• Working knowledge of CLIA, CAP and New York regulations for a high complexity clinical laboratory and requirements for genetic testing.
• Preferred experience with US FDA Quality Management System regulations, including design controls.
• Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, within prescribed guidelines, and as a collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated ability to follow detailed directions in a clinical laboratory environment. 
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Office applications, electronic Quality Management System (example: Media Lab, Veeva etc.)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Repetitive movement of hands, arms, legs and fingers (typing and/or writing)
• Sitting, with occasional walking, standing, and moving about
• Exposure to general office environment conditions
• Occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to travel up to 20% between all corporate site locations within USA.

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What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified Great Place to Work in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).

Veracyte, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Veracyte participates in E-Verify in the United States. View our CCPA Disclosure Notice.

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