QA Specialist II

Job Title: QA Specialist IIJob Description

We are seeking two dedicated QA Specialist II professionals to join our team and support supplier oversight and Quality Agreement management within our R&D division. These roles require strong project management skills, quality systems experience, and the ability to lead process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the R&D Quality Agreement process by ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

• Identify, lead, and implement process improvements to enhance Quality Agreement workflows and related procedures.

• Lead or participate in technically complex cross-functional projects, collaborating effectively across multiple teams.

• Drive or support strategic initiatives aimed at improving regulatory compliance and aligning with industry standards.

• Proactively review, update, and optimize supporting processes and documentation.

• Maintain an appropriate balance of involvement, independence, and objectivity in quality oversight activities.

• Support periodic reviews of Quality Agreements, ensuring organizational and regulatory alignment.

• Collect, analyze, and report key quality metrics to guide decision-making and evaluate process improvements.

• Serve as an R&D expert in GCP requirements, focusing on early issue detection, prevention, and resolution.

• Collaborate with GCP functional areas to address quality issues with external partners.

• Support creation and periodic review of leadership attributes by fostering a collaborative learning environment, encouraging innovation, and embracing diverse ideas.

Essential Skills

• 5-7 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or flexible experience with a Master's degree.

• Experience with supplier quality, agreement quality, or GxP supplier oversight.

• Strong project management, communication, and documentation skills.

• Self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal oversight.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with process improvement, quality management systems, or supplier oversight in a GxP environment.

• Supplier quality, quality agreements, or technical quality agreement experience.

• Strong GCP knowledge and clinical quality oversight experience.

• Experience with clinical quality agreements is highly preferred.

Work Environment

The positions are onsite, located in North Chicago. Candidates will work in a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and diverse ideas.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Waukegan, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Waukegan,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 16, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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