Quality Assurance Specialist Long-Term Opportunity | Pharmaceuticals | Offers Benefits Job Description The QA Specialist plays a key role in ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance by auditing the facility and production lines, evaluating raw materials, bulk, and finished products, and driving continuous improvement efforts. This position is highly visible on the manufacturing floor and supports a world-class manufacturing control program through careful documentation review, training, and proactive quality oversight. Key Responsibilities Review batch records and manufacturing documentation to ensure GMP/GDP compliance. Support manufacturing operations through floor presence, audits, inspections, and quality oversight. Investigate deviations, non-conformances, and OOS events; perform root cause analysis and support CAPA activities. Train and mentor production personnel on quality systems, SOPs, and regulatory requirements. Approve production activities and product releases while ensuring specifications are met. Maintain and update SOPs, work instructions, controlled forms, and quality documentation. Identify recurring quality issues, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Partner with production and warehouse teams to promote a strong quality culture and maintain compliance. Support lean manufacturing initiatives, including 5S and waste reduction efforts. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline. 1+ year of experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment (pharmaceutical, medical device, food, cosmetic, etc.). Experience reviewing batch records, manufacturing documentation, or production records. Working knowledge of

GMP, GDP, FDA

regulations, and quality systems. Experience with investigations, deviations, non-conformances, OOS events, and CAPA processes. Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Eden Prairie, MN. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. 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 Eden Prairie,MN.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service. 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. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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