Healthcare Quality Assurance Specialist Global Freight Forwarding
Quality Assurance
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Job Description:
Job Summary
Location: Airborne Avenue 55-57, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.
·HC QA Specialist (Transportation) has day to day oversite of the transportation quality systems supporting UPS Healthcare and the Ground Transportation Carrier Certification Program.
Key Responsibilities
General
Implements policies, procedures and specific work instructions with internal and external stakeholders
Manages communications with internal and external stakeholders
Interacts with industry and regulatory agencies and interprets standards / regulations impacting transportation and the quality systems
Supports internal and external audits as well as facilitating and responding to client / agency audits / supplier/carrier
Remains current with applicable regulations
Liaisons with internal and external subject matter experts in changing regulation or interpretation
Liaisons with clients and other industry experts regarding industry standards and expectations.
Provides guidance and support to Business Development (BD) and Customer Solutions regarding healthcare compliance with and interpretation of regulations, including support for RFA/RFI requirements
Supports operationally obtained certifications (e.g. CEIV, ISO etc.) as they impact the quality systems and or UPS Healthcare Compliance matters
Conducts assessments of current UPS transportation capabilities to determine the ability to meet client requirements and proposed solutions
Conducts risk assessment procedures and processes to minimize risk
Conducts consultations with Management to determine compliance implications of pending business opportunities
Ensures document control systems are current and comprehensive
Evaluates and manages procedures across locations to ensure consistency in content and implementation.
Assesses supplier/carrier questionnaire data for capability
Conducts supplier/carrier audits and produces audit reports
Develops audit improvement plans (AIP) for supplier/carriers
Supports UPS supplier/carrier relationship holder, as required, to close any AIPs
Supports all track and trending of external audit finding results
Performs annual competency evaluations of supplier/carriers
Supports the supplier/carrier approval / qualification / certification program
Supports the supplier/carrier quality and technical agreement process
Produces reports as required
Supports carrier relations and supplier/carrier relationship holders with nonconformance and incident reporting systems related to transportation activities and the affected supplier/carrier, reviews and may approve any investigation / root cause analysis findings
Supports the tracking and trending of nonconformance and incidents
Ensures required quality system revisions resulting are implemented
Internal and External Stakeholder Collaboration
Key Interactions
Internal
Healthcare Compliance
Leadership / Operations (Global Freight Forwarding, Small Package, Express Critical, WWEF, NAAF, Temperature True Packaging)
Solutions / Implementations
Legal
Program Management / BD/ Account Management
Strategy/Marketing/Product
OE/IE/PE
Carrier Relations
Security
Brokerage
External
Client (QA, Ops, Procurement)
Regulatory / Industry Agencies (e.g. FDA, IATA, Customs, etc.)
Supplier/carriers / Subcontractors
Third party auditors
Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor of Science or Arts degree or international equivalent preferred
Experience in healthcare compliance / regulatory affairs
Experience with GMP and/or GDP guidelines
Knowledge of ISO 13485 and 9001 standards
Experience with Transportation / Supply Chain industry
Proficiency in English required (written and verbal)
Proficiency in second language preferred
Strong technical quality and regulatory affairs (QA/RA) knowledge
Employee Type:
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