Quality Assurance Specialist
MilliporeSigma Canada Ltd.
Summary
As a Quality Assurance Specialist, Distribution, you will protect product quality as it moves through our warehouse and distribution network. You will serve as one of our site’s Good Distribution Practices experts, overseeing receiving, storage, inventory, temperature control, and transportation quality. You will lead investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement, and you will qualify and monitor carriers, suppliers, and third-party logistics providers. You will also lead audits, train distribution teams, and turn quality requirements into practical, everyday controls that keep products safe, traceable, and compliant.
Job description
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Chemistry or other Life Science discipline
- 5+ years experience in quality assurance, distribution quality, warehousing, transportation, or another controlled supply-chain environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading deviations, investigations, root-cause analysis, CAPA, or risk assessment
- Experience conducting or supporting audits of warehouses, carriers, suppliers, or third-party logistics providers
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Good Distribution Practices and how they apply to storage, handling, transportation, and traceability
- Experience with temperature mapping, monitoring systems, or transportation and lane qualification studies
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, EU GDP, or other standards relevant to chemical or controlled-product distribution
- Professional certification such as Certified Quality Auditor or Certified Quality Engineer.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Chemistry or other Life Science discipline
- 5+ years experience in quality assurance, distribution quality, warehousing, transportation, or another controlled supply-chain environment
- Experience leading deviations, investigations, root-cause analysis, CAPA, or risk assessment
- Experience conducting or supporting audits of warehouses, carriers, suppliers, or third-party logistics providers
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Good Distribution Practices and how they apply to storage, handling, transportation, and traceability
- Experience with temperature mapping, monitoring systems, or transportation and lane qualification studies
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001, EU GDP, or other standards relevant to chemical or controlled-product distribution
- Professional certification such as Certified Quality Auditor or Certified Quality Engineer.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Retirement Contributions
Company overview
MilliporeSigma Canada Ltd. is the Canadian subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operating as the life science business in the United States and Canada. As part of one of the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical companies with over 350 years of history, MilliporeSigma offers one of the broadest portfolios in the life science industry, featuring more than 300,000 products and solutions. The company specializes in providing essential tools, services, and expertise for scientific research, drug discovery and development, bioprocessing, and diagnostics. With over 21,000 employees globally across 59 manufacturing and testing sites, MilliporeSigma combines the legacy expertise of EMD Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich to deliver leading-edge technologies for laboratory filtration, lab water systems, bioscience applications, and bioprocessing solutions. The Canadian operations, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, serve as a critical distribution and support hub for researchers and pharmaceutical manufacturers across Canada, enabling scientific breakthroughs through reliable access to high-quality products and technical expertise.