Job ID
REQ-10082700
Jul 16, 2026
USA
Available in: English
Summary
At Novartis, quality is not just a standard, it is a promise to patients. As a Quality Specialist, Incoming Quality Assurance, you will play a critical role in safeguarding product integrity from the very first point of entry, ensuring that incoming materials meet the highest quality and compliance expectations. You will partner closely with operations, suppliers, and quality systems teams to drive excellence, support continuous improvement, and maintain a strong state of control across incoming quality processes. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise in a highly visible role where your decisions directly support patient safety and the delivery of life-changing therapies.
About the Role
Location: This position will be located in Durham, NC and will be an onsite role.Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.Key Responsibilities:Serve as quality subject matter expert for site systems, including enterprise resource planning, laboratory, and document control platformsReview and approve master data for raw materials, consumables, and finished products to ensure regulatory complianceProvide quality oversight and final disposition of incoming materials, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standardsPartner with suppliers to ensure incoming documentation meets Novartis requirements and established specificationsMaintain compliant quality documentation, standard operating procedures, and support change controls and corrective actionsOversee warehousing quality activities, including walkthroughs, alarm review, inventory management, and return inspectionsSupport audits, health authority inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen quality systemsEssential Requirements:Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, or a related fieldMinimum of three years of experience working in a quality assurance position within a regulated environmentStrong knowledge of global quality regulations, including United States Pharmacopeia, International Council for Harmonization, and European Pharmacopoeia standardsProven experience supporting quality assurance activities in a good manufacturing practice laboratory or manufacturing settingDemonstrated ability to review, approve, and maintain quality documentation and standard operating proceduresStrong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills in regulated environmentsExcellent technical writing skills with the ability to communicate clearly and preciselyAbility to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver results within tight timelinesNovartis Compensation and Benefit Summary:The salary for this position is expected to range between $43.08 and $80.00 per hourThe final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.#LI-Onsite
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-cultureBenefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we'll help you thrive personally and professionally.Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)
EEO Statement:The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.Accessibility & Reasonable AccommodationsThe Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
Division
Operations
Business Unit
Production / Manufacturing
Location
USA
State
North Carolina
Site
Durham
Company / Legal Entity
U473 (FCRS = US473) Novartis Gene Therapies
Functional Area
Quality
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Quality Operations USA
Job ID
REQ-10082700
Quality Specialist, Incoming Quality
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Job ID
REQ-10082700
Quality Specialist, Incoming Quality
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Novartis provides healthcare solutions that improve and extend people’s lives. We use science-based innovation to address some of society’s most challenging healthcare issues. We discover and develop breakthrough treatments and find new ways to deliver them to as many people as possible. Our company is focused on industry-leading divisions with innovation power and global scale: pharmaceuticals, eye care and generic medicines Novartis is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis Group companies employ approximately 120,000 associates and its products are available in more than 180 countries around the world.