Quality Background

What kind of roles would I be suitable for based on my quality background?

If you CURRENT or PREVIOUS job was in QUALITY, you could retrain to perform the SAME OR SIMILAR job within the high-paying pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.

Here are some of the typical roles and the expected salaries:

Quality Assurance Associate

Monitors and records results from processes and procedures within manufacturing industries. Results are continually compared to predetermined expected ranges and any deviation from expected results leads to corrective measures.

Some companies might call this role:

• QA Associate
• Quality Assurance (QA) Technician
• QA Specialist

Quality Control Associate

Tests the product of a manufacturing process to ensure that it meets with predefined criteria. The completion of this quality check ensures that the final product is safe to release for sale or distribution.

Some companies might call this role:

• QC Associate
• Quality Control (QC) Technician
• QC Specialist

Quality Engineer

Works within the quality team to ensure the overall quality of a manufactured product and are tasked with creating documentation, devising quality tests and defining the criteria a test result should meet. They play a key role in fixing issues when they arise.

Some companies might call this role:

• QA Engineer
• QC Engineer

Documentation Specialist

The individual responsible for the writing, distribution, collection, storage and maintenance of a company’s documentation. In highly regulated industries, these activities are a requirement for regulatory compliance.

Some companies might call this role:

• Document Controller
• Documentation Coordinator