Lead QA Specialist - Warehouse

Job Title

Lead QA Specialist - Warehouse: 1st shift

Location: Tampa, FL

Join our QA Operations team and play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality for our manufacturing and packaging operations. In this role, you'll be directly connected to the shop floor, supporting teams, influencing quality processes, and contributing to the reliability of life‑changing products.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Opportunities to develop leadership capabilities and advance within QA.

What you will do

• Provide active, on-the-floor QA support to GMP manufacturing and packaging operations, ensuring quality compliance in real time.
• Review SOPs, batch records, test methods, logbooks, and other GMP documentation to verify accuracy and adherence to approved procedures.
• Independently write and approve SOPs, Master Batch Records, and CAPA documentation.
• Participate in investigations, root-cause analysis, and risk assessments related to deviations and product quality impact.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of QA Operations personnel.
• Assess potential product quality impacts during lot release and recommend improvements to processes and programs.
• Support additional QA-related assignments while upholding all safety and sustainability expectations.

What we are looking for

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing operations, laboratory operations, or Quality Assurance-ideally in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Strong understanding of GMP, QA principles, and FDA regulations.
• Ability to review, write, and approve technical documents with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Experience participating in investigations, root‑cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action processes.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to coach and oversee QA personnel.
• Strong communication, decision‑making, and problem‑solving abilities.
• High school diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone's ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you're ready to help turn our customers' breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.