Quality Auditor - Animal Health & GLP Auditor (1-2 Day Audits)

Quality Auditor - Animal Health & GLP Auditor

For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

We're hiring an Animal Health/GLP Auditor. This is a contract opportunity in which you will perform 1-2 day audits at various suppliers in the US. You are given the flexibility to accept or reject these assignments according to your own availability. The ideal candidate has experience as a Lead Auditor with exposure to both Animal Health and Pharmaceutical environments. Due to the niche nature of GLP auditing, this auditor will also be eligible for other related SQA audit projects across industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site supplier audits for clients in the Animal Health and Pharmaceutical sectors.
• Evaluate supplier compliance with GLP (21 CFR Part 58), ISO 17025, GMP, and other relevant standards.
• Assess laboratory quality systems, calibration practices, and data integrity controls.
• Prepare detailed audit plans, perform opening/closing meetings, and write thorough audit reports per SQA client specifications.
• Collaborate with the SQA Content Team for report reviews and follow-up questions.
• Represent SQA Services professionally with suppliers and clients.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of quality auditing experience in Animal Health, Pharmaceutical, or Laboratory environments.
• Must have conducted 10 or more audits as a Lead Auditor.
• Strong working knowledge of GLP (21 CFR Part 58) and ISO 17025.
• Excellent audit reporting and communication skills.
• Availability for at least two audits per month (or one per month with potential to open additional REQs).
• Must be located within or willing to travel up to 3 hours from the supplier.
• Ability to travel regionally as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience auditing Animal Health facilities, including laboratories, vaccine producers, or feed manufacturers.
• Familiarity with 21 CFR 210/211, GMP, or pharmaceutical quality systems.
• Lead Auditor certification in ISO 9001, ISO 17025, or GMP/GLP.
• Background in analytical laboratory operations, data integrity, or method validation.

$1,400 - $1,400 a day

$1,400 USD per 1-day audit (inclusive of preparation, travel, audit execution, reporting, and follow-up). Travel expenses reimbursed at cost with receipts per SQA travel policy. Flexible, project-based opportunity you may accept or decline audit assignments based on your schedule.

SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.