Quality Auditor - Pharma & EPA Auditor (1-2 Day Audits)

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 a pharmaceutical /EPA 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 will have a solid foundation in 21 CFR 210/211, ISO 9001, and EPA environmental compliance, and be capable of serving as a Lead Auditor on client programs within the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site audits within the pharmaceutical industries, with specific attention to EPA, GMP (21 CFR 210/211), and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Evaluate manufacturing sites for compliance with environmental regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Develop audit plans, conduct opening and closing meetings, and deliver detailed audit reports per SQA and client specifications.
• Assess supplier compliance to both quality and environmental standards.
• Collaborate with the SQA Content Team to finalize reports and address client questions.
• Represent SQA Services professionally in all supplier and client interactions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in quality auditing within the Pharmaceutical or related regulated industries.
• Must have conducted at least 5 audits as a Lead Auditor.
• Proven experience auditing against 21 CFR 210/211, ISO 9001, and EPA standards.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance, waste handling, and HSE (Health, Safety & Environmental) principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Availability for at least two audits per month
• Willingness to travel for audits across the Southeast U.S. (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas) and occasionally to other U.S. regions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in ISO 14001, or HSE auditing.
• Lead Auditor certifications in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or GMP.
• Familiarity with environmental permitting, waste stream control, or contamination prevention.

$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. Note: 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. #ZR We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Apply for this job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job