Elanco · 17 hours ago
Quality Assurance Manager – US Marketing Affiliate
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expElanco is a global leader in animal health, dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. As the Quality Assurance Manager for the US Marketing Affiliate, you will ensure robust quality support across functional areas, maintain compliance throughout the product supply chain, and lead a small team to drive quality excellence.
ManufacturingPetSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Lead US Affiliate quality oversight by managing a small team responsible for ensuring compliant product supply for the US market and acting as a key driver of quality excellence
Own accountability for product approval for distribution in the US market, ensuring product readiness and compliance prior to release
Resolve routine operational and technical issues using a risk-based approach, including batch approvals, SAP transactions, storage/distribution oversight, and shipments across affiliate warehouses and to customers
Ensure end-to-end compliance with GxP standards and internal procedures by maintaining current, fit-for-purpose local quality procedures aligned with global standards and US regulatory requirements
Drive continuous improvement and compliance management across affiliate and third-party operations, including deviation/CAPA management, change controls, quality complaints, returned product assessments, self-inspections, third-party quality oversight, and escalation/impact assessments for failures affecting safety or recall risk
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in chemistry, pharmacy, engineering, or related scientific field required, or equivalent work experience
Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical Quality Assurance experience, including strong working knowledge of Good Practices for storage, distribution, and documentation (manufacturing familiarity preferred)
GxP Quality & compliance leadership (deviations/CAPA/change control/complaints/inspections)
Risk-based problem solving and cross-functional communication
Preferred
Proven ability to build partnerships across functions (e.g., Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Operations) to resolve quality and compliance challenges quickly and effectively
Demonstrated initiative, influence, and effectiveness on cross-functional teams, including participation in regional/global projects impacting affiliate operations
Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain high standards in documentation and procedural alignment with global quality standards
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent tasks, with strong planning, organization, and decision-making within scope
High curiosity and foresight, and ability to anticipate issues and proactively drive solutions before they impact customers, users, animal safety, or trigger recalls
Benefits
Multiple relocation packages
Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering
Flexible work arrangements
Up to 6% 401K matching
Company
Elanco
Elanco is an animal health company that manufactures and markets a diverse range of products to promote animal health and well-being.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Elanco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$252.86MKey Investors
AncoraBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2023-12-30Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2018-09-19IPO
2017-05-24Grant· $2.86M
Leadership Team
Dave Kinard
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Corporate Affairs & Administration
Jennifer Black
Senior Director, Global Indirect Procurement
Recent News
2026-01-03
2025-12-18
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