Quality Assurance Lead, US Remote Based

Join Fortrea and make an impact on quality across our clinical research operations. With the support of a collaborative team, the Quality Assurance Lead helps progress quality issues, support CAPA activities, and leverage QMS data and trends to help strengthen consistent, effective quality processes.

Location: Remote, United States

Key / Core Responsibilities

• Serve as a quality partner to operational teams by providing guidance on quality issue management, quality risk identification, escalation requirements, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to facilitate the progression and resolution of quality issues within the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Monitor and drive timely progression of quality issues while identifying and escalating risks that may impact compliance, quality, or client commitments.
• Collaborate with functional teams to develop, implement, and monitor Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) to support sustainable issue resolution.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of quality systems, processes, and regulatory requirements to support effective quality issue management.
• Partner with Quality Lead Managers and senior quality leadership to support quality issue progression, escalation activities, and client communications as required.
• Analyze quality metrics and trends to identify systemic quality concerns, emerging risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement, supporting risk-based decision making.
• Support preparation of quality summaries, trend analyses, and quality-related communications for internal stakeholders and clients, where applicable.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance, quality oversight, and operational effectiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a regulatory environment, including experience in GxP roles.
• Strong understanding of QMS and the CAPA process.
• Knowledge of GCP and GxP requirements.
• Ability to convey key details of quality issues internally.
• Ability to communicate quality issue summaries to clients, where applicable.
• A bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences preferred, or equivalent Life Science experience.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.

Pay Range:

USD $70,000-$125,000

Benefits:

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), Company bonus where applicable.

Application Deadline:

November 2, 2026

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