Quality Assurance Associate - Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
About this opportunity
At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work, but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.
Are you ready to play a key role in ensuring the quality and compliance of cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing operations?
We are looking for a QA Associate to join our Quality team at the Eli Lilly Italia Manufacturing Site in Sesto Fiorentino.
As a QA Associate, you will serve as the primary Quality contact within the Filling Cartridges Process Team, acting as a trusted partner to cross-functional teams and a key point of escalation for quality matters.
What You'll Do
Ensure consistent application of cGMP standards and Eli Lilly quality requirements across the area
Serve as the accountable escalation point for quality issues arising in the production area
Support preparation for Regulatory inspections and contribute to the site self-inspection program
Investigate deviations in the Cartridge area and perform Quality Assessments in Veeva QMS
Review and approve qualification protocols and procedures
Act as Media Fill observer and approve work orders where applicable
Actively contribute to site Quality Systems and Quality Culture initiatives
What We're Looking For
Master's Degree in a Scientific discipline
1-2 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry operations
Basic knowledge of current GMPs, pharmaceutical legislation, and regulatory requirements
Good command of English (minimum B2 CEFR level)
Strong communication and influencing skills
Collaborative mindset with a pragmatic, compliance-oriented approach
Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form ( https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation ) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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How this role compares
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We currently track 139 comparable Associate Quality roles across 49 biopharma companies.
Salary context
30 of 139 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
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Seniority mix
139 of 139 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
0 of 139 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.
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How we calculate "similar"
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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.