Tempus
Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist
$55K–$70K
Chicago · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred: 1–3+ years of QA/QMS experience in a medical device, IVD, or other FDA-regulated environment.
About the job
Coordinates quality activities for client projects, supports compliance and audits, and manages quality-system issues and documentation.
What you'll do
- Coordinate project quality deliverables, timelines, risks, and communication with clients and cross-functional teams.
- Manage NCRs, CAPAs, deviations, investigations, effectiveness checks, and follow-up activities.
- Support quality documentation reviews, onboarding, questionnaires, audits, and compliance activities.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated project-management experience organizing workstreams, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
- Client-facing and audit-facing experience communicating quality requirements and project status.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, flexibly, and in detail-oriented fashion, and willingness to learn applicable quality standards and procedures.
Nice to have
- 1–3+ years of QA/QMS experience in a medical device, IVD, or other FDA-regulated environment.
- Experience in product development, audits or inspections, molecular testing laboratories/LDTs, or familiarity with FDA regulations and medical-device/IVD quality standards.
Pay
$55,000-$70,000 USD base salary
Tools
QMS, NCRs, CAPAs, FDA
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