Quality Auditor - Pharmaceutical/Medical Device

SQA Services

Tokyo on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted May 2, 2026 Last posted May 2, 2026

Job description

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 Pharma Quality Auditor. This is a contract opportunity in which you will perform supplier quality audits at various suppliers in Japan. These audits are generally 1-2 days long. You are given the flexibility to accept or reject these assignments according to your own availability.

Key Responsibilities

Perform supplier audits at various sites within your region of residence
Assure quality in the supply chains of various clients within the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, biologics, and/or animal health industries
Coordinate, prepare, execute, and deliver supplier audits based on your own and the client schedule
Utilize your regulatory knowledge of various standards from ISO, CFR, FDA, etc…
Respond to the Content team in a timely manner regarding edits/questions to your audit report
Write audit reports in accordance with client specifications

Required Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on audit experience in pharmaceutical, medical device, and/or biologics industries
Has been the lead auditor in at least 10 audits
Direct audit experience to 21 CFR part 210/211, EU Vol 4, and ISO 9001
Strong communication and writing skills
Proven ability to deescalate workplace conflicts effectively
Ability to adapt to new technology and software.
Willingness to travel regionally

Preferred Qualifications

Direct audit experience to ISO 17025, ISO 15378, IPEC GDP, ICH Q7 and/or ISO 13485
ISO certifications are a plus but not mandatory

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.

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Compensation (from employer):
1500–1500 USD per-day-wage

About this role

Summary

Perform supplier audits in pharma/medical device industries, ensure quality compliance, report writing, and travel willingness

Job title

Quality Auditor - Pharmaceutical/Medical Device

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

pharmaceutical

Location requirements

Tokyo, remote work not specified

Salary

1500–1500 USD per-day-wage

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

audit experience21 CFR 210/211ISO 9001communicationreport writing

Preferred skills

ISO 17025ISO 15378IPEC GDPICH Q7ISO 13485

Specializations

pharmaceuticalmedical deviceauditregulatory standardsclinical

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tokyo, Japan

On-site City