TIERRA JEFFERSON
Hoover
Summary
Quality professional committed to maintaining high standards and achieving results. Expertise in improving operational processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs. Skilled in quality control methodologies and process optimization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Coordinator
BioLife Plasma Services
07.2024 - Current
- Adheres to the laboratory quality control policies and procedures
- Reviews testing, quality control, and other testing reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance to cGMP requirements to ensure that quality assurance standards and regulatory requirements are met prior to release
- Maintains general knowledge of laboratory and center operations, BioLife regulatory, quality control procedures in order to effectively perform laboratory quality assurance functions
- Partners with the laboratory operations team to discuss results and corrective actions
- Assist in training QA staff
- Performs review of SOPs, direction insert, MIC
Quality Coordinator
Biolife Plasma Services
02.2020 - 07.2024
- Adheres to the laboratory quality control policies and procedures
- Reviews testing, quality control, and other testing reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance to cGMP requirements to ensure that quality assurance standards and regulatory requirements are met prior to release
- Maintains general knowledge of laboratory and center operations, BioLife regulatory, quality control procedures in order to effectively perform laboratory quality assurance functions
Quality Lab Associate I – Chem Lab
BioLife Plasma Services
02.2017 - 02.2020
- Perform chemical and physical analysis on in-process and finished medical products for product release per the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and/or specifications
- Perform testing daily on the plant water
- Use instrumentation such as pH meter, conductivity meter, Eppendorf, Cole-Parmer, AA900, UV, FT-IR
- Perform analysis requiring precise analytical skills and understanding of chemistry principles
- Complete monthly reports based on the laboratory’s experiences the previous month
- Perform investigation for instrument failure or out of limit result
- Use computer systems (LIMS) to collect and record data
- Perform high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) testing on products
- Perform calibrations on assigned instrumentation
- Perform preventative maintenance on instruments
- Oversee elemental impurities project utilizing ICP-MS
Teaching Assistant
Jackson State University
08.2015 - 12.2015
- Conducted laboratory safety training for the students in the labs
- Prepared lectures for the students based on the experiment being performed
- Monitored the students while they perform the experiment to ensure that they are using the instrumentation and materials in a proper and safe manner
- Evaluated the students performance based on their ability to perform the lab, knowledge of the principles shown through the lab, and their material management
Education
M.Sc. - Chemistry
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS05.2013
Skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Quality control analysis
- Acts as an example
- Strong work ethic
- Effective multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Reliability
- Organizational skills
- Collaborative nature
- Effective communication
Timeline
Senior Quality Coordinator
BioLife Plasma Services
07.2024 - Current
Quality Coordinator
Biolife Plasma Services
02.2020 - 07.2024
Quality Lab Associate I – Chem Lab
BioLife Plasma Services
02.2017 - 02.2020
Teaching Assistant
Jackson State University
08.2015 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Jackson State University
M.Sc. - Chemistry
Jackson State University
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