How to hire a senior quality assurance auditor

How to hire a senior quality assurance auditor, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior quality assurance auditor hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior quality assurance auditor job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior quality assurance auditor
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the senior quality assurance auditor you need to hire. Certain senior quality assurance auditor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect senior quality assurance auditor also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of senior quality assurance auditors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Senior Quality Assurance Auditor	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Quality Assurance Auditor	Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time... Show more	$24-41
   Audit Internship	An audit intern is responsible for assisting the finance department in processing financial reports, analyzing account statements, releasing invoices, and conducting tax audits. Audit interns shadow tenured staff on the operation procedures to familiarize themselves with work processes... Show more	$15-34
   Auditor	An auditor is responsible for reviewing financial statements and making sure that the reports align with the accounting principles and legislative standards. Some of the important duties of an auditor are verifying the company's account statements, ensuring that the business is free from fraud and other unusual activities, providing recommendations to boost operations' performance, and creating financial reports for the board... Show more	$16-40

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Financial Statements
   • Internal Controls
   • GAAP
   • Audit Engagements
   • FDA
   • Audit Findings
   • GMP
   • Internal Audit
   • Quality System
   • Audit Results
   • Audit Reports
   • CAPA
   • Audit Procedures
   • Regulatory Inspections

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage the SOX business process implementation, execution and improvement initiatives.
   • Review and disposition of all raw material and components for use in GMP manufacturing.
   • Audit vendors and suppliers for compliance with appropriate regulations (GLP, OECD, ISO )
   • Initiate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and follow-up to ensure the timely and appropriate completion of request actions.
   • Monitor the implementation of the assigned investigation and effective verification of their corresponding CAPA actions.
   • Interpret FDA guidance and comparable internal regulations, standard operating procedures, and other company policies and procedures on regulatory compliance.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the senior quality assurance auditor job description is a good way to get more applicants. A senior quality assurance auditor salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a senior quality assurance auditor in Hawaii may be lower than in Oklahoma, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level senior quality assurance auditor. Additionally, a senior quality assurance auditor with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average senior quality assurance auditor salary

   $66,735yearly

   $32.08 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior quality assurance auditor salary

   $51,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

   Average senior quality assurance auditor salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	District of Columbia	$88,856	$43
   2	Oklahoma	$74,975	$36
   3	New York	$74,285	$36
   4	New Jersey	$72,676	$35
   5	California	$71,641	$34
   6	Massachusetts	$70,972	$34
   7	Connecticut	$69,328	$33
   8	Nebraska	$68,292	$33
   9	Virginia	$67,597	$33
   10	Washington	$67,412	$32
   11	Colorado	$66,995	$32
   12	Maryland	$66,824	$32
   13	Texas	$66,544	$32
   14	Oregon	$65,839	$32
   15	Georgia	$65,502	$31
   16	North Carolina	$64,456	$31
   17	Pennsylvania	$63,316	$30
   18	Illinois	$63,180	$30
   19	Minnesota	$62,445	$30
   20	Florida	$61,127	$29

   Average senior quality assurance auditor salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Credit Suisse	$90,716	$43.61
   2	Spirit Airlines	$84,146	$40.45
   3	REGENXBIO	$82,259	$39.55
   4	Oshkosh	$79,361	$38.15	18
   5	Abbott	$76,288	$36.68	67
   6	Ernst & Young	$74,424	$35.78	47
   7	QuintilesIMS	$74,421	$35.78	7
   8	Alere	$73,593	$35.38
   9	Advanced Bionics	$73,576	$35.37
   10	Change Healthcare	$71,350	$34.30
   11	Health First	$70,914	$34.09	6
   12	icon Mechanical	$70,751	$34.01	2
   13	Goodwin Recruiting	$69,885	$33.60	1
   14	Regeneron	$69,460	$33.39	11
   15	BioAgilytix	$68,732	$33.04
   16	Deloitte Digital	$68,728	$33.04
   17	CSL Plasma	$68,629	$32.99	6
   18	Medpace	$68,275	$32.82	6
   19	BDO USA	$67,905	$32.65	113
   20	CliftonLarsonAllen	$67,149	$32.28	10

4. Writing a senior quality assurance auditor job description

   A good senior quality assurance auditor job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a senior quality assurance auditor job description:

   Senior quality assurance auditor job description example

   Do you have GLP/GCP auditing experience? If so, we want you to join our Global QA team as a Senior QA Compliance Auditor in Somerset, NJ.
   
   Labcorp Drug Development's work in developing new pharmaceutical solutions has an incredible impact on millions of lives worldwide. Be a part of this life-saving work and help improve patients' lives while growing your career.
   
   We are offering a sign-on bonus of $5,000 (paid after 60 days of employment; external candidates only)
   
   Evaluates responses to inspection reports and performs follow-up with respondents, management, or others, if needed, to ensure resolution
   Report on relevant quality metrics (for multiple topics/departments) and highlight trends Provide consultation to the operational team (e.g. as they revise/write controlled documents) Delivery of training in performance of audits (basic, intermediate audit activities) Work with operational management to support Quality topics and/or working on projects with QA team on other sites (showing development of collaboration skills) Contribute to local Quality initiatives and process improvement initiatives aimed at improving compliance and/or efficiency of the local QA organization Create and/or re-write QA SOPs based on findings from local quality initiatives. Organizing, Prioritizing and Managing all aspects of workload to meet business needs. Ensure Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance (RC&QA) responsibilities, as indicated in applicable controlled documents, are followed Education/Qualifications
   A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a Pharmacy, Chemistry or Biology related discipline Postgraduate degree (MSC or equivalent) in science or management related discipline, preferable Experience may be substituted for education Experience
   6 years' in regulatory environment (experience in GLP/GCP roles preferred) Knowledge of industry quality systems/standards and able to apply (applicable) regulations in order to monitor compliance Experienced GLP/GCP auditor Excellent interpersonal/organizational skills, e.g. communication, decision making, negotiating, problem solving Able to influence QA strategy systems/standards and ability to apply appropriate regulatory knowledge to multiple scenarios
   Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:
   
   As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior quality assurance auditors for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior quality assurance auditor job on Zippia to find and recruit senior quality assurance auditor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as efinancialcareers, financialjobsweb.com, careerbank, financial job bank.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior quality assurance auditors requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior quality assurance auditor

   Once you've decided on a perfect senior quality assurance auditor candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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