Quality Assurance Associate jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-11-06, Skillenai has indexed 92 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Associate” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is quality assurance.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-06

Postings · last 90 days
92
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Columbia

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Frequently asked questions about Quality Assurance Associate jobs

+How many Quality Assurance Associate jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 92 job postings with the title “Quality Assurance Associate” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06.

+What skills do Quality Assurance Associate jobs require?

Across Quality Assurance Associate postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, the skills mentioned most often are quality assurance, GMP, cGMP, change control, CAPA.

+Which cities are hiring the most Quality Assurance Associate?

As of 2026-11-06, Quality Assurance Associate postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Columbia, Elwood, Taipei, West Milton, Austin.

+Is Quality Assurance Associate a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 92 Quality Assurance Associate postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. The skill mentioned most often in Quality Assurance Associate postings is quality assurance, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Quality Assurance Associate?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Quality Assurance Associate postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Quality Assurance Associate

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

73 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Quality Assurance Associate

Before Quality Assurance AssociateQuality Assurance Specialist → Quality Assurance Associate: 18 observed employer movesManufacturing Specialist → Quality Assurance Associate: 9 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Quality Assurance Associate: 6 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Technician → Quality Assurance Associate: 6 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Analyst → Quality Assurance Associate: 6 observed employer movesAssistant Manager → Quality Assurance Associate: 6 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Manager → Quality Assurance Associate: 6 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceAssociateQuality Assurance Specialist: 18 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist18 movesManufacturing Specialist: 9 movesManufacturingSpecialist9 movesBusiness Analyst: 6 movesBusiness Analyst6 movesQuality Assurance Technician: 6 movesQuality AssuranceTechnician6 movesQuality Assurance Analyst: 6 movesQuality AssuranceAnalyst6 movesAssistant Manager: 6 movesAssistant Manager6 movesQuality Assurance Manager: 6 movesQuality AssuranceManager6 moves

Roles after Quality Assurance Associate

After Quality Assurance AssociateQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Specialist: 26 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Manager: 13 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Supervisor: 9 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Engineer: 7 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Technician: 6 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Financial Analyst: 6 observed employer movesQuality Assurance Associate → Quality Assurance Analyst: 5 observed employer movesQualityAssuranceAssociateQuality Assurance Specialist: 26 movesQuality AssuranceSpecialist26 movesQuality Assurance Manager: 13 movesQuality AssuranceManager13 movesQuality Assurance Supervisor: 9 movesQuality AssuranceSupervisor9 movesQuality Assurance Engineer: 7 movesQuality AssuranceEngineer7 movesQuality Assurance Technician: 6 movesQuality AssuranceTechnician6 movesFinancial Analyst: 6 movesFinancial Analyst6 movesQuality Assurance Analyst: 5 movesQuality AssuranceAnalyst5 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Quality Assurance Associate (different employer)73
Before: Quality Assurance Specialist18
Before: Manufacturing Specialist9
Before: Business Analyst6
Before: Quality Assurance Technician6
Before: Quality Assurance Analyst6
Before: Assistant Manager6
Before: Quality Assurance Manager6
After: Quality Assurance Associate (different employer)73
After: Quality Assurance Specialist26
After: Quality Assurance Manager13
After: Quality Assurance Supervisor9
After: Quality Assurance Engineer7
After: Quality Assurance Technician6
After: Financial Analyst6
After: Quality Assurance Analyst5

Skills most often required for Quality Assurance Associate

NamePostingsShare
quality assurance3841.3%
GMP3032.6%
cGMP2122.8%
change control2122.8%
CAPA1920.7%
Root cause analysis1819.6%
batch record review1415.2%
quality systems1314.1%
Microsoft Office1213.0%
Document control1213.0%
Excel1112.0%
Microsoft Excel1010.9%
SOPs99.8%
Deviation management99.8%
Microsoft Word77.6%

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Associate jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Quality Assurance Associate jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Elanco6
JJ6
Eli Lilly and Company5
Catalent Pharma Solutions3
Eurofins3
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories3
SGS3
Resilience3
Alcon3
Replimune2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Quality Assurance Associate

NamePostingsShare
Columbia33.3%
Elwood33.3%
Taipei33.3%
West Milton33.3%
Austin22.2%
Avon22.2%
Dubai22.2%
Fort Dodge22.2%
Framingham22.2%

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, matching postings whose canonical role is “Quality Assurance Associate”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Quality Assurance Associate
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-11-06
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index