Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Quality Assurance, Drug Product focus, will report to the Director, Quality Assurance. The Senior Manager is responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure both clinical and commercial Drug Products and Devices meet regulatory requirements and internal Vera standards.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for quality oversight of biologics sterile drug product (DP) manufacturing and combination products, including design control and Design History File (DHF) requirements.
• Responsible for implementing strategies and tactics to promote and maintain GxP compliance.
• Lead quality aspects of and provide quality support on DP tech transfers.
• Liaise with CMO Quality partners to communicate QA policy and procedures.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and internal stakeholders to address deviations/ investigations and compliance issues.
• Responsible for material disposition of commercial and clinical DP/ combination products.
• Review executed batch records and associated documentation for material disposition.
• Review and approve GMP documentation such as master batch records, deviations, change controls, specifications, and various other protocol and reports to support GMP production.
• Review and approve validation protocols and reports such as process validation, shipping validation, cleaning validation, etc.
• Provides assistance during both internal and regulatory agency audits as required
  Perform Person-in-Plant duties, as required.
• Participate in Material Review Board as required.
• Helps define and implement appropriate quality standards/specification, methods, systems, and metrics for clinical and commercial quality operations.
• Act as the Quality representative on assigned product teams to advocate compliance and quality assurance.
• Lead for Quality Agreement with external partners.
• Support product lifecycle and continued process verification.
• Availability for 10-20% travel, both domestically and internationally.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in a GMP Quality, Compliance, and/or Regulatory setting.
• Minimum 6+ years in a GMP QA role, with a preference for direct experience in biologics sterile DP manufacturing/aseptic processing including vials and prefilled syringes/autoinjectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in a project team environment, within department, among functional groups and among external collaborators.
• Innovative skills with problem solving and peer influence.
• In-depth knowledge of FDA, ISO, EMA, GMP and ICH quality systems and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of working with external partners.
• Strong attention to detail is a must.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary industrial environment.
• Capable and comfortable with normally receiving no instructions on routine work and general instructions on new assignments.
• Familiar with global medical device/combination products standards such as 21 CFR Parts 803, 806, and 820, ISO 13485, and EU MDR is a plus.