Scope
The QA Manager is responsible for ensuring investigational medicinal products (IMPs) meet current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). This role serves as a quality partner to internal teams, executing hands-on batch reviews, investigations, vendor management and compliance oversight while seamlessly bridging the gap between technical, clinical, and regulatory operations.
Reports to: Senior Director, Quality Assurance
Key responsibilities and duties:
- Ensure procedures and systems are established and maintained to ensure the Company's compliance with ICH GXP guidelines; current national and international legislation; and relevant regulations, standards and guidelines
- Spearhead continuous quality improvement activities
- Oversee the implementation, manage the content, coordination, and execution of the Eupraxia electronic Quality Management System (eQMS).
- Define and manage the delivery of training programmes for employees via the eQMS
- Coordinate external audits, internal audits and gap analyses
- Manage the QA oversight of contract manufacturers and testing labs (internal/external) to ensure products/deliverables meet all required quality standards and specifications.
- Perform rapid and agile record review and disposition activities for clinical trial material including manufacturing, testing and labelling/packaging batch records
- Lead extensive investigations with vendors and interdepartmental teams to determine product quality impact and resolve potential product quality issues.
- Act as the single point of QA contact with vendors, contract facilities and joint development collaborators for contracts, validation activities, change management and other QA issues
- Drive the implementation of other quality systems, including departmental and corporate procedures, to ensure compliance with GXPs.
- Review CMC documents submitted to regulatory agencies.
- Develop work instructions and/or standard operating procedures
- Lead inspection readiness preparation and training
- Review and approve new procedures, specifications, analytical methods and other quality documentation as required
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the implementation of required procedures, best practices and adherence to regulatory requirements and GCP guidelines
- Negotiate and maintain Quality Agreements with GXP service providers
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with members of the CMC, Regulatory Clinical Operations and Supply Chain teams
Education, qualifications and work experience:
- B.S. in a science related discipline (preferably in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering)
- 8+ years related experience in the biotechnology or pharma industry with a sound knowledge and focus on GMP operations, process development/technology transfer validation/ manufacturing/testing/ CMC or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge of GCP and experience with clinical operations would be an asset
- Demonstrated experience with eQMS Tools, Gantt Charts, Excel Spreadsheets and Project Planning tools, Smartsheet
- Experience in planning, organizing and conducting audits.
- Experience in preparing for inspections ideal
- Able to work collaboratively in a matrix structure while ensuring that timelines and deliverables are met.
- Critical thinker, outgoing and enthusiastic and well-organized.
- Excellent written, spoken, listening and presentation skills and a demonstrated ability to influence within the wider project team at the level of functional leadership.
- Self-motivated; able to work independently and within a team
- Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
- Maintains a composed, collaborative and independent manner when dealing with issues, challenges, conflicts and opportunities.
Salary Range: $95,000 to $130,000, depending on education and relevant experience
While only short-listed candidates will be notified, we thank each applicant for their submission.
