Vaxcyte · 10 hours ago
Senior Manager, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing
San Carlos, California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$158K/yr - $184K/yr
8+ years expVaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from bacterial diseases. The Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing will ensure product quality and compliance across contract manufacturing operations, providing QA oversight and leading batch disposition and documentation review.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth Care
Responsibilities
Provide Quality Assurance oversight of Contract Manufacturing Organizations
Represent QA at internal cross functional team meetings and at Joint Project Team meetings
Lead batch disposition activities such as review of executed batch records, environmental monitoring and quality control data
Review and approve documentation such as master batch records, deviations, risk assessments, change controls, and CAPAs
Drive resolution of quality performance issues with the contract manufacturer
Support validation activities
Develop, implement and maintain procedures and policies
Interact with key stakeholder to develop solutions to complex issues
May participate in compliance audits as required
Promote a quality mindset and quality excellence approach to all activities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Engineering, or a related field
Minimum of 8 years of experience in quality assurance, batch record review, manufacture, or quality systems management within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry. Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered
Strong knowledge of cGMP, ICH guidelines, FDA/EMA regulations, and other international pharmaceutical quality standards
Knowledge and experience in Risk Management principles
Knowledge in both clinical and commercial product desired
Strong Management and process improvement skills
Demonstrated experience managing batch record review and deviations
Great organization skills and have an attention to details
In-depth understanding of biologics manufacturing operations
Good ability to prioritize multiple assignments and changing priorities
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex investigations and root cause analyses
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present quality issues to cross-functional teams
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
An equity component
Company
Vaxcyte
Vaxcyte focuses on developing vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.85BKey Investors
CARB-XTPG GrowthAbingworth
2024-09-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2024-01-30Post Ipo Equity· $862.5M
2023-04-19Post Ipo Equity· $500M
Leadership Team
Andrew Guggenhime
President & Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Fairman
Founder and Vice President, Research
Recent News
2025-12-09
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