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Genentech · 2 days ago

Director, Drug Product Quality Assurance

Genentech is a drug product and finished goods manufacturing organization responsible for delivering life-saving medicines. The Director of Drug Product Quality Assurance will lead the Quality Assurance team, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement in cGMP operations while providing quality oversight for products and driving site strategy.

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Responsibilities

You will provide quality oversight for all cGMP operations, ensuring products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements (including shop floor oversight, batch production record review, investigations for non-conformances, document approvals, batch release)
You will create an environment with strong team spirit, timely and effective communication, sense of urgency and high motivation, and inspire teams to achieve short-term and long-term goals
You will support product launches through all stages of Regulatory relevant activities, including successfully managing inspections
As a member of the Quality Site Leadership Team, you will drive site strategy realization, networking activities, coordination, cross-functional planning and decision making
You will take proactive measures to promote a positive safety culture and ensure all applicable safety, health and environmental requirements are met in accordance with company policies and local legal requirements
You will embody Pharma Technical (PT) Lean principles and methodologies and promote a continuous improvement culture throughout the organization by encouraging experimentation and learning
You will optimize and protect our Quality operating model, and continually adapt to both current and future needs of the organization (skills, capabilities, technologies, staffing, etc.)
You will partner with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Sciences and Technology, and Engineering Quality to create an environment conducive for efficient manufacturing execution and continuous improvement
You will help establish HTO as a center of excellence for Drug Product Manufacturing including all unit operations such as drug substance thawing, filtration, filling, lyophilization and crimping for vial and prefilled syringe products

Qualification

CGMP complianceQuality management systemsFDA regulationsContinuous improvementLeadershipTeam motivationSafety cultureStrategic thinkingCommunication skillsCross-functional collaboration

Required

You have a BS/MS degree in Science or Engineering with 15+ years of deep, relevant bio/pharmaceutical experience
You have significant cross-functional and direct group management, ideally in manufacturing or Quality. Previous experience in Quality is preferred
You are an exceptional leader—able to inspire and motivate teams to make a big impact and deliver their best every day
You have experience in working in an FDA regulated environment in a parenteral facility, and in-depth understanding of cGMP, regulatory requirements and quality management systems
You are a strategic and systems thinker with a compliance focus, anticipating technology trends and driving excellence in execution
You have experience implementing and driving a continuous improvement culture
You are able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while always ensuring the highest quality and safety standards

Benefits

Relocation benefits are provided

Company

Genentech

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Genentech is a biotechnology research company that specializes in genetic testing and personalized medicines.

H1B Sponsorship

Genentech has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (167)
2024 (148)
2023 (150)
2022 (178)
2021 (121)
2020 (158)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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2009-03-26Acquired
1999-07-20IPO
1976-01-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Ashley Magargee
CEO
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Michael Laird
Vice President
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