Catalent · 2 days ago
Associate Director, Pre-Commercial Quality Assurance
Catalent is a global, high-growth company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in the development and manufacturing of new treatments. The Associate Director, Pre-Commercial Quality Assurance is responsible for providing leadership in quality assurance, ensuring compliance with cGMP, and overseeing commercial manufacturing and laboratory operations.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Act as Pre-Commercial QA SME during FDA, non-domestic and client audits and lead preparation of responses to all audit observations, particularly those related to Pre-Commercial Quality Assurance findings
Lead site cross-functional team effort to drive all pre-commercial CAPA commitments for audit responses and eQMS events to timely completion and effectiveness evaluation
Lead the team-based approach for review and verification of drug product quality in manufacturing, packaging and testing records to ensure that only compliant product is released and non-conforming materials are investigated and dispositioned appropriately
Lead in the development of a culture, and supporting systems, to drive open communication, participation and intra/inter-departmental idea-sharing to build an engaged team; advance and model company values and leadership commitments; ensure the highest levels of quality, compliance and integrity are adhered to in all interactions
Direct operations within Pre-Commercial Quality Assurance while maintaining a continuous improvement philosophy focused on improved compliance, right-first-time and process efficiency while creating an environment of open communication, participation and information-sharing within and between teams within Quality Assurance and throughout the commercial organization
Establish and maintain active KPIs for the functional measures within Pre-Commercial Quality Assurance including periodic reporting for the KPIs; monitor and trend key Quality data for internal and external commercial supplies in support of the S&OP scorecard program
Qualification
Required
PhD with at least 7 years of professional experience in QA/QC pharmaceutical manufacturing
Master's degree with at least 9 years of professional experience in QA/QC pharmaceutical manufacturing
Bachelor's degree with 10 years of professional experience in QA/QC pharmaceutical manufacturing
At least 4 years of leadership/management experience required with demonstrated ability to set vision and direction for a team including setting expectations and motivating for results to achieve corporate, site and departmental objectives
Extensive technical skills in solid dose manufacturing and/or packaging; experience in contract manufacturing preferred
Experience leading audit preparations
Experience with electronic quality management systems such as deviation management, analytical investigations (OOS), CAPA and change control
Preferred
Experience in contract manufacturing
Benefits
152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
Company
Catalent
Catalent - Blow-Fill-Seal Sterile CDMO Business is focusing on complex clinical to commercial stage formulation and manufacturing. It is a sub-organization of Catalent Pharma Solutions.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-01-06Acquired
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