Associate Director, Quality Assurance

Description :

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Quality Assurance (Aseptics) to join Mariana's Quality Assurance organization, advancing personalized medicine and radiopharmaceuticals.

Illustrative Breadth of Responsibilities :

• Provide specialist knowledge for sterile pharmaceutical processes and process technologies to the Mariana sites.
• Accountable for implementing / complying with current standards on Sterility Assurance, including media fill, smoke studies, environmental monitoring, equipment and facility design.
• Implement Aseptic improvement projects with the identification of weaknesses, creation of guidance, training, roll out and verification of correct implementation of processes, and standards to maintain and improve existing and to implement new innovative manufacturing technologies.
• Act as a point of liaison between the Mariana sites and the Aseptics network within Novartis.
• Support all GMP relevant tasks / issues (operational and strategic) by ensuring compliance with internal quality standards, relevant regulatory requirements, filed product quality standards and SOPs in place.
• In collaboration with the site Quality team, contribute to the appropriate oversight, assessment and mitigation of risk to quality practices, processes and systems to ensure that all aspects are complying.
• Support the site in implementing and aligning to fundamental guidelines in the area of sterile manufacturing and analysis. In collaboration with Site SMEs, work to ensure alignment and best practices in regular training and education programs provided to Site Process Experts and Operators.
• Develop guidance documents on aseptic topics in the production and micro lab environment.
• Develop / review protocols, reports, risk assessments with the sites.
• Support the site by providing expertise and by harmonizing and optimizing related technical processes.
• Identify areas of potential weakness, develop and help the site implement a contamination control strategy.
• Aseptic support for major sterility assurance issues e.g. sterility failures, major EM deviations, media fill failures.
• Acts as the global SPOC to define and implement new technical standards for existing and new technologies and equipment and facilities.
• Provide input on basic requirements for User Requirements (URS) ensuring that quality is embedded in the equipment design.
• Support the validation and implementation of new products to the Mariana site.
• Provide the necessary support in any internal or external audit and review regulatory documentation.
• Monitor and support the site on current aseptic processing practices, and current trends and inspection reports on Sterility Assurance.

Shop floor optimization / aseptic training (one off activities linked to changes or new topics)

Requirements / Skills :

Mariana Oncology's Principles

Mariana Oncology Compensation Summary :

The salary for this position is expected to range between $157,250.00 and $212,750.00 per year. Your compensation will also include a performance-based cash incentive.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and will be reviewed periodically upon joining Mariana Oncology. Mariana may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes a strong health insurance package, life insurance, disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous flexible time off program.