Manager, Quality Management System (QMS) and Compliance

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Global QMS and Compliance, this role provides direction and oversight to all aspects of the performance of the Zenas Quality Management System, strategy, programs, projects, and deliverables. The Manager of QMS works closely with functions across the business to build and maintain the systems and processes required to enable an ever evolving and phase appropriate QMS. Further, this individual collaborates with internal and external parties to promote and deliver compliant Quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance on all aspects of the Quality Management System (QMS) (e.g. training administration, document control, deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change control, supplier management program, and associated governance).
• Support decision making on implementation to ensure alignment with strategic plans, operational effectiveness, and effectively communicate throughout implementation activities.
• Support implementation and qualification of software for all Quality Management Systems as needed.
• Support quality improvements to maintain compliance and improve efficiency as part of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide system oversight, ensure system compliance, and usage to regulatory and corporate requirements as they relate to training, document control, and lifecycle records management.
• Ensure rapid communication of Quality issues, including issues of significant deviations with project/products, to business partners and senior management.
• Coordinate content and readiness for quality management review meetings, ensuring that key quality metrics, trends, and improvement actions are effectively monitored and summarized.
• Support inspections, audits, global submissions, and dossier approvals.
• Participate in inspection readiness across the GxP departments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree and 5 years’ experience engaging Quality activities within a cGMP environment in the Biopharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance principles, practices, and standards.
• Knowledge of Veeva systems recommended.
• Ability to perform as an individual contributor capable of driving work independently.
• Efficacy and efficiency in making and acting on decisions while balancing speed, quality, and risk to deliver value-added business results that meet high-quality requirements with tight deadlines.
• Flexibility to work non-traditional work hours when needed, given international operations across time zones.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
• This is a hybrid position which requires on-site presence at least 3 days a week.

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Zenas is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary pay range for this role is $120,000 to $150,000.  Actual compensation packages will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location. 

Zenas believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees. Our base salary is just one component of Zenas’ competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual performance bonus, equity, full range of benefits and other incentive compensation plans.