QA Manager, GCP

Company Description

At Sobi, we believe diversity drives innovation and inclusion creates stronger teams. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.
If this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective and experiences could be exactly what we need. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

Due to the hybrid nature of the job, candidates must reside within commuting distance to San Diego, CA or Morrisville, NC.

The QA Manager, GCP is responsible for:  

• Ensuring quality oversight and quality assurance and quality by design activities related to GCP/GCLP area 

• Guide and support from a quality perspective the GCP/GCLP and GPP related activities within Sobi, including audits, inspection and support of and risk assessment of the BLA/NDA/IND/CTA submissions under global umbrella. 

• Support the collection of the data needed for Audit program risk assessment 

• Support from quality perspective the clinical studies related activities across Sobi  

• Ensure qualification of global and local ESP, as applicable, in GCP regulated area per Sobi procedures 

• The employee will in this role work with relevant stakeholders across the Sobi organization. 

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure GCP Audits management excellence of the end to end audit management process and overview of the assigned audits, as planned 

• Asses and approve from quality perspective the GCP deviations (global and local, as applicable), GCP related CAPAs. 

• Prepare regular status report on performed audits, audit trending,  deviation ternding,  CAPAs trending and agreed upon metrics to ensure Quality oversight.  

• Contributeand support the GCP audit risk assesment according to SOPs.  

• Ensure active contribution in the cross-functional team with procurement, business owners for GxP and Quality requirements and documented qualification of GCP service providers and review provisions in contracts/Quality agreements, as applicable 

• QA representative during GCP inspections global and site level, as applicable and contribute to the Inspection Readiness framework and promote continuously quality mindset across Sobi. 

• Authoring GCP QA related processes, review and give guidance under global umbrella. 

Qualifications

Required:  

• University degree  or similar in Life Sciences or related discipline.  

• At least 5 years experience from the pharmaceutical industry in Clinical Quality Assurance or in the operational conduct of clinical trials and the application of GCP audit and/or Quality Assurance experience.  

Technical skills:  

• Excellent knowhow of the applicable ICH GCP guidelines, industry best practices and FDA, EMA and ROW regulatory requirements. 

• Quality assurance activities principles and know-how 

• Documented education/experience in QA systems and preferably auditing 

Soft skills: 

• Structured with focus on results and detail oriented  

• Strong interpersonal skills with communicative and flexible attitude  

• Proactive and collaborative mindset 

• Strong multi-tasking abilities with high resilience at stress and adaptative skills 

Additional Information

Compensation and Total Rewards at Sobi

At Sobi, we are dedicated to providing our employees with a comprehensive and industry-competitive total rewards package. Our compensation philosophy is designed to recognize and reward talent, ensuring that your contributions are valued and reflected in your overall rewards.

The base salary range for this role is $112,000-$153,000. Each individual offer will be determined based on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, and location. Additionally, this role is eligible for both short-term and long-term bonuses, as outlined in the plan details.

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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