Director, QA Systems – Contract

Adverum Biotechnologies

Director of QA Systems at Adverum Biotechnologies optimizing quality systems for gene therapy development. Leading QA initiatives to ensure compliance with multi-regional regulatory requirements.

Posted 7/8/2026contractRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess and optimize Quality systems and processes for CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, and IT.
Drive complete cross-functional adoption of Quality systems and ensure excellence in execution and performance of the Quality systems through active participation and leadership.
Provide strategic support and leadership for corporate initiatives, particularly regarding product supply integrity and global GMP compliance.
Actively partner with cross-functional leadership to address challenges, develop solutions, and execute plans for integration with corporate systems and preparation for commercial stage support.
Represents Quality in both internal and external operational forums.
Leads and participates in Quality function and cross-functional teams, focusing on ensuring success in accomplishing objectives through practice of Adverum values and behaviors.
Leverages Continuous Improvement tools and processes to drive efficiencies in delivery of quality product and execution of the Quality Management System.
Stays abreast of evolving multi-regional regulatory requirements and develops strategies to assess and update internal quality processes accordingly.
Provides support for internal and regulatory audits and inspections.
Develops and implements processes and criteria to assess effectiveness of quality initiatives.
Supports periodic presentation of company quality metrics for management reviews.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or related field.
13+ years of progressive responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated experience in Quality systems.
Expert knowledge of multi-regional regulatory requirements covering Quality systems.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret standards, procedures, or governmental regulations/guidance.
Demonstrated consistent accuracy and thoroughness. Ability to apply feedback to improve performance. Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Strong organizational, management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Track record of effective collaboration, effectiveness in team settings, achievement of goals, and deliverables
Experience applying risk management principles to decision making.
Ability to write quality standards, standard operating procedures, work instructions, reports, etc.
Experience with ICH, US and EU Regulatory Requirements.
Previous experience presenting and responding to regulatory agency audits.
Demonstrated ability to develop, coach, and mentor employees.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.
Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
Ability to travel occasionally (US and International).
Demonstrate good judgement and escalate important issues to Sr. management; experience and comfort interacting with staff at all organizational levels required.
Demonstrates initiative; ability to undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise.
Ability to make independent sound decisions and independently manage priorities in alignment with department and site/global drivers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Pharmaceuticals Adverum Biotechnologies is a company focused on developing gene therapies to treat debilitating ocular diseases. Their mission is to establish gene therapy as a new standard of care, particularly in treating conditions like wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness globally. The company is advancing their investigational gene therapy Ixo-vec, designed to provide a long-lasting treatment through a single in-office administration, which could replace the current standard of frequent and painful eye injections. By leveraging their proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector platform, Adverum aims to transform the standard of care, improve accessibility to treatment, and achieve significant societal impact by restoring vision and preventing blindness. Director, QA Systems – Contract Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 24 minutes ago 🏢🏡 Redwood City – Hybrid ⏳ Contract/Temporary 🔴 Lead 🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance) 🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Assess and optimize Quality systems and processes for CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, and IT.
Drive complete cross-functional adoption of Quality systems and ensure excellence in execution and performance of the Quality systems through active participation and leadership.
Provide strategic support and leadership for corporate initiatives, particularly regarding product supply integrity and global GMP compliance.
Actively partner with cross-functional leadership to address challenges, develop solutions, and execute plans for integration with corporate systems and preparation for commercial stage support.
Represents Quality in both internal and external operational forums.
Leads and participates in Quality function and cross-functional teams, focusing on ensuring success in accomplishing objectives through practice of Adverum values and behaviors.
Leverages Continuous Improvement tools and processes to drive efficiencies in delivery of quality product and execution of the Quality Management System.
Stays abreast of evolving multi-regional regulatory requirements and develops strategies to assess and update internal quality processes accordingly.
Provides support for internal and regulatory audits and inspections.
Develops and implements processes and criteria to assess effectiveness of quality initiatives.
Supports periodic presentation of company quality metrics for management reviews.
Other duties as assigned. 🎯 Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences or related field.
13+ years of progressive responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated experience in Quality systems.
Expert knowledge of multi-regional regulatory requirements covering Quality systems.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret standards, procedures, or governmental regulations/guidance.
Demonstrated consistent accuracy and thoroughness. Ability to apply feedback to improve performance. Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Strong organizational, management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Track record of effective collaboration, effectiveness in team settings, achievement of goals, and deliverables
Experience applying risk management principles to decision making.
Ability to write quality standards, standard operating procedures, work instructions, reports, etc.
Experience with ICH, US and EU Regulatory Requirements.
Previous experience presenting and responding to regulatory agency audits.
Demonstrated ability to develop, coach, and mentor employees.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.
Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities.
Ability to travel occasionally (US and International).
Demonstrate good judgement and escalate important issues to Sr. management; experience and comfort interacting with staff at all organizational levels required.
Demonstrates initiative; ability to undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise.
Ability to make independent sound decisions and independently manage priorities in alignment with department and site/global drivers. Apply Now 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score 🌐 Worldwide Built by Lior Neu-ner. I'd love to hear your feedback — Get in touch via DM or support@remoterocketship.com Search Search Jobs by country Search jobs by city Search jobs by job title Search entry-level jobs Search junior-level jobs Search senior-level jobs Search jobs by tech stack Search jobs by contract type Search remote internships Search remote part-time jobs Remote jobs Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Sales People Anywhere in the World Companies Hiring Software Engineers Anywhere in the World Resources Advice Tips for finding remote jobs Interview questions and answers Resume examples Cover letter examples Post a job Affiliates Privacy policy Terms of service Job board SEO course AI Apply Copilot OpenClaw job finder Find jobs using your resume Jobs by Country Remote jobs anywhere in the world (Worldwide remote jobs) Remote jobs United States Remote jobs Australia Remote jobs Brazil Remote jobs Canada Remote jobs France Remote jobs Ireland Remote jobs Germany Remote jobs Netherlands Remote jobs Spain Remote jobs UK Popular Jobs Remote data analyst jobs Remote customer support jobs Remote executive assistant jobs Remote marketing jobs Remote product designer jobs Remote product manager jobs Remote project manager jobs Remote recruiter jobs Remote sales jobs Remote software engineer jobs Jobs by Type Remote full-time jobs Remote part-time jobs Remote contract jobs Remote internship jobs Remote entry-level jobs Remote jobs with no experience required Remote junior jobs (1-3 years of experience) Digital nomad jobs Remote jobs with no degree required Freelance remote jobs Temporary remote jobs Remote jobs hiring now Stay at home mom jobs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Quality Management SystemRegulatory RequirementsStandard Operating ProceduresQuality Metrics PresentationInternal AuditsGMP ComplianceContinuous Improvement ToolsBiological Sciences DegreeRisk ManagementQuality Initiative Assessment

Soft Skills

Strong Organizational SkillsEffective CollaborationInterpersonal CommunicationTeam LeadershipInitiative