Associate Director – Quality Assurance

MSD

Lead Digital and Data Quality team ensuring compliance for GMP computerized systems in manufacturing. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality oversight for IT solutions and processes.

Posted 5/24/2026full-timeNew Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,400 - $224,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborating with stakeholders (e.g., System Owners, Process Owners, Data Owners, and Technical Unit) to assess and select computerized systems which enable GMP business processes.
Ensuring Technologies selected meet the high-level business needs while encouraging innovation and efficiency.
Interfacing with our Manufacturing Division IT and other internal & external entities to align GMP shop floor, laboratory, quality system and/or infrastructure technology capabilities/solutions with quality policies and objectives.
Ensuring a risk-based procedure is implemented and executed to provide the independent quality approval of key qualification/validation documentation to ensure compliance with company standards and applicable regulations throughout the computerized system lifecycle.
This includes reviewing processes and supporting documentary evidence to verify that compliance activities related to computerized systems are effective.
Providing quality and compliance, Data Integrity consultancy and expertise regarding computerized systems and supporting infrastructure to supported areas, systems, and projects.
Leading pre-inspection IT readiness and supporting regulatory inspection and audit activities. This includes the review of audit or inspection reports, responding to findings related to IT applications, automated manufacturing equipment, automated lab systems or infrastructure and taking appropriate actions to ensure GMP compliance.
Promoting GMP awareness, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement regarding IT enabled GMP processes and validation activities
Driving results, remaining agile and being prepared

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Science (BS) in Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent with eight (8) years of global and site experience in an FDA and/or EU regulated pharmaceutical, vaccine, biologics, or API manufacturing environment, OR Master's degree in Science (MS) in Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent with six (6) years of global and site experience in an FDA and/or EU regulated pharmaceutical, vaccine, biologics, or API manufacturing environment
Minimum 5 years of experience in managing, delivering and/or supporting validated IT, laboratory and/or process automation solutions.
Strong understanding of the current pharmaceutical industry and applicable regulations (FDA/EU/ICH), with emphasis in 21 CFR Part 11, 210, 211, 58, 820, and Data Integrity and local regulatory expectations for assigned areas.
Extensive knowledge of the principles, theories, and concepts of computerized system validation/compliance
Collaborative leadership style with an emphasis on listening, integrating diverse perspectives, coaching and team building.
Experience in leading conversation during regulatory inspections
Analytical Problem-solving skills applied to issue identification and resolution.
Ability to understand business needs and map to IT technical solutions.
Timely decision making
Ability to respond to changing priorities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits, including 401(k)
paid holidays
vacation
compassionate and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

computerized system validationprocess automationlaboratory automationIT solutions deliveryrisk-based proceduresquality compliancedata integrityGMP processesregulatory inspection supportaudit report review

Soft Skills

collaborative leadershipanalytical problem-solvingtimely decision makingadaptability to changing prioritiescoachingteam buildinglisteningintegrating diverse perspectives

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Information TechnologyBachelor's degree in EngineeringMaster's degree in Information TechnologyMaster's degree in Engineering