Sobi - Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)

External Quality Operation Manager – GMP

Sobi - Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $153,000 per year

About the role

  • Perform as EQOM to act as Single point of contact for all quality related activities at the Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO)
  • Ensure that all aspects of handling, manufacturing, distribution of products are in compliance with Sobi Quality system, the effective Quality Technical Agreement (QTA), that they meet relevant CGMP regulatory requirement
  • Support release products to Markets
  • Support the External Service Provider (CMO) Qualification
  • Ensure Quality Technical Agreement (QTA) be established appropriately and ensure valid QTA clearly defines roles & responsibilities between Sobi and the External Supplier
  • Ensure implementation and maintaining Quality Risk Assessment and KPIs on Quality External activities
  • Guide defining & monitoring remediation plans to ensure that issues are suitably addressed
  • Drive or support improvement opportunities for processes and product Quality performance
  • Ensure CMO provides product reviews or data (APQR/PQRs, stability reports) as specified in the QTA
  • Assess the performance of the product and the process as per Sobi requirement
  • Manage/approve quality issues (deviations, CAPA and complaints) as per QTA and Sobi requirement
  • Ensure that Change requests either from CMO or from Sobi are managed according to the QTA and Sobi requirements
  • Support that Quality Audits of the CMO are performed according to Sobi requirement and the QTA
  • Lead to define strategy of implementation and monitoring of key Quality transformation initiatives and align with all process stakeholders outside of Quality organization
  • Lead or act as Quality representative in projects related to CMO eg Tech Transfer, Launch
  • Assess and ensure CMO for Health Authorities (HAs) inspection readiness
  • Support HA inspections/audits of Sobi
  • Responsible to inform the line manager and cross functional teams of all critical & major issues and escalate any issues as per Sobi escalation policy
  • Ensure a good collaboration is maintained within the Global Quality Operations and cross-functionally
  • Ensure the batch release as required

Requirements

  • High level education (university degree or similar) within relevant area such as pharmaceutical, biotech or life science
  • More than 5 years of experience within pharmaceutical, biotech product
  • Experience in QA operation, production or other relevant area (GMP, GDP)
  • More than 1 years of managing external quality oversight of CMOs
  • Curriculum is requested for evaluating the batch release qualification requirement
  • Fluently spoken and written English
Benefits
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Quality Assurance (QA)Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)Good Distribution Practice (GDP)Quality Technical Agreement (QTA)Quality Risk AssessmentKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)Batch ReleaseExternal Quality OversightTech Transfer
Soft Skills
CollaborationCommunicationLeadershipProblem SolvingProject ManagementStrategic PlanningCross-functional TeamworkEscalation ManagementMonitoringGuidance