Associate Director, CMC Quality Compliance and Inspection Readiness (Hybrid)

Job Description

General Summary:

The Associate Director CMC Quality Compliance and Inspection Readiness is responsible for inspection readiness and compliance of external sites including evaluating improving and monitoring commercial level quality compliance and quality culture.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for inspection readiness and compliance programs for external operations. Works cross-functionally and cross-company to ensure sites achieve and maintain a state of inspection readiness.
• Drive identification and resolution of issues gaps and risks through collaboration with operational areas assessments audits and evaluation of trends.
• Support and oversee inspection execution including responses and closure of CAPAs.
• Collaboration and Integration: Serve as an integrator across multiple functions fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. Develop trusted partnerships with external sites.
• Drive optimization continuous improvement and operational excellence to enhance processes.
• Report inspection readiness status including risks to leadership and governance forums

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and inspection expectations globally
• Experience in multiple modalities preferred
• Strong technical knowledge including but not limited to: inspection management and risk management
• Continuous improvement experience such as six sigma or lean
• Proven ability to lead improvement projects and project teams and organize various teams and forums
• Superb facilitation Communication and Coaching/influencing skills with proven ability to lead teams
• Proven ability to identify and analyze performance indicators.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in a scientific discipline or allied health field or equivalent degree
• 8 years of relevant experience

Travel requirement: up to 10-20% including international travel possible

Hybrid-Eligible Roles

In this Hybrid-Eligible role you can choose to be designated as:

Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

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Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this Hybrid-Eligible role you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

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Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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