Job Description

Site Quality Head in Albuquerque, NM

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

The Site Head of Quality at the Albuquerque, NM facility is responsible for establishing and maintaining the site quality system to meet the regulatory expectations and cGMP requirements for various global regions. This position’s responsibilities include leading the site Quality organization, which consists of Compliance & Quality Systems, Quality Operations (IQA, MQA and Sterility Assurance), Validation, and Quality Control by providing leadership and guidance in quality decision making. The Quality Control laboratories include both the chemistry and microbiology teams. The Site Head of Quality is also responsible for directing and providing leadership for the implementation of Curia global standards and procedures to ensure quality decisions are made conforming to highest standards and in the successful operation of the Quality Organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Site Head of Quality provides technical, quality oversight and support to the Sr. Director of Quality Operations in making quality decisions
• Ensures adequate manufacturing quality oversight across manufacturing operations. Responsible for all aspects of GMP compliance. This includes quality oversight from the point of material dispensing through final product dispatch for all products.
• Provide guidance and processes that would comply to global cross contamination control requirements
• Support plant management groups on new products, changes to products, processes, and services to achieve a consistent approach to Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs.
• Direct quality and compliance process improvements and goals for the site using current regulations and demonstrated best practices.
• Support effective and efficient continuous quality and cost improvement efforts.
• Ensure requirements of Curia global Quality Systems are implemented and maintained in each operation throughout the facility.
• Drive accountability for all decisions made affecting product and process quality and determine need for escalation.
• Provide leadership, subject matter expertise and direction to the Quality Organization throughout the company.
• Evaluate and recommend solutions and implementation strategies for product/process issues through use of analytical, technical and leadership skills.
• Contribute to core values of Quality, Timeliness, Communication and Profitability.
• Develop, direct and manage the Manufacturing Quality Assurance function.
• Develop, direct and manage the Quality Control function.
• Includes the Microbiology laboratory
• Includes the Chemistry laboratory
• Environmental monitoring
• Develop, direct and manage the Quality Systems & Compliance function.
• Develop, direct and manage the Quality Assurance function.
• Manage resources to ensure stability testing is completed on time to meet customer requirements
• Hire and retain top talent and support career development of team.
• Provide plant management with data and information appropriate to reduce potential for regulatory action and assist in site productivity management. Keep plant management advised concerning agency, customer, and internal audit compliance commitments.
• Responsible to develop and maintain Quality budget on site

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has supervisory responsibilities

Education and/or Experience:

BS or BA in a scientific field, microbiology preferred. Minimum of 15 years of progressively greater responsibilities in Quality Operations in the pharmaceutical (sterile product manufacture)/Biologics/medical devices industry, including project, technical, and personnel management. The candidate must possess effective communication skills to collaborate with others and proactively resolve obstacles.

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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