Quality Assurance Specialist

Stanford University is seeking a Clinical Manufacturing Quality Assurance Analyst 2 (Specialist) to develop and maintain effective quality systems in accordance with regulations (GMP) and applicable guidance for the Laboratory for Cell and Gene Medicine (LCGM). The ideal candidate possesses strong technical quality experience who can promote quality and support best quality assurance practices.

LCGM is a GMP multi-product biologics manufacturing facility that provides regulatory, quality systems, process development and manufacturing support to the School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) and Stanford Health Care (SHC) in developing innovative cell and gene-based therapies for the treatment of disease and the promotion of health in pediatric and adult patients in early phase clinical trials.

LCGM is a growing, dynamic team who are dedicated to supporting translational medicine and contributing to Stanford Medicine’s mission. We invite you to join our team!

Learn more about our team here: https://med.stanford.edu/lcgm.html.

Duties include:

• Develop, draft, and compile documents of clinical protocols for the Investigational New Drug (IND) and Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) sections for submissions to Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Institutional Review Board (IRB) etc.
• Evaluate compliance of all completed manufacturing (batch records, forms, etc.) and quality control records (test/analytical results) to identify deviations. Review deviations and determine if batch record should be escalated for additional review or investigation.
• Provide guidance to Product Development/Manufacturing (PD/MFG) and Quality Control (QC) to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and assist in resolution of issues identified.
• Evaluate and analyze the impact of new regulations to determine how to implement within unit and make recommendations based on findings for implementation.
• Oversee Quality Assurance contract manufacturing activities to ensure required quality standards are maintained based on cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations.
• Perform independent review of documentation during and post-execution of cGMP activities. Ensure all specifications are met and that applicable requirements are completed and acceptable.
• Provide guidance and directives regarding remediation activities required to continue production. Continuously identify and manage issues to ensure quality control is maintained, compliant, and the issues have no impact to quality of product/process.
• Ensure raw materials used for manufacturing and testing comply with cGMP requirements and ensure staff are trained as required.
• Collaborate with (PD/MFG and QC) to resolved minor and major deviations and to execute continuous compliance with quality systems, internal SOPs (Standard Operations Procedures), and regulatory requirements,
• Ensure timely closure of investigation by researching reason for occurrence, impact on the product, and reviewing all steps taken during procedure when and error or a deviation has occurred from procedure or expected result.
• Prepare and assess quality metrics and trend reports related to in-process monitoring, deviation reports, and investigation reports. Follow up with functional department for timely completion of corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop processes that enable routine execution and achievement of product/project timelines and contribute to completion of project milestone.
• Participate in cGMP compliance audits of vendors, contract manufacturers, contract laboratories, and quality systems.

* - Other duties may also be assigned

All members of the Department of Pediatrics are engaged in continuous learning and improvement to foster a culture where diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are central to all aspects of our work. The Department collectively and publicly commits to continuously promoting anti-racism and equity through its policies, programs, and practices at all levels.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the University reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs. The pay range for this position working in the California Bay area is $96,302.00 to $115,693.00 annually.