Job Application for Senior Manager, Quality Control Operations at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

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At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do. To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.

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If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and personally, come join our team.

Position Summary:

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Reporting to the Director, Quality Control Operations, the Senior Manager, QC Operations and Stability will perform quality control functions supporting drug substance, drug product and cell banks. This individual with collaborate with cross functional stakeholders and externally with contract manufacturing facilities.

Work Model:

Core Lab & Ops: This role typically requires that the majority of the work be conducted on-site and thus will be subject to certain on-site safety protocols during the pandemic.

Responsibilities:

Evaluate product stability data to establish and extend product shelf-life.
Assure ongoing readiness for regulatory inspection; participate in audits and inspections.
Create and improve procedures.
Support Regulatory submissions (e.g, INDs, BLAs), coordinate data requests, compilation and management of externally generated data
Ensures appropriate data integrity controls/ALCOA/data integrity issues for system requirements.
Generation of Certificate of Analysis
Serve as a technical lead for management of Quality Records: Global application of root cause, deviations, impact assessments, complex investigations in collaboration with other departments.
Provide hands-on leadership for the QC Operations oversight of the group, data review, schedule and training.
Provide oversight and support to contingent staff on site

Requirements:

BS in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or equivalent are of study/discipline
7+ years of GMP experience in Pharmaceutical Industry
Experience in data management, LIMS experience preferred
Organized and skilled in managing multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks and projects simultaneously
Strong interpersonal skills that include negotiation, active listening, and relationship management
Comfortable with interfacing effectively across all levels and organizations
Independently motivated and detail-oriented with good critical thinking, problem-solving ability, and analytical skills #LI-CS1 #LI-Onsite

Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to:

· Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company

· Volunteer days

· Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings

· Employee wellbeing benefits

· Fitness reimbursement

· Tuition sponsoring

· Professional development plans

* Benefits vary by region and country

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