🚀 Senior Manager, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing

Senior Manager, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing

Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!

Vaxcyte is a clinical‑stage vaccine innovation company engineering high‑fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well‑defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.

Core Values

• RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re‑innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
• AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
• LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness‑first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
• MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.

Summary

The Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of product quality and compliance across contract manufacturing operations. This position provides QA oversight of Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), leads batch disposition and documentation review, and represents QA on cross‑functional and joint project teams. The ideal candidate is an experienced quality professional with a strong understanding of cGMP and global regulatory standards, capable of driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of quality excellence across all manufacturing activities.

Essential Functions

• Provide Quality Assurance oversight of Contract Manufacturing Organizations.
• Represent QA at internal cross‑functional team meetings and at Joint Project Team meetings.
• Lead batch disposition activities such as review of executed batch records, environmental monitoring and quality control data.
• Review and approve documentation such as master batch records, deviations, risk assessments, change controls, and CAPAs.
• Drive resolution of quality performance issues with the contract manufacturer.
• Support validation activities.
• Develop, implement and maintain procedures and policies.
• Interact with key stakeholder to develop solutions to complex issues.
• May participate in compliance audits as required.
• Promote a quality mindset and quality excellence approach to all activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in quality assurance, batch record review, manufacture, or quality systems management within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry. Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, ICH guidelines, FDA/EMA regulations, and other international pharmaceutical quality standards.
• Knowledge of Risk Management principles.
• Knowledge of both clinical and commercial product desired.
• Strong Management and process improvement skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing batch record review and deviations.
• Great organization skills and attention to detail.
• In‑depth understanding of biologics manufacturing operations.
• Good ability to prioritize multiple assignments and changing priorities.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage complex investigations and root cause analyses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present quality issues to cross‑functional teams.

Reports to: Director, Quality Assurance, External Manufacturing

Compensation

The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.

Salary Range: $158,000 – $184,000 (SF Bay Area). Salary ranges for non‑California locations may vary.

We are 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, disability or veteran status.