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Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance for Quality Control, Early Phase Clinical Product

Employer
Vaxcyte, Inc.
Location
San Carlos, California
Start date
Nov 25, 2024
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Discipline
Clinical, Clinical Research, Marketing
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay

Job Details

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, periodontitis and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance. 

WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring 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:
 
Vaxcyte is looking for a dedicated Senior Manager to join our Quality Assurance team. This role ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines and supports our vaccine pipeline. Key duties include overseeing method validation/transfer, ensuring cGMP compliance in clinical development, and providing QA oversight of QC activities for Vaxcyte’s early-phase clinical product. The Senior Manager will work closely with internal teams (Process Development, Quality Control, Regulatory, and Stability) and external partners (CDMOs and CTLs) to maintain compliance within the analytical program.
Essential Functions:
    • Review validation and transfer protocols, data, and reports for analytical assays associated with the early-phase program. Collaborate with Quality Control to set appropriate validation/transfer acceptance criteria.
    • Act as the main contact within Vaxcyte QA and with external partners, fostering collaborations to support analytical requirements for Vaxcyte's materials. Work with internal stakeholders to understand methods performed onsite and at CMOs.
    • Review test methods, protocols, data, and CoAs from CMOs with technical and compliance expertise. Give compliance feedback to stakeholders who have developed the analytical methods.
    • Review and manage deviations, OOS/OOT results, and perform risk assessments related to drug product testing. Support vendor management for drug product testing vendors. Act as the Analytical QA representative in internal drug product discussions.
    • Accountable for execution and oversight of processes within the quality system as they apply to the early-phase program (deviations and investigations, change controls, and CAPAs).
    • Support regulatory submissions and responses to health authority questions during various clinical phase filings.
    • Work with others to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement/maintain solutions.
    • Provide strong teamwork in establishing a quality culture and shared accountability.

Requirements:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or a related field with 9+ years of relevant industry experience.
    • Thorough knowledge of applicable FDA, EU, and ICH regulatory guidelines and pharmacopeia for method qualification and validation in biologics and vaccines, along with proven expertise in applying these regulations to develop practical solutions and phase-appropriate analytical strategies.
    • Experience working with biochemistry, immunoassay, or microbiological assay techniques.
    • Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects under tight timelines.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
    • Previous experience in validation and transfer of analytical assays is highly desired.
    • Ability to integrate and interpret interdisciplinary project information; with at least a high-level understanding of the drug/vaccine development process.
    • Ability to work globally with CMOs in different countries and continents.
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and collaborate effectively with other team members.
    • Experience in IND, NDA, and BLA submission is preferred.

Reports to: Senior Director, Quality Assurance
 
Location: San Carlos, CA
 
Compensation:
The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.
 
Salary Range: $176,000 – $190,000 (SF Bay Area). Salary ranges for non-California locations may vary.
 
 
Vaxcyte, Inc.
825 Industrial Road, Suite 300
San Carlos, CA 94070
 
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.

Company

Vaxcyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCVX) is a next-generation vaccine company seeking to improve global health by developing superior and novel vaccines designed to prevent some of the most common and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. Our exclusively licensed cell-free protein synthesis platform and our proprietary know how enable us to design and produce optimized protein carriers and antigens, the critical building blocks of vaccines, in ways that we believe conventional vaccine technologies cannot. Our lead vaccine candidate, VAX-24, is a preclinical, 24-valent broad-spectrum pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) being developed for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease. Our pipeline also includes VAX-XP, a PCV with an expanded breadth of coverage of at least 30 strains; VAX-A1, a prophylactic vaccine candidate designed to prevent Group A Strep infections; and VAX-PG, a therapeutic vaccine candidate designed to slow or stop the progression of periodontal disease by targeting the keystone pathogen responsible for this chronic, oral inflammatory disease.

Company info
Website
Phone
(650) 837-0111
Location
825 Industrial Road, Suite 300
San Carlos
CA
94070
United States

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