Validation Manager - Brighton, United States - Aura Biosciences

Aura Biosciences

Verified Company

Brighton, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About Aura:

At Aura, our mission is to develop a new class of oncology targeted therapies that deliver meaningful therapeutic benefit to a range of cancer indications with high unmet need in which we believe we can establish a new standard of care.

We are driven by our passion and commitment to science and the patients battling cancer who are relying on us to pioneer these new therapies.

Position Summary:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Participate in risk assessments that identify potential critical process parameters and key operating parameters for all the unit operations in the process, to prioritize process characterization studies and the development of a control strategy in the larger context of the Quality by Design (QbD).
Provide expertise to technical teams in the implementation of strategies for characterization and process validation studies.
Author validation master plans comprising but not limited to process design plans, process validation plans, continued process verification plans and associated protocols and reports.
Ability to exercise judgment within and outside of defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Ability to multitask and prioritize independently in a high paced environment.
Knowledge and understanding of US and EU requirements for product lifecycle.
Ensures existing practices comply with industry standards.
Responsible for the alignment of the Aura's validation strategy and content with internal and external clients.
Author risk assessments and validation documentation in close collaboration with internal and external interfaces as necessary.
Provide validation support/expertise to CMC and MS&T.
Support the development of solutions to problems of varying complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness.
Contributes to the development of organizational objectives and principles.
Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to critical assignments.
Acts as primary contact in absence of management.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors' and/or Masters' degree in Engineering, Biochemistry or related field required. Technical understanding of biopharmaceutical production.
A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in the industry, ideally all clinical phases through commercial drug product.
Knowledge of cGMP guidelines, ICH Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10 and other international regulatory requirements relevant for process validation.
Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE) approach for process development and characterization.
Prior experience with QbD initiatives and experience writing CMC documents and implementing QbD principles, tools, and processes is also required. Strong understanding of statistics and statistical tools including a track record of handson implementation of DoE as it related to QbD is strongly desired.
Leadership skills to lead cross functional teams to ensure project success.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate and negotiate across the organization.
Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Project.
Ability to travel approximately 15%.
Aligned with Aura core values of collaboration, respect, innovation and teamwork.

Success Factors:

Experience within a multiproduct facility and/or Contract Manufacturing Business is a plus.
Validation experience using riskbased approach.
Project management experience.
Strong analytical ability.
Experience with Process Validation; experience with protocol development and execution; experience with presenting documents during inspections (regulatory agencies).
Demonstrates initiative; ability to undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situation as they arise with little or no supervision.
Ability to make independent sound decisions and independently manage priorities in alignment with departmental and corporate goals.