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Job Title : Quality Assurance Specialist III
Job Location : United States
Job Location Type : Remote
Job Contract Type : Full-time
Job Seniority Level : Mid-Senior level
Description
Ardelyx is a publicly traded commercial biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs. Ardelyx has two commercial products approved in the United States, IBSRELA® (tenapanor) and XPHOZAH® (tenapanor). Ardelyx has agreements for the development and commercialization of tenapanor outside of the U.S. Kyowa Kirin commercializes PHOZEVEL® (tenapanor) for hyperphosphatemia in Japan. A New Drug Application for tenapanor for hyperphosphatemia has been submitted in China with Fosun Pharma. Knight Therapeutics commercializes IBSRELA in Canada.
Purpose of the role
The QA Specialist III will provide QA support for Quality Operations. Working in a fast-paced pharmaceutical environment with a broad scope of responsibilities, the candidate will be able to bring many different skills to the job, with a focus on QA activities. The position requires diverse skill sets and will provide the opportunity to challenge an individual’s abilities to carry out the assigned responsibilities. In addition, the position requires the candidate to possess strong document and quality risk assessment management experience, in a GxP environment.
Position Responsibilities
- Support the reporting of Quality metrics on a monthly, and quarterly basis in support of Management reviews and KPI
- Support various quality risk management frameworks
- Perform batch record review and product dispositions in support of clinical trials, registration, validation, and commercial product distribution
- Evaluate compliance of completed manufacturing records (batch records, COC / COA, and any related data as applicable) from CMO as necessary to ensure that they are accurate and complete
- Maintain Continued Process Verification data collection in real-time at batch release
- Review all the supporting documents regarding Quality System documentation including deviations, OOS, product complaints, CAPAs, and document / change controls-related processes
- Evaluate document changes for compliance requirements (SOPs, Master Batch records, etc.)
- Support the analysis and reporting of product and process quality trends, and quality system performance against internal and external guidelines, standards, and regulations
- Support QA CMO oversight activities to ensure required quality standards are maintained
- Liaise with Regulatory Affairs on any manufacturing process changes that may impact regulatory filings
- Collaborate with CMC to continually improve compliance with quality systems, internal SOPs, and regulatory requirements and to resolve minor and major deviations
- Support Product complaint-handling activities.
- Support the Annual Product Quality Report preparation
- Support cGMP compliance audits of GMP suppliers’ quality systems
- Support and conduct training for employees, as necessary
- Perform other related duties as assigned from time to time-based on company needs
Position Requirements
Location
The anticipated annualized base pay range for this full-time position is $$91,217 - $111,487. Ardelyx utilizes industry data to ensure that our compensation is competitive and aligned with our industry peers. Actual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors, including years of relevant experience, training, qualifications, and internal equity. The compensation package may also include an annual bonus target and equity awards, subject to eligibility and other requirements.
Ardelyx also offers a robust benefits package to employees, including a 401(k) plan with generous employer match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, up to 12 weeks living organ and bone marrow leave, equity incentive plans, health plans (medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision), life insurance and disability, flexible time off, annual Winter Holiday shut down, and at least 11 paid holidays.
Ardelyx is an equal opportunity employer.
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