Sr. Manager, CQA GLP

Responsibilities

• Support the GLP quality compliance systems, via established policies and procedures for the GLP QA function.
• Manage GLP quality systems including the implementation and maintenance of procedures and standards. Support documentation review activities, when necessary or required to ensure compliance.
• Support the process of GCP/GLP deviations from study protocols or standard operating procedures.
• Support internal and external GLP study audits and general laboratory compliance audits to ensure that laboratories, internal and external are adhering to all quality protocols and regulations.
• Collaborate with the GLP's relevant functions in reviewing relevant data for nonclinical and clinical studies to verity data integrity and to ensure work was performed according to protocols and complied with all relevant regulations.
• Provide quality oversight of contract or internal testing facilities to ensure adherence to all regulations, standard procedures and protocols. Alert the appropriate level of management with any non-compliance issues, ensure all corrective actions take place and elevate concerns when necessary.
• Support the development of agenda items for Early Development (EDD) team meetings to provide input and quality perspectives
• Provide input in the development of GLP related SOPs, and support cross-functional teams in the development of "Quality" related documentation (e.g., SOPs, training modules), and other documents as assigned.
• Communicate activities and feedback to core Quality management team to allow other team members to identify any issues or action items that need to be addressed.
• Contribute to GLP audits/inspections, and coordinate the review of responses to regulatory agency questions resulting from these inspections, and/or from external/internal audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in biology, biochemistry, or the life sciences.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• A minimum of 3 years (for Sr. Manager) or 1 year (for Manager level) of related industry experience in Quality.
• 3 years of experience in working and/or overseeing GLP Quality in laboratories testing biologics.
• Experience performing audits of GLP testing labs is a plus.

Benefits

Additional Information

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating, and one day curing, life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, we are developing advanced cell therapies across a diverse array of technology platforms, including autologous and allogenic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, T-cell receptor (TCR-T), and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy. From our three R&D sites around the world, we apply these innovative technologies to pursue the discovery of safe, efficacious and cutting-edge therapeutics for patients worldwide. Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, to jointly develop and commercialize ciltacabtagene autolecuel (cilta-cel). Our strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of both companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma. Legend Biotech is seeking a Manager/Sr. Manager, GLP - CQA as part of the Regulatory Affairs team based in Somerset, NJ . Role Overview The incumbent/appointee will be responsible for ensuring that the relevant nonclinical studies are performed in compliance with GLP regulations and Health Authorities' guidance/principles, and/or EDD's established quality standards. He/she will maintain a compliant quality system to meet these requirements, and will be responsible for the overall (GLP) quality oversight of studies, from the assessment of external vendors via audits to their onboarding. The appointee will oversee the overall laboratory processes by reviewing and/or supporting the development of SOPs, and supporting the bioanalytical assays that are required for the GLP or CGLP studies. She/he may be involved in overseeing the work performed by external contract research organizations (CROs) and/or consultants. It is expected that the appointee will have a broad knowledge of GCP/ICH guidelines in order to support cross-functional teams and provide input in GCP/GLP processes; in fact, he/she will partner with the study teams in order to maintain and/or reinforce a 'quality culture', thus contributing to Legend Biotech's inspection-readiness goal. The appointee is expected to be local (Somerset, NJ) and be on a hybrid work schedule (i.e., 2-3 days working at the Somerset, NJ, site. The incumbent will report to the Sr. Director of Clinical Quality Assurance.

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