Associate Director, Quality Assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance functions, including training, quality systems, and audit readiness
• Manage and develop QA teams supporting GMP production and documentation processes
• Ensure quality systems remain compliant, effective, and aligned with business needs
• Support manufacturing and development teams to meet regulatory and internal standards
• Review and approve quality documents, procedures, and specifications
• Oversee deviation management, CAPA processes, and stakeholder communication
• Support internal audits, client audits, and regulatory inspections

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including work in CDMO environments
• Proven leadership experience managing teams in regulated quality environments
• Experience supporting or leading regulatory inspections and audits
• Strong knowledge of GMP and quality systems
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced environment
• About Lonza
• Everyone's ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Benefits

Additional Information

The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a high-performing Quality Assurance team in a regulated pharmaceutical environment. You will play a critical role in ensuring compliance, strengthening quality systems, and supporting the delivery of life-changing therapies. This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards. Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there's no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that's the kind of work we want to be part of. What you will get An agile career and dynamic working culture An inclusive and ethical workplace Compensation programs that recognize high performance Medical, dental, and vision insurance Opportunities for leadership development and career growth Access to Lonza's global benefits The full list of our global benefits can also be found at: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits

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