Ferring

Director, Quality Control

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$25k-$50kDetected 1 day ago

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About the role

As a privately- owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy.
Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

Build and lead high-performing team.
Develop and implement short- and long-term plans to ensure corporate and operational compliance with GxP standards.
Manage planning and budgeting for Quality Control activities.
Lead or support QC-related projects and propose improvements using risk-based approaches.
Maintain robust training programs to meet GMP and company requirements.
Lead remediation efforts for identified gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Performs other duties / projects as assigned by the Vice President, Technical Operations.
We maintain a drug-free workplace.

Technical Expertise: Strong background in analytical and microbiological method development, validation, transfer, and continuous improvement.
Advanced knowledge of GMP testing oversight at CMOs, including laboratory and stability functions.
Regulatory & Compliance: Proven success managing FDA and global regulatory inspections, vendor audits, and addressing inspectional findings.
Quality Systems: Broad knowledge of risk-based quality systems and key elements such as complaints, change control, APR/PQR, and compliance-related events.

Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy.
include vendor oversight, data review, external audits, and management of GMP-related exceptions (e.g., deviations, CAPAs, OOS/OOT, change controls).
Oversees designation of critical quality attributes, specification setting, and trending of method and product performance.
Provides direction on method transfers and validations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and laboratory control requirements.
Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.
Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline with 15+ years of experience in pharmaceutical QC operations across development and commercial stages.
Alternatively, a Master's degree with 12+ years or a PhD with 10+ years is acceptable.
Small molecule experience is required

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range.
The base salary range for this role is $158,136 to $194,472, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role.

We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.
Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

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