Beam Therapeutics
Associate Director, Quality Control
Cambridge, MA · Director · Full-time
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$2,658 more — $187,658 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $187,658 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Industrial Production Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines.
- To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities.
- This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Massachusetts QC organization to ensure timely, compliant, and scientifically sound execution of GMP testing, including release, stability, method qualification/validation, and method transfer testing.
- Provide direct leadership and oversight for QC staff performing routine GMP testing, data review, laboratory investigations, method troubleshooting, and inspection support.
- Own or oversee QC quality-system records and processes, including deviations, laboratory investigations, change controls, CAPAs, effectiveness checks, and continuous improvement actions.
- Partner with Data Integrity and Quality Systems to ensure GMP data meet ALCOA+ principles and remain complete, consistent, accurate, attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original or true copy, and secure throughout the data lifecycle.
- Maintain analytical method and laboratory readiness by ensuring appropriate control of analytical equipment, LIMS/LES builds, method templates, reagents, reference standards, sample workflows, and supporting documentation.
- Ensure QC testing operations are appropriately planned and resourced to support clinical manufacturing, release timelines, stability commitments, method lifecycle activities, and commercial/BLA readiness.
- Use quality metrics, recurring deviations, invalid assay trends, audit observations, capacity constraints, and inspection-readiness commitments to drive continuous improvement and reduce compliance risk.
- Ensure team members are trained and qualified for GMP activities, including method execution, data review, deviation support, documentation practices, inspection interactions, and applicable data integrity expectations.
- Coach and develop QC staff, including supporting individual development plans, technical growth, career development, succession planning, and readiness for expanded responsibilities.
- Serve as a key QC interface with QA, Manufacturing, MS&T, Analytical Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, LabOps, CSV, CQV, IT, Quality Systems, and other cross-functional partners.
Requirements
- Advanced degree, or equivalent experience, in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
- Typically 10+ years of experience with 8+ years of relevant industry experience in Quality Control within biologics, cell therapy, gene therapy, mRNA, or other complex therapeutic modalities.
- Demonstrated experience with quality systems, including deviations, laboratory investigations, change controls, CAPAs, effectiveness checks, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, mock inspections, internal audits, or inspection-readiness remediation activities in a GMP laboratory environment.
- Prior experience leading or managing a GMP Quality Control laboratory team responsible for routine testing, data review, investigations, method execution, and inspection readiness.
- Strong understanding of GMP laboratory operations, including release testing, stability testing, in-process testing, method qualification/validation, method transfer, sample management, equipment readiness, and laboratory documentation.
- Working knowledge of data integrity expectations, including ALCOA+ principles, audit trail review, computerized system controls, electronic records, validated spreadsheets, data lifecycle management, and inspection expectations for GMP data.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional issue resolution involving QC, QA, Manufacturing, MS&T, Analytical Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, LabOps, CSV, CQV, IT, and Quality Systems.
- Strong technical judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk, interpret laboratory data, identify trends, support investigations, and translate findings into practical corrective and preventive actions.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities across routine testing, quality-system commitments, method readiness, inspection readiness, and staff development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate technical, operational, and compliance topics to senior leaders, cross-functional teams, auditors, and regulatory inspectors.
- This is an on-site role at the Beam Therapeutics Quality Control laboratory in Cambridge, MA.
- The salary range below reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, scope of job, internal comparisons, and market data.
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Compensation
- The salary range below reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting.
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