Senior QC Engineer, CMC / GMP QA

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The Senior Consultant, CMC / GMP Documentation & Quality Control provides long-term, hands-on expert support to an early- to late-stage pharmaceutical development organization. The work primarily focuses on reviewing CMC and GMP documentation, with additional documentation-focused Quality Control support for technology transfer and limited hands-on technical transfer involvement as needed. The role is embedded within CMC and Quality teams and supports sustained development, regulatory readiness, and inspection preparedness through detailed review, quality assessment, and documentation remediation. It has no people-management responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology CMC, GMP, or Quality roles.
Strong hands-on experience reviewing CMC and GMP documentation.
Working knowledge of GMP requirements applicable to drug substance and drug product development.
Experience supporting QC documentation, investigations, and data integrity requirements.
Demonstrated ability to identify documentation gaps and drive corrective actions.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience supporting early-stage through late-stage development programs.
Experience working with CDMOs and external testing laboratories.
Experience supporting technology transfer documentation or QC readiness activities.
Experience supporting regulatory inspections or agency interactions.
Familiarity with electronic document management systems and QMS platforms.

Responsibilities

Perform detailed quality review of CMC documentation, including specifications, batch records, validation documentation, stability protocols and reports, and technical reports.
Review GMP documentation for compliance with FDA, EMA, ICH, and other applicable global regulatory requirements.
Identify documentation gaps, inconsistencies, and compliance risks, and recommend corrective actions.
Support QC documentation review activities related to analytical methods, test records, and data packages.
Provide QC documentation and quality review support for technology transfer activities as needed.
Support investigations related to QC deviations, OOS/OOT results, and documentation discrepancies.
Support inspection readiness by ensuring CMC and GMP documentation is accurate, complete, and inspection-ready.
Assist with responses to regulatory questions, inspection observations, and information requests related to CMC and QC topics.
Review CMC and GMP documentation generated by CDMOs, testing laboratories, and other external partners.
Provide practical documentation feedback to vendors to improve compliance and quality.
Collaborate with CMC, QA, Regulatory Affairs, and external partners.