Supervisor, Quality Control Analytical

Curia

5d • $97,000 - $120,800

About The Position

Supervisor, Quality Control Analytical in Hopkinton, MA Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives. The Quality Control Supervisor is responsible for overseeing routine and non-routine analytical chemistry assays of raw materials, in-process samples, finished APIs, and/or special projects. This role will oversee the day-to-day functions of their department and manage a team of Quality Control Analysts. This position may require work outside of normal business hours as needed. Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives. We proudly offer Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment) Career advancement opportunities Education reimbursement 401K program with matching contributions Learning platform And more!

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree and a minimum of 3 years’ relevant related work experience, plus 3 years in a team leadership role, OR MA/MS Degree and a minimum of 1 year of relevant related work experience, plus 3 years in a team leadership role
• Chromatography: SEC-HPLC, UPLC, and related methods for purity and impurity analysis
• Electrophoretic techniques: CE-SDS, cIEF (e.g., Maurice/PA800 platforms) for protein characterization and charge/size variants
• Ligand-binding assays: ELISA (e.g., potency, HCP, residual Protein A) and/or Octet/BLI for binding and functional characterization
• Molecular methods: qPCR-based assays (e.g., residual DNA, mycoplasma)
• Biochemical assays: UV/Vis, mBCA, pH, conductivity, osmolality, and general wet chemistry techniques
• Product quality assessments: visual appearance, subvisible particles, and integrity testing
• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Responsibilities

• Manage the Quality Control Team
• Performance of analytical testing for various samples and incoming, in process and final products
• Ensure that the analytical chemistry functions are completed in accordance with the Company and governmental standards of safety and quality, and that all experimental documentation is complete and timely
• Supervise a team of analysts including, but not limited to, the motivation, education, efficiency, performance management and productivity of these individuals
• Ensure that laboratory operations are conducted in a safe manner. Maintain compliance with regulations at all levels as well as strict adherence to standard operating procedures and cGMPs as necessary
• Organize workloads and coordinate activities in order to carry out multiple projects concurrently and in accordance with established objectives, timelines and deadlines
• Conduct investigations of OOS, Deviations, Change Control Management, and CAPAs
• Supervise and perform pharmaceutical analysis to support drug substance manufacturing

Benefits

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees