The Company:
With deep expertise in chemistry, Nuvalent is working to create selective medicines designed with the goal to address the needs of patients with cancer. Nuvalent is an exciting early-stage company, bringing together experienced scientists and industry veterans with a proven track record in drug discovery, oncology drug development, and company building.
The Role:
Reporting to the Senior Manager, GMP Quality Assurance, the Manager, GMP Quality Assurance is responsible for maintaining high levels of quality in Nuvalent drug substances, drug products, packaged drug products and finished goods by supporting contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) and internal partners in Technical Operations.
Ensure Nuvalent and internal / external stakeholders comply with cGMPs and standards as well as regulations of applicable authorities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide quality oversight throughout the CMC lifecycle management of Nuvalent’s products. Areas may include Starting Materials, Drug Substance, Drug Product or Finished Goods.
- Conduct product release activities for all phases of development, validation, and commercial production including review and approval of master batch records and executed batch records.
- Provide onsite oversight/monitoring of manufacturing campaigns as appropriate.
- Coordinate QP release as appropriate.
- Effectively interact with external contract manufacturers, testing laboratories, and work as part of an internal multidisciplinary team to conduct, review, and approve manufacturing, testing, and product complaint investigations.
- Assist in preparing or reviewing CMC sections of regulatory submissions.
- Supports associated Investigations, CAPAs, Change Controls, Material Review Boards, OOS, etc.
- Work with team to implement/maintain Quality Agreements with suppliers.
- Represent the QA department on Vendor project teams.
- Assist in conducting audits of CMOs and Testing Laboratories.
Competencies:
- Ability to drive and deliver multiple projects within project scope and timelines.
- Proven ability to effectively communicate across all functions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, life sciences field preferred or related experience.
- 5+ years of experience working in Quality functions supporting cGMP manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
- Direct experience working with the GMP manufacturing of small molecule products is required
- Direct experience working with the GMP manufacturing oversight of small molecule drug substances is a plus
- Working knowledge of MS Word, MS Teams, Veeva Quality Docs, SharePoint and Smartsheet is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP regulations, practices, and trends pertaining to pharmaceutical product development, manufacturing, testing, and clinical operations is required.
- Knowledge of cGMP regulations, practices, and trends pertaining to commercial product manufacturing and testing is preferred.
- Travel approximately 15%
Additional Information:
Nuvalent is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, aiming to provide employees with competitive total rewards packages.
The targeted salary range reflects what Nuvalent reasonably and in good faith expects to offer for this position at the time of posting, but the final salary determination may be within or outside this range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and market factors. The range will be reviewed regularly and is subject to change.
Nuvalent also offers a comprehensive benefit package to support our employees at each stage of their career, financial, health, and well-being journey, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan, generous paid time off (including a summer and winter company shutdown), and much more.
Nuvalent provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Nuvalent is aware that many companies are dealing with fraudulent job postings on third-party employment search sites and/or individual(s) or entities claiming to be employees of such companies. Those involved are offering fraudulent employment opportunities to applicants, often asking for sensitive personal and financial information, and using such information for criminal activities.
Please be advised that all legitimate correspondence from a Nuvalent employee will come from "@nuvalent.com" email accounts. Automated system response emails from our Greenhouse applicant tracking system come from a “no-reply@greenhouse.io” email address. There are no variations of these email addresses and Nuvalent would not request personal and/or financial information via email. Job opportunities would only be extended after a completed job application is submitted by a candidate and a thorough interview process including 1:1 and/or group interviews via phone, video conferencing and/or in-person.
If you believe you have been contacted by anyone misrepresenting themselves as an employee of Nuvalent, please contact Nuvalent at 857-357-7000. Thank you.
