QA Tech Ops Lead — GMP Validation & Tech Transfer

Moderna; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Well-being programs

Family building benefits

Generous paid time off

Year-end discretionary shutdown

Job summary

Moderna is expanding its Melbourne Quality team to ensure quality, compliance, and technical excellence across mRNA manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, applying risk‑based QA decisions to support validated states and regulatory readiness. The role emphasizes validation, technology transfer, and continuous improvement in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical quality, validation, or GMP experience.
• Experience with equipment qualification and process validation in GMP settings.
• Experience handling deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and risk assessments.
• Experience supporting QC laboratory validations, investigations, and escalation in GMP environments.
• Strong technical writing for GMP/validation documentation.
• Cross-functional communication and audit/inspection support.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality oversight across manufacturing, validation, and QC activities, incl. equipment and method validation.
• Oversee commissioning, qualification, and validation of equipment, systems, facilities, and utilities.
• Support validation lifecycle activities: PPQ, CPV, and changes affecting validated state.
• Lead or support QC laboratory validation activities and related investigations.
• Act as QA escalation point for technical, operational, validation, and QC issues.
• Review and approve GMP documentation and validation reports to ensure compliance.
• Support product technology transfers and validated processes across operations.

Skills

Quality Oversight

Validation

GMP Experience

Deviation Investigations

Change Controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Job description

Moderna is expanding its Melbourne Quality team to ensure quality, compliance, and technical excellence across mRNA manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, applying risk‑based QA decisions to support validated states and regulatory readiness. The role emphasizes validation, technology transfer, and continuous improvement in a fast‑paced environment.