Manager, QA Projects

Bora Pharmaceuticals; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bora Pharmaceuticals, a premier CDMO, seeks a senior Quality leader to direct a team responsible for quality activities across development, clinical, and commercial batches. You will coach staff, manage performance, and ensure compliant decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

The role entails on-site leadership in Mississauga, Ontario, with opportunities to engage clients and regulators. A Bachelor’s degree in a science field and deep regulatory knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Quality or Quality Operations in pharma.
• Experience in coaching and developing people.
• Understanding of the regulatory framework from development to commercialization.
• Experience interpreting regulations across drug manufacturing stages.
• Ability to develop lean processes.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the team responsible for the introduction of new clients and products, providing coaching and guidance to ensure correct decision-making.
• Oversee people management aspects including performance reviews, coaching, work assignments/priorities and resource utilization.
• Drive the creation and streamlining systems/processes to support CDMO activities.
• Oversee the successful on-boarding of new clients, products, or processes.
• Represent Quality with new clients, assisting with negotiation of Quality Agreements.
• Support review of batch records (master or executed) for non-commercial and first commercial lots, disposition of batches, deviations and CAPAs.
• Support quality aspects of planned changes ensuring compliance.
• Provide final quality approval on documentation for projects (reports, validation/analytical methods, specs, risk assessments).
• Host Client and/or Regulatory inspections as required.
• Approve documentation/declarations to support Client registration activities.
• Ensure smooth transition of activities from projects to routine business (up to first commercial lot).

Skills

People management

Quality Operations

Regulatory knowledge

Drug manufacturing

Documentation/Writing

Problem solving

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or related field

Job description

Bora Pharmaceuticals is a premier international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in formulation development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and packaging of complex oral solid dose, liquid, semi-solid, biologics, and sterile injectable pharmaceutical products. From our world-class sites in North America and Asia, we deliver drug products with unparalleled quality to more than 100 markets around the world. Bora’s teams, technologies, and facilities work seamlessly together to enable our clients to deliver much-needed therapeutics to patients worldwide. At Bora Pharmaceuticals, we see it as our mission, our duty, our responsibility, to make our success and our customer’s success more certain.

Position Status

This is a fulltime permanent and a backfill position. The role is an active, approved vacancy within the organization and is intended to support current staffing needs.

General Description

Lead and manage the activities of the team responsible for successful completion of all Quality related activities to support significant projects including new client on boarding and manufacturing of development, clinical, registration and validation batches.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the team responsible for the introduction of new clients and products, providing coaching and guidance to ensure correct decision-making.
• Responsible for People management aspects including performance reviews, coaching, work assignments/ work , priorities and to ensure efficient use of team resources e.g. resource capacity and utilization assessments.
• Drive the creation and streamlining systems/processes as required to support CDMO activities.
• Oversee the successful on-boarding of new clients, products, or processes.
• Represent Quality with significant new clients, assisting with negotiation of Quality Agreements.
• Support review of batch records (master or executed) for non commercial and first commercial lots along with associated documentation, disposition of batches (non commerical), and deviation investigations and CAPAs.
• Support the quality aspect of planned changes raised to support non-commercial or commercial activities , ensuring compliance to procedures and regulations.
• Provide final quality approval on documentation generated to support projects. This will include technical reports, validation/verification reports, analytical methods, specifications, risk assessments etc.
• Host Client and/or Regulatory inspections as required.
• Approve documentation/declarations to support Client registration activities.
• Ensure smooth transition of all necessary activities from projects to routine business (up to and including the first commercial lots).

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 10 years’ experience within Quality or Quality Operations primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Similar experience in an equivalent industry would be considered.
• Manufacturing experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop people.
• Demonstrated understanding of the regulatory framework and current industry quality standards from development to commercialization.
• Experience in interpreting regulations as it relates to all different stages of drug manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and lean processes.
• The ability to influence, problem solve and support other members of your team.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound quality risk-based decisions in a fast paced environment.
• Computer literate with excellent writing skills and communication skills.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in science or related field and/or on the job experience in pharmaceuticals Area(s) of Specialization.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work with a computer for several hours per day.
• Flexibility with Onsite Work Schedule and Occasional Extended Hours.

Additional Information

In accordance with Ontario’s pay transparency requirements, candidates will be notified when they are no longer under consideration or once the vacancy is closed. Updates regarding application status may be communicated via email or through the online applicant profile, where applicable.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including automated systems, to support the review and assessment of applications. These tools do not make final hiring decisions. All decisions related to screening, interviewing, and selection are made by our Talent Acquisition and hiring teams.

Compensation Range

$91,410 - 114,260

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plans with employer contributions
• Paid time off and flexible work arrangements
• Employee wellness programs and resources
• Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources

At Bora, our values guide everything we do — from how we solve challenges to how we support our people. We lead with a solutions-first mindset, strive to do the right thing, stay proactive, and above all, respect everyone.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to contribute and grow. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

If you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, or if you’d like to learn more about our accessibility policies, please contact us at [e-mail].