QA Compliance Manager

Cipla; Fall River (KS); On-site; USD 86,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Cipla in Fall River, MA seeks a Quality Assurance Compliance Manager to lead FDA-compliance efforts, maintain cGMP standards, and ensure inspection readiness. You will drive CAPA, manage audits, and coordinate recalls. This role reports to the Head of Quality Assurance and requires deep regulatory knowledge.

The position emphasizes cross-functional leadership, rigorous document control, and proactive quality oversight to sustain regulatory compliance and product integrity across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, QualityManagement or related field from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and effective closure of audit observations through CAPA.
• Prepare, review, and submit FARs per FDA regulatory requirements.
• Lead and manage initiation and execution of product recalls with regulatory compliance and cross-functional coordination.
• Oversee document control operations ensuring accurate receipt, review, archival, and maintenance of controlled documents in compliance with data integrity.
• Ensure timely submission of documents to relevant systems.
• Maintain site inspection readiness for internal, external, and regulatory audits.
• Develop, manage, and execute the site internal audit program including scheduling, conduct, reporting, and follow-up.
• Identify, investigate, and remediate site-wide data integrity issues.
• Monitor FDA regulatory updates and industry trends to assess impact on site compliance.
• Serve as the QA representative during FDA inspections and for-cause inspections.
• Lead preparation and submission of responses to FDA Form 483 observations.
• Track and manage site-wide training to ensure timely completion and zero overdue training.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs to align inspection strategies and regulatory responses.
• Review FDA Form 483 observations and ensure CAPA actions are implemented.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings to drive compliance activities with clear action plans.
• Review deviations, CAPA and change controls related to audits to ensure requirements are met.
• Impart data integrity and GDP training to new hires during orientation.
• Investigate and review market/product compliance for commercialized products.

Skills

CAPA management

FDA/Regulatory compliance

Audit readiness

Quality systems oversight

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Document control

Regulatory inspections

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, QualityManagement or related field

Job description

NOTICE: The posting for local applicants only - is not for those applying for a global assignment and/or for employees working outside of Cipla's U.S. Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

Job Title: Quality Assurance Compliance Manager

Work Location: Fall River, MA

Work Hours: General: 8:30AM – 5:00PM (may vary based on business needs)

Reports To: Head of Quality Assurance

Salary Range: $86,000 - $113,500

Purpose

The QA Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring that all compliance related activities comply with U.S. regulatory requirements, primarily governed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under 21 CFR Parts 210,211 and 820 and other applicable regulations. The role focuses on maintaining inspection readiness, and ensuring adherence to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and effective closure of all internal, external, regulatory, and customer audit observations through robust corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Independently prepare, review, and submit Field Alert Reports (FARs) in accordance with FDA regulatory requirements.
• Lead and manage initiation and execution of product recalls at various levels, ensuring regulatory compliance and effective cross‑functional coordination.
• Oversee document control operations, ensuring accurate receipt, review, archival, and maintenance of controlled documents in compliance with data integrity and record‑keeping requirements.
• Ensure timely submission of document to iron mount.
• Ensure document control room is managed properly and ready for all time audit.
• Maintain continuous inspection readiness for internal, external, and regulatory audits through proactive quality oversight and compliance monitoring.
• Develop, manage, and execute the site internal audit program, including audit scheduling, conduct, reporting, and follow‑up activities.
• Identify, investigate, and remediate site‑wide data integrity issues to ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable FDA regulations, including 21 CFR Parts 210 and 211, 21 CFR Part 11 (Electronic Records and Signatures), and 21 CFR Part 820, as applicable.
• Interpret and implement FDA guidance documents, compliance policies, and regulatory expectations across site quality systems.
• Monitor FDA regulatory updates and industry trends to assess impact and ensure ongoing site compliance and operational readiness.
• Serve as the primary Quality Assurance representative and lead during FDA inspections, including Pre‑Approval Inspections (PAI), routine surveillance, and for‑cause inspections.
• Lead the preparation and submission of responses to FDA Form 483 observations.
• Track and manage site-wide training activities to ensure timely completion and maintain zero overdue or pending training requirements, supporting continuous inspection readiness
• Collaborate closely with Regulatory Affairs and cross‑functional stakeholders to align inspection strategies, communication plans, and regulatory responses.
• Review FDA Form 483 observations and ensure implementation of agreed corrective actions across the facility.
• Coordinate cross‑functional meetings to drive compliance activities, define action plans, assign responsibilities, and ensure timely completion of commitments and target completion dates (TCDs).
• Review the deviation, CAPA and change request initiated against the audit observation to ensure the observation requirements are met.
• Impart data integrity and GDP related training to new hire during orientation program.
• Investigate and review the market/ product compliant for commercialized product and ensure its onetime closure as per SOP timeline.
• Send the compliant related sample to outside vendor for investigation.
• Any other work assigned by Head Unit Quality Assurance and Site Quality Head.

Educational & Experience:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, QualityManagement or related field of study from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of collective work experience in QA Department, QC lab, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing company preferred.

• Minimum of two (2) years supervisory and team leadership experience, both hourly and salaried staff.

• Working knowledge and direct application of cGMP and regulatory guidelines related to QA, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and computerized system validation, equipment validation and data integrity.
• Relevant understanding and knowledge about CFR part 11 regulations.
• Preferably have prior MDI experience or in Drug Device combination products.

GLOBAL COMPANY

Cipla is a leading global pharmaceutical company, dedicated to high-quality, branded and generic medicines. We are trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies. Over the last eight decades, we have strengthened our leadership in India’s pharmaceutical industry and fortified our promise of strengthening our global focus by consolidating and deepening our presence in the key markets of India, South Africa, the U.S., and other economies of the emerging world.Cipla employs handpicked professionals not just for their knowledge and experience but for their zeal to make a difference to the world of healthcare. The company believes that our biggest assets are the employees, who lead us to prosperity and growth in the future. Driven by the vision, none shall be denied, Cipla’s focus has always been on making affordable, world-class medicines with a reputation for uncompromising quality standards across the world.

CIPLA NEW YORK (INVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.)

About InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, a Cipla subsidiary: InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of generic prescription medicines with focus on a range of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, anti-infective, CNS, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-depressants. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Central Islip and Hauppauge, New York. As of February 18, 2016, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cipla (EU) Limited.

EEO Statement:

Cipla is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.