QA RA Director Consulting Position

PPG US ProPharma Group, LLC; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ProPharma in Raleigh, NC seeks a senior Quality & Regulatory leader to shape GMP readiness for a multi‑product platform. You will build lean QMS, lead Part 11 strategies, and guide cross‑functional teams through design controls, IQ/OQ/PQ, and vendor qualification across instrumentation, software, and consumables.

You will advise customers on GMP readiness, engage with stakeholders, and help scale the Quality & Regulatory function to support rapid growth in the biotech and pharma space.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in quality, regulatory, or GxP leadership within life sciences GMP (21 CFR 211), 21 CFR 11, ISO 9001, eQMS implementation.
• Has built quality systems from the ground up – ideally for startups
• Understands how drug manufacturers qualify and adopt supplier technologies for GMP workflows
• Led QA for GMP drug manufacturer, has qualified vendor analytical assays Vendor‑side, taking scientific instruments from R&D into GMP-ready state for pharma/biotech customers.
• Uses right‑sized approach (i.e. lean where appropriate; careful not to overbuild)
• Experience supporting products that combine instrumentation, software, biological consumables, and hardware consumables.
• #LI‑JH1#LI‑ONSITE

Responsibilities

• Assess GMP platform roadmap and governance, gaps, timelines, and risks.
• Guide (and where needed help execute) design controls and IQ/OQ/PQ strategy for combined instrument, consumable, and software systems.
• Hands-on implementation of QMS elements (sOP drafting, document control, and supplier qualification).
• Advise on Part 11 execution plans and regulatory strategy for customers considering GMP-readiness.

Skills

Quality leadership

Regulatory leadership

GxP compliance

QMS implementation

21 CFR 211

21 CFR 11

ISO 9001

Vendor qualification

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Job description

For the past 25 years, ProPharma has improved the health and wellness of patients by providing advice and expertise that empowers biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to confidently advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. ProPharma partners with its clients through an advise-build-operate model across the complete product lifecycle. With deep domain expertise in regulatory sciences, clinical research solutions, quality & compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology, ProPharma offers an end-to-end suite of fully customizable consulting solutions that de-risk and accelerate our partners’ most high-profile drug and device programs.

Our Biologics client builds instruments, software, hardware consumables, and biological consumables for functional cell-based assays. They have a lean team in need of an experienced strategic advisor to help build out and execute their GMP readiness plan so their first GMP-ready product can reach customers sooner and more efficiently.

GMP Platform roadmap

• Assess our draft 3-platform roadmap, gaps, timelines, and risks
• Recommend which platform to lead with
• Build a phased, gated roadmap with a defensible "launch line" for when it can credibly be sold for GMP use
• Guide (and where needed help execute) design controls, design FMEA, and an IQ/OQ/PQ strategy for a combined instrument, consumable, and software system (Possible)
• hand‑on building of DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ documentation
• 21 CFR Part 11 roadmap
• Review & refine our existing Part 11 roadmap
• Advise as needed on Part 11 execution plans
• Provide critical input into decision of offline versus cloud-based analysis

QMS Build‑out – Instruments, HW Consumables, Biological Consumables, Software

• Guide a lean QMS spanning all four product elements
• Address the quality manual, SOPs, document control, supplier qualification, COAs, and how to handle batch‑to‑batch consumable variability and single‑source component risk
• Choose eQMS (or direct DIY eQMS) (Possible)
• hands‑on implementation of QMS and its elements (e.g. drafting SOPs, etc)

Organizational Quality Strategy

• Help determine org strategy for scaling Quality & Regulatory function (identify key remaining gaps; map out which hires to make when; internal vs external support)
• (Possible)
• Customer‑facing Quality & Regulatory leader
• Lending credibility to Quality & Regulatory strategy for customers considering investing in our platform prior to GMP-readiness
• Engage with customers to gather critical VoC inputs to GMP-readiness

Requirements

• 10+ years in quality, regulatory, or GxP leadership within life sciences GMP (21 CFR 211), 21 CFR 11, ISO 9001, eQMS implementation
• Has built quality systems from the ground up – ideally for startups
• Understands how drug manufacturers qualify and adopt supplier technologies for GMP workflows
• Led QA for GMP drug manufacturer, has qualified vendor analytical assays Vendor‑side, taking scientific instruments from R&D into GMP-ready state for pharma/biotech customers.
• Uses right‑sized approach (i.e. lean where appropriate; careful not to overbuild)
• Experience supporting products that combine instrumentation, software, biological consumables, and hardware consumables.
• #LI‑JH1#LI‑ONSITE

We celebrate our differences and strive to create a workplace where each person can be their authentic self. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employees are encouraged to unleash their innovative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial spirits. With a holistic approach as an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide a safe space where all employees feel empowered to succeed.

All applications to roles at ProPharma are personally reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not rely on AI screening tools to support our hiring process.

Whilst ProPharma supports remote working, we also recognise the value that comes from in person collaboration. As such, we encourage any new hires that are based within a reasonably short commute of one of our offices to work on a hybrid basis and spend some time working from that office location, as agreed with your manager. All applications will be treated on their own merit and candidates will not be at any advantage or disadvantage based on their proximity to an office.

ProPharma Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters/third parties. Please, no phone calls or emails to anyone regarding this posting.