Quality Control Lead, Polymer Manufacturing Systems

Aether Bio, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybride; USD 125 000 - 175 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Aether Bio, Inc. is seeking a Quality Control Manager to build and own the QC systems for polymeric products at commercial scale.

You’ll oversee incoming materials, in-process production, finished products, traceability, and lot release, partnering with development, process engineering, and external manufacturers. Initially hands-on on-site during campaigns, you’ll eventually scale the quality function, establish CTQ attributes, oversee supplier quality, and drive continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of quality control, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, or related experience in polymer, chemical, or advanced-materials manufacturing.
• Experience building or substantially standing up a quality control system in at least one organization; multiple environments preferred.
• Experience translating technical specifications into production-ready inspection criteria and release requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing through CMOs, tolling partners, suppliers, or other external production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate material and process failures, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Strong judgment and the confidence to stop a production run, reject material, or withhold lot release when requirements are not met.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25%+ during the first one to two years.

Responsabilités

• Build and implement a practical, scalable quality control system for incoming materials, in-process production, and finished products.
• Establish core quality processes, including document control, deviations, nonconforming materials, supplier qualification, traceability, and lot release.
• Evaluate and implement an electronic quality management system.
• Partner with Materials Development to translate product specifications into control plans, inspection criteria, sampling plans, test methods, and work instructions.
• Define and maintain critical-to-quality attributes for Aether’s commercial polymeric products.
• Review production and characterization data and serve as the final quality authority for lot disposition.
• Provide hands-on quality oversight during major contract-manufacturing campaigns.
• Identify emerging risks and intervene before they jeopardize a production run.
• Qualify raw-material suppliers and contract manufacturing partners.
• Establish quality requirements, quality agreements, audit processes, and corrective-action expectations with external partners.
• Support product development teams in identifying manufacturability and quality risks before commercial scale-up.
• Train internal teams and external partners on quality requirements, inspection methods, documentation, and escalation procedures.
• Help shape Aether’s long-term quality organization as the company scales.

Connaissances

Quality control

Attention to detail

Written communication

Willingness to travel

Formation

Technical degree in materials science / polymer science / chemistry / engineering

Outils

ASQ certification

ISO 9001 knowledge

Description du poste

Aether Bio, Inc. is seeking a Quality Control Manager to build and own the QC systems for polymeric products at commercial scale.

You’ll oversee incoming materials, in-process production, finished products, traceability, and lot release, partnering with development, process engineering, and external manufacturers. Initially hands-on on-site during campaigns, you’ll eventually scale the quality function, establish CTQ attributes, oversee supplier quality, and drive continuous improvement across