Senior Manager, CMC Quality Assurance

Alto Neuroscience, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alto Neuroscience is seeking a Director/Senior Manager, CMC Quality to oversee GMP compliance for drug substances, drug products, and packaging. The role focuses on quality oversight of GMP manufacturing and Clinical Supply vendors, with audits, change control, and CAPA execution, advancing programs toward registrational and commercial manufacturing.

Hybrid Mountain View preferred, remote considered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of CMC quality experience in biotech/pharma, including direct CMO/CDMO oversight.
• Experience supporting late-stage (Phase 3) or commercial-track CMC quality programs.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA GMP requirements and change control/deviation/CAPA systems.
• Experienced in conducting GMP and Clinical Supply vendor site audits.
• 6–9 years of CMC quality experience with meaningful CMO oversight exposure.

Responsibilities

• QA oversight of GMP manufacturing vendors, including review of validation docs, stability reports, and master/issued batch records.
• QA oversight of GMP Clinical Supply vendors, including batch record reviews and releases.
• Attend vendor meetings and provide quality feedback to cross-functional teams.
• Provide quality input to CMC Operations for change controls, deviations, and CAPA processes.
• Lead or support GMP audits of manufacturing, testing partners, and Clinical Supply vendors.
• Prepare GMP metric reports and trending analyses for periodic reviews.
• Maintain ALTO controlled documents specific to CMC Quality activities.
• Travel periodically to CDMO sites and home office as needed.

Skills

CMC Quality

GMP Knowledge

Vendor Audits

Change Control

Deviation CAPA

QA Oversight

Education

BS in science

Job description

At Alto Neuroscience, you will play a pivotal role in advancing precision psychiatry and improving how mental health disorders are treated. Join us in building the next generation of personalized neuroscience-based therapeutics.

Primary Role

We are seeking an experienced Director/Senior Manager, CMC Quality to provide quality oversight for Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) and Clinical Supplies activities across Alto's drug substances, drug products, and packaged products, ensuring GMP compliance and inspection readiness as programs move toward registrational and eventually commercial manufacturing. Level will flex based on candidate experience.

What you'll do

Quality Oversight

• Manages the QA oversight of GMP manufacturing vendors, including involvement and review of method validation documentation, stability protocols and reports, GMP drug substance and drug product specifications, GMP drug substance and drug product master/executed batch records, and GMP drug substance and drug product release.
• Manages the QA oversight of GMP Clinical Supply vendors, including master/executed batch record reviews, and Clinical Supply release.
• Attend vendor meetings with the applicable functional areas and ability to provide quality feedback.
• Provide quality input to CMC Operations for vendor initiated change controls, deviations, and CAPA processes.
• Lead or support GMP audits of manufacturing and testing partners, as well as Clinical Supply/Depot vendors.
• Prepares GMP metric reports and trending analysis for VP of Quality for periodic Management Reviews.
• Maintain ALTO Controlled Documents specific to CMC Quality activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Cross-Functional CMC Support

• Partner closely with CMC Operations, Clinical Supplies, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, and other members of the Quality organization to support compliant program execution.
• Partner with CMC Operations and Clinical Supplies on batch record review, specification setting, stability program oversight, and vendor management.

Systems Build

• Provide insight into quality systems and documentation practices appropriately scaled for a company transitioning from clinical-stage to commercial-readiness manufacturing.

Location

Preferred: Mountain View, CA (hybrid). Remote considered for the right candidate.

Salary Range

$165-180k, Senior Manager

$215-240k, Director

*depending on qualifications and experience level

Travel Required

Periodic travel to the CDMO/Clinical Packaging sites and home office for company-wide meetings.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

Required (Director level)

• 10+ years of CMC quality experience in biotech/pharma, including direct CMO/CDMO oversight
• Experience supporting late-stage (Phase 3) or commercial-track CMC quality programs
• Strong working knowledge of FDA GMP requirements and change control/deviation/CAPA systems
• Experienced in conducting GMP and Clinical Supply vendor site audits
• 6–9 years of CMC quality experience with meaningful CMO oversight exposure

Bonus Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with oral solid dose CNS products specifically
• Knowledge with various packaging designs
• Experience preparing for or supporting a pre-approval inspection (PAI)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Education and Experience:

• B.S in a scientific discipline (e.g. chemistry, biochemistry, biology, life sciences)

Alto Neuroscience is an equal-opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, the diverse consumers we represent, and the communities we call home. We do all of this with kindness, empathy and respect for each other. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.