Senior QA Leader, Clinical Quality & Process Improvement

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is hiring for Associate Director, Clinical Quality and Continuous Improvement. This role provides strategic QA oversight across clinical development to ensure GCP compliance, regulatory expectations, and internal quality standards.

The position partners with Development, study teams, and Quality to drive sustainable quality outcomes with metrics and root-cause analysis. Remote work is available in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related field required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Continuous improvement certifications (Lean Sigma, Change Management) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent QA in operational process improvement initiatives to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Establish mechanisms to measure process adoption, compliance, and effectiveness.
• Lead enterprise/multi-study QA events tracking, RCA, and systemic improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed quality into end-to-end processes.

Skills

Influence without authority

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Strategic mindset

Data analytics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree Life Sciences

Advanced degree

Continuous improvement certs

Job description

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is hiring for Associate Director, Clinical Quality and Continuous Improvement. This role provides strategic QA oversight across clinical development to ensure GCP compliance, regulatory expectations, and internal quality standards.

The position partners with Development, study teams, and Quality to drive sustainable quality outcomes with metrics and root-cause analysis. Remote work is available in the United States.