Senior Specialist, Global QMS

Orca Bio; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO equity

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

PTO

401(k)

Life and AD&D

Parental leave

Subsidized lunches and snacks

Job summary

Orca Bio is seeking a Senior Specialist, Global QMS to implement and oversee the company’s global quality management system across sites. You will lead internal audits, supplier management, and inspection readiness to support manufacturing of cell therapies and commercial readiness.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with GxP and regulatory expectations, drive KPI-based improvements, and work with IT on QMS enhancements and validations across MasterControl,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or engineering discipline required.
• Minimum 5+ years of QA/QMS experience in a GxP-regulated environment with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of FDA, EMA, ICH, ISO 9001, 21 CFR Parts 210/211/820, EU GMP.
• Proven experience leading QMS programs: internal audits, QMR, supplier management, validation oversight.
• Experience with electronic QMS systems and IT collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and execute internal audits across all sites and functions.
• Develop audit agenda, conduct interviews, review processes and generate audit reports.
• Support the global QMR process with data collection, analysis and reporting to senior leadership.
• Support supplier qualification and management, including risk assessments and audits.
• Drive global inspection readiness for FDA, EMA and other health authorities inspections.
• Provide oversight to site QMR admins for consistent QMS implementation.
• Establish and monitor QMS KPIs; drive data-driven improvements.
• Collaborate with IT to define QMS enhancements and validation.
• Review and approve validation documentation for enterprise systems.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

MasterControl

Trackwise

ERP systems

Job description

More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients’ blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.

The Senior Specialist, Global QMS will help implement Orca Bio’s global quality management system across all sites. This role will support and lead the internal audit program, supplier management program, and inspection readiness. This role will support the growth and expansion of the global quality program to support manufacturing of our cell therapy products. You will help establish, implement and maintain the audit program across Orca Bio sites to ensure compliance with GxP and regulatory expectations. Your role will support Orca Bios commercial readiness and ongoing clinical programs by managing and facilitating audits, resolving supplier-related quality issues and interacting with quality management teams at the site levels to ensure consistent application of quality systems across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule and execute internal audits across all sites and functions in accordance with the internal audit program.
• Develop audit agenda, conduct interviews, review processes and generate audit reports.
• Support the global Quality Management Review (QMR) process, ensuring timely data collection, analysis, and reporting to senior leadership.
• Support the supplier qualification and management program, including risk assessments, supplier audits, and ongoing monitoring to ensure compliance with GxP requirements.
• Drive global inspection management activities, ensuring cross-functional and site readiness for FDA, EMA, and other health authority inspections.
• Provide oversight and guidance to site QMR administrators ensuring consistent quality system implementation across all Orca Bio sites.
• Establish and monitor global QMS key performance indicators (KPIs), oversee trending of quality metrics, and ensure data-driven insights are used to improve quality systems and performance.
• Partner with IT and business process owners to identify and implement QMS system enhancements, including defining requirements, driving prioritization and ensuring changes are validated and compliant.
• Review, approve, and provide quality oversight for validation documentation (e.g., equipment qualification, computer system validation, process validation) for global enterprise systems (e.g., MasterControl, ERP systems, Trackwise, etc.) ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and site leadership teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring the QMS evolves in line with business needs and regulatory expectations.

Experienced Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of relevant Quality Assurance or Quality Systems experience in a GxP-regulated environment, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of global quality regulations and standards (FDA, EMA, ICH, ISO 9001, 21 CFR Parts 210/211/820, EU GMP).
• Proven experience leading Quality Management Review, internal audit programs, supplier management processes, and validation oversight.
• Demonstrated success in establishing and trending quality performance metrics and KPIs.
• Experience supporting and/or administering electronic QMS systems and partnering with IT for system enhancements.
• Experience working in a multi-site or global quality organization strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functional and site boundaries.

$90,000 - $120,000 a year

The anticipated annual salary range for this job is based on prior experience in the role/industry, education, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. For remote-based positions, this range may vary based on your local market. Full-time employment positions will also be eligible to receive pre-IPO equity and annual bonus, in addition to competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, PTO, 401(k) plan, life and accidental death and disability coverage, and parental leave benefits. Other perks include subsidized daily lunches and snacks at our on-site locations.

Who we are

We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.

We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.

We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.

We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.