Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance Stability

Xencor
San Diego, CA
Job Description
Xencor is a public, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company seeking a Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance Stability to lead and execute end-to-end, product-specific stability programs across the lifecycle, from study design and implementation through data management, reporting, and shelf-life oversight.

Requirements

  • Provides management and oversight of product-specific stability programs; from study design through reporting and lifecycle management
  • Defines and drives phase-appropriate, risk-based stability strategies aligned with development milestones, regulatory expectations, and business objectives
  • Collaborates with CMC Analytical Sciences, Drug Product/Drug Substance (DP/DS), Regulatory, Quality, and CTO/CMO partners to design stability studies and support shelf-life extension initiatives
  • Analyzes and interprets stability data to establish or revise shelf-life and retest periods, proactively identifying trends and risks to inform CMC strategies and regulatory updates
  • Authors stability assessments to support expiration dating, retest periods, and global regulatory submissions
  • Manages and oversees stability tasks at Contract Testing Organizations (CTOs) and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)
  • Partners with the CMC-analytical team to provide technical oversight of the stability protocols and data at the contract manufacturing/testing organizations.
  • Manages stability studies and data in the internal stability management software
  • Provides user training and support for the stability program
  • Enters stability data and manages the cross-functional review
  • Manages the review and approval of various internal stability documents used in current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) ensuring accuracy and appropriate format according to procedures
  • Ensures out-of-trend or atypical results are addressed and support any on-going investigations
  • Performs data verification for regulatory filings and other stability reports
  • Participates in cross-functional project team meetings to provide stability updates as needed
  • Supports activities for change control, corrective actions, management review and metrics reporting
  • Identifies preventive action & continuous improvement opportunities
  • Creates and maintains stability SOPs to facilitate continuous improvement
  • Assures standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to job responsibilities define the steps necessary to complete tasks
  • Maintains current knowledge of industry standards as it applies to cGMPs and global regulatory guidelines and requirements as applicable
  • Adheres to all department and company-wide policies regarding conduct, performance, and procedures
  • Provides oversight and direction to direct and indirect reports, as applicable (if assigned in the future), in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.

Benefits

  • 401k match
  • healthcare coverage
  • ESPP
  • annual bonus
  • equity grant
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