Quality Assurance Manager (Biotech)

Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States. The role supports a 24/7 manufacturing facility and may require day or swing shifts, including partial weekend coverage.

Annual salary: $118,235–$159,965.

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company researching, manufacturing, and delivering medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare disease.

What you will do

• Oversee daily QA operations and provide quality oversight for manufacturing, testing, inspection, utilities, and facility activities.
• Lead the QA team through strategic direction, staff development, coaching, and performance management.
• Maintain compliance with cGMP practices and FDA, EMA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and inspections, including direct interaction with regulatory agencies during on-site inspections.
• Manage deviations, change controls, CAPAs, quality records, and quality-related issues to prevent recurrence.
• Drive process optimization, continuous improvement projects, and quality oversight for manufacturing initiatives.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree; or a master’s degree with 3 years of quality experience; or a bachelor’s degree with 5 years of quality experience; or an associate’s degree with 10 years of quality experience; or a high school diploma/GED with 12 years of quality experience.
• Direct people-management experience or leadership experience for teams, projects, programs, or resource allocation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, quality systems, audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, collaboration, risk-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work shifts within a 24/7 facility schedule, including possible partial weekend coverage.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in science.
• More than 5 years of aseptic processing experience in QA or manufacturing.
• Expertise in aseptic processing and cleanroom operations.
• Experience leading regulatory audits and inspections.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Annual bonus program, stock-based long-term incentives, and paid time-off plans.
• Career development opportunities and flexible work models where applicable.