Quality Assurance Officer II

Overview

Replimune’s mission is to revolutionize cancer treatment with therapies designed to activate a powerful and durable full-body anti-tumor response, boldly transforming cancer care because patient’s lives depend on it.

At Replimune, we live by our values:

• United: We Collaborate for a Common Goal.
• Audacious: We Are Bold.
• Dedicated: We Give Our Full Commitment.
• Candid: We Are Honest With Each Other.

People are at the center of everything we do, and when it comes to our employees, we make it personal. With a deep sense of purpose, a strong and evolving culture, a competitive and forward-looking total rewards program, everyone at Replimune has a unique opportunity to impact on the lives of patients, caregivers, and themselves.

Join us, as we reshape the future.

Summary of job description

The Quality Assurance Officer II provides guidance and coordination in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Quality Assurance systems and activities at Replimune. Manages batch review to ensure timely release of drug product for clinical and commercial use. Ensures relevant quality and regulatory requirements are met for manufacturing and testing and ensures site compliance with quality system regulations issued by MHRA, EMA, FDA, and other applicable regulatory bodies. Responsible for the evaluation and assurance that appropriate quality systems are in place at approved vendors and suppliers supporting GXP.

This position is based in our Milton Park location and typically has a 5-day on-site expectation.

Key responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory, and Clinical groups to ensure inspection readiness. Provide QA input and approvals to assist in and drive projects as needed.
• Perform batch review for GMP lots, in support of Qualified Person release including final Quality Review of associated quality records. Prioritize batch release in support of business needs including maintaining batch release status and communicate release needs throughout the organization.
• Drive improvement of Replimune GMP compliance and Quality systems: change control, deviation, and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) systems including support of thorough root cause analysis investigations related to quality issues.
• Possess strong writing skills to utilize best practices in documenting deviations in records and associated reports.
• Collect and report quality metrics supporting Quality Management Review (QMR) deliverables.
• Review and approve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Validation Protocols/Reports, GMP records, Testing Records, and other records generated by the site ensuring internal and external standards are met.
• Interface and provide support to internal customers.
• Lead and participate in Risk assessments.
• Conduct training as needed (change control, batch release, risk assessment methodology, etc.).
• Conduct routine compliance oversight activities, e.g., facility/laboratory walkarounds.
• Take part in Replimune internal and external audit program. Lead and direct audits of GMP materials and service providers.
• Interface with internal customers in Product Development, Quality Control Labs, etc., and, as appropriate, with external vendors to support ongoing compliance with Replimune requirements and quality standards.
• Ability to prepare slides and provide training to staff in applicable procedures.
• Prepare and issue controlled logbooks for internal customers.
• Archive and retrieval of documentation.