Senior Director of QA Operations DSM; Source Manufacturing

Senior Director of QA Operations DSM (Dynamic Source Manufacturing)

Job Location s: US-NC-Holly Springs

Posted Date: 19 hours ago (2/23/2026 1:19 PM)

Requisition :

Category:
Quality Assurance

Company: FUJIFILM Biotechnologies

The Senior Director, Quality Assurance Operations DSM (Dynamic Source Manufacturing) oversees the Quality Product and Validation teams, as well as the batch review and release teams. This role ensures all released batches are manufactured and tested in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations, including, but not limited to maintaining quality systems aligned with CGMP, GDP, and regulatory standards, and ensures product compliance through robust quality systems.

This role fosters a strong Quality Culture within the Quality function and across supporting teams. As part of the site Quality leadership team, the Sr Director, QA Ops DSM contributes to the cohesive implementation of quality systems across the Holly Springs, NC site, and ensures alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit:

• Develops and implements strategic plans for QA team operations, sets measurable goals, and oversees the supervision, development, and performance of personnel to foster a high-performing team environment
• Leads and manages the QA DSM Operations teams, including the Batch Review and Release teams and the Quality Engineering/Validation team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements
• Ensures effective resource allocation and capacity planning to meet operational demands while maintaining compliance with quality standards
• Provides comprehensive QA oversight and support for manufacturing operations and associated support functions such as Process Science, Engineering Science, Process Engineering, Validation, and Automation
• Ensures the quality assurance (QA) review and approval of exceptions and CAPAs, while also facilitating the timely review and approval of process performance qualification (PPQ) protocols and reports, continuous process monitoring protocols and reports, risk assessments, changeover processes, equipment release, and sample plans. Additionally, approves drug substance (DS) retain requests as necessary
• Establishes robust QA processes to ensure adherence to cGMP regulations and alignment with client Quality Agreements
• Assesses the impact of system and process modifications, ensuring effective oversight of change management processes to maintain validated states of manufacturing systems throughout their lifecycle
• Ensures Quality batch Disposition and collaborates with partners, external stakeholders and other parts in the Quality function, as needed
• Oversees validation activities during startup and commercial operations to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Approves critical lifecycle documentation, including risk assessments, product/process/equipment specifications, functional specifications, traceability matrices, qualification protocols, validation plans, and validation summary reports
• Ensures documentation…