Manager, Quality Assurance

Manager, Quality Assurance in Springfield, MO

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers' therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients' lives.

We proudly offer

* Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)

* Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)

* Career advancement opportunities

* Education reimbursement

* 401K program with matching contributions

* Learning platform

* And more!

At Curia, quality is more than compliance - it is how we deliver on our promise to customers and the patients they serve. The Quality Assurance Manager plays a key role in ensuring products are manufactured in accordance with Curia's quality systems, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.

This role partners closely with the Director, Quality Assurance and cross-functional teams to implement and continuously improve quality processes, including in-process and final product inspections, ensuring materials consistently meet defined standards for safety, reliability, and performance.

The Quality Assurance Manager helps drive a culture of accountability and quality across the site by strengthening systems, addressing issues with urgency, and ensuring teams are equipped to deliver high-quality outcomes every day.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Lead Quality with Accountability and Integrity

* Partner with the Site Quality Head to strengthen and sustain the site Quality Assurance program.

* Own batch review and product disposition decisions, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

* Make sound, timely decisions that protect product quality and patient safety.

Drive Compliance Through Strong Systems

* Develop and continuously improve quality standards, procedures, and systems that support manufacturing and support functions.

* Ensure effective document and change control processes, with clear and compliant implementation across the site.

* Maintain inspection readiness by ensuring quality records and systems are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

Approach Problems with Curiosity and Rigor

* Lead investigations into deviations, complaints, and quality events to identify true root cause.

* Analyze quality trends and identify opportunities to reduce defects and improve performance.

* Implement corrective and preventive actions that are effective, timely, and sustainable.

Act with Urgency in Audits and Quality Events

* Lead customer audits and regulatory inspections, including preparation, hosting, and response management.

* Conduct internal audits and ensure findings are addressed quickly and effectively.

* Drive timely closure of audit observations and CAPAs.

Build Partnerships Through Respect and Collaboration

* Work closely with Production, Quality Control, Regulatory, and other functions to resolve quality issues and improve processes.

* Support vendor qualification and inspection activities.

* Communicate clearly and constructively to align teams around quality expectations.

Strengthen Capability and Quality Culture

* Ensure employees are trained and confident in applying Curia standards, procedures, and cGMP requirements.

* Reinforce a culture where quality, safety, and accountability are part of everyday work.

Support Validation and Continuous Improvement

* Support validation activities for methods, equipment, and facilities (IQ, OQ, PQ).

* Recommend improvements to systems, equipment, and processes to enhance quality and reliability.

Safety and Additional Responsibilities

* Promote safe work practices and ensure safety remains a priority in all activities.

* Support additional quality and site initiatives as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are…