Sr. Manager, Compliance - Quality Assurance
Biogen
Quality Assurance, Compliance / Regulatory
Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA
About this role
The Sr. Manager, Compliance provides strategic, tactical, and operational leadership for compliance across the RTP Drug Substance Manufacturing site. This role is responsible for ensuring the site always remains inspection-ready, maintaining adherence to global regulatory requirements, and driving continuous improvement across quality systems. As a key member of the Site Quality Leadership Team, this leader partners closely with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen compliance oversight, risk management, and data integrity while fostering a strong quality culture.
What you’ll do
- Lead site-wide compliance programs, including inspection management, regulatory interactions, and response coordination
- Oversee data integrity compliance across computerized and paper-based systems
- Own quality systems governance, including site quality metrics, management review, Site Master File, and Annual Product Reviews
- Drive risk management activities, ensuring assessments are completed and maintained in alignment with regulatory expectations
- Identify and resolve compliance gaps, implementing improvements across quality systems and processes
- Represent the site in global quality forums and contribute to the evolution of the global Quality Management System
- Lead and develop a team of 5–10 direct reports, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
- Partner cross-functionally to drive data-driven decision making and continuous quality improvement
Who you are
You are a collaborative and strategic quality leader with deep expertise in GMP compliance and a passion for building high-performing teams. You thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments and bring a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset to complex regulatory challenges.
Required skills
- Bachelor’s degree in scientific, technical, or relevant discipline
- At minimum 7 years of Quality Assurance experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or manufacturing environments
- Previous experience managing personnel in a quality assurance environment
- Strong knowledge of global regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, EMA) and cGMP standards
- Experience with inspection management, compliance oversight, and quality systems governance
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and driving performance
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills, particularly in high-pressure environments
Preferred skills
- Experience with risk management, deviation management, and change control processes
- Familiarity with global quality systems and cross-site collaboration
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives and influence at the site and global level
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.