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Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance Document Control

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we've produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

BioMarin's Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin's cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

The Technical Specialist, Quality Assurance Document Control, reporting to the Head of QA Document Control Novato, is responsible for supporting the management of all aspects related to documentation control processes for Quality Assurance and Quality Control and the management of documents in the Veeva Quality Management System. This role requires a working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), FDA/EMA regulations and will involve collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain BioMarin's commitment to quality and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the document control system in accordance with FDA, EMA, and other regulatory agency requirements, ensuring that all quality documents are properly and efficiently managed and accessible.
• Support the maintenance of QADC hours for logbooks, corrections, and archive access during business hours with additional hours as needed during audits and inspections.
• Ensure all quality documents are properly managed, accessible, and adhere to Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
• Support the management of the lifecycle of quality documents, including archiving and retrieval processes.
• Support the maintenance of multiple databases such as logbook trackers, scanned logbooks, notebook trackers, and offsite storage.
• Support the management of the backlog of documents in the Veeva system, ensuring periodic review and timely lifecycle management of documents, including Documents to Effective (DtE) and Documents to Approval (DtA).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on documentation practices and support quality initiatives.
• Ensure right the first time and compliance in all QA Document Control Activities.
• Ensure documents are returned promptly and maintain efficient flow of physical documents.
• Ensure audit readiness of QADC areas and act as a key point of contact for audits and inspections.
• Support the archival of documentation and ensure the QA Document Control room is always audit-ready.
• Support training team members as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive knowledge of GMP, FDA, EMA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Proficient in Veeva EDMS.

Education:

• BA/BS in life sciences or related field.
• Advanced degree desirable but not required.

Other:

• This role is hybrid and requires employee to be onsite three days/week. Onsite hours could be increased during FDA audits, Internal Audits or other special occasions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.