New · posted Oct 25
Genentech · Pharmaceuticals
Principal QA Specialist (Multi-dose pens), CVRM
- Holly Springs, NC
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
We are looking for a highly impactful Principal QA Specialist with extensive experience, a robust risk-based operational focus, and a strong compliance mindset. This critical role is essential for guaranteeing the delivery of top-quality products, consistently meeting global regulatory requirements and Roche's stringent internal standards.
In this role you will be a member of the QA team providing quality oversight for manufacturing and supporting processes, specifically for cartridge filling, inspections, assembly and packaging. You will manage end-to-end quality for these areas, collaborating closely with diverse partners, including MSAT, Operations, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality, QC, and Global teams, to guarantee strict adherence to all quality standards.
This position is a unique opportunity to embed quality into the site's operational design, support a continuous improvement culture, and drive operational excellence in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices, establishing Holly Springs as a center of excellence for aseptic drug product manufacturing.
Welcome to Holly Springs, North Carolina— home to Roche/Genentech's largest-ever investment: a $2B greenfield start-up where next-generation technology, high-performing teams and Operational Excellence converge to create the global standard for high-volume, highly-efficient Drug Product manufacturing.
The facility's core is defined by Innovation - leveraging advanced automation, robotics, digital tools, real-time data analytics, and simple, streamlined processes to produce the highest quality medicines. This plant meets today’s demand for CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism) medicines and is scalable to grow with the portfolio, which focuses on next-generation metabolic medicines specifically targeting the global obesity epidemic and Type 2 diabetes. This is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a high-level of accountability, with planned launch in 2028.
Are you a problem-solver and change-agent who thrives in a Team environment, eager to tackle the most complex manufacturing challenges? If so, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art facility from the ground-up and shape the culture of our organization for the next generation.
Join us in Holly Springs, where you won't just build a plant—you will build the future of medicine.
What you need
- You possess a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline (a graduate or higher-level degree strongly preferred).
- Minimum of 8–10 years in a GxP environment, with at least 4 years of cartridge sterile drug product manufacturing experience in either a manufacturing, QA Operations or MSAT role.
- You are a strategic and systems thinker with a compliance focus, anticipating technology trends and driving excellence in execution, delivering operationally implementable solutions.
- Advanced GMP and quality regulation knowledge with experience participating in global regulatory inspections (FDA, EMA).
- You have expertise in Quality Assurance, demonstrated by your successful oversight of critical quality systems, including deviation management, CAPA, and product release processes.
- You have experience leading complex investigations and have strong technical writing skills.
- You excel at embedding operational excellence in complex, large-scale manufacturing environments.
- You have experience implementing and driving a continuous improvement culture.
- Good understanding of Annex 1 and how to operationally comply with these regulatory requirements.
- Hands-on experience with SAP and MES. You should be able to explain how a "Business Process" translates into a "Digital Recipe."
- You are able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while always ensuring the highest quality and safety standards.
Relocation Benefits are available for this role.
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location for this position of Holly Springs, North Carolina is $114,700 - $212,900. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, level, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
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What you'll do
- Quality by Design: Support the establishment and implementation of operational procedures for cartridge filling through packaging, ensuring appropriate risk-based controls are in place to embed “Quality by Design” into operational processes.
- Quality Management: Approve procedures and drive continuous improvement by regularly assessing and refining processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
- Digital Quality: Work closely with the MES and SAP teams to design recipes and Manufacturing Batch Records and ensure master data aligns with validated process parameters.
- Release by Exception: Design the logic for Release by Exception, defining which critical process parameters must be automatically verified to allow for accelerated batch disposition.
- Design & Commissioning Phase: Support equipment and process design reviews, FAT, SAT and commissioning activities to design fit for purpose, lean, operational processes in advance of PQ.
- Investigations: Support or lead complex investigations, determining root causes and ensuring the implementation of effective Corrective and Preventive Actions. Utilize advanced tools to move beyond "human error" and identify true systemic vulnerabilities. Approve Deviations and CAPAs.
- Technical Expert & Problem Solver: Act as a subject matter expert and provide guidance on matters related to Filling, Inspection, Assembly, Packaging, and clean utilities, monitoring data and trends and identifying areas for improvement.
- Inspection support: Support inspection readiness, participate during regulatory inspections and support review/approval of the dossier sections.
- Compliance: Participate in equipment and process risk assessments, approve change controls, and act as local Quality Product Owner.
- Manufacturing Process Oversight: Provide direct oversight of filling, visual inspection, device assembly and packaging and clean utility generation & distribution, including oversight of cleanroom processes and behaviors, sterilization cycles, labelling, serialization and validation activities.
- Digital Footprint: Serves as the Quality Assurance Owner and approver for supporting applications that enable the digital transformation of shop-floor processes, replacing traditional paper documentation.
Pay and benefits
$114,700 – $212,900 a year
Employer providedRelocation benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Where you'll work
Holly Springs, NCOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Live data · October 25, 2026
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How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 38% above the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
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Senior & Principal roles in North Carolina13 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US319 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $114,700 | — | $212,900 |
| North Carolina (middle half) | $106,000 | $122,000 | $134,500 |
| All US (middle half) | $103,250 | $119,000 | $139,000 |
This role: Genentech's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 25, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
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What this role leans on
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- GMP and compliance10
- Collaboration and leadership6
- Documentation and SOPs5
- Quality systems and risk5
- Investigations and CAPA3
- Validation and qualification3
- Data and digital systems3
- Regulatory submissions1
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The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- European CommissionEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules and annexes
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- Quality13 65%
- Compliance & Safety5 25%
- Regulatory2 10%
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- Senior & Principal17 85%
- Director2 10%
- Manager1 5%
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