New · posted Oct 15
Travere Therapeutics · Pharmaceuticals
Senior Quality Assurance Associate - GMP/GDP Auditing
- San Diego, CA
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
Open until filled
The role
The Senior Quality Assurance Associate – GMP/GDP Auditing is responsible for executing GMP and GDP audits, supporting supplier qualification, compliance oversight, and inspection readiness activities across Travere’s external partner network. This role serves as a Quality Assurance subject matter expert for supplier audits, risk assessments, and external quality management, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and company standards.
The position partners closely with Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, and other cross-functional teams to support a robust supplier qualification and audit program.
Department:
107100 Quality
Location:
San Diego, USA- Remote
Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.
At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. Our work is rewarding – both professionally and personally – because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.
We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission – to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.
At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.
Quality Systems & Compliance
- Support GxP inspection readiness activities.
- Utilize electronic Quality Management Systems (e.g., Veeva Vault Quality Suite) to manage quality events and actions.
- Support the development, revision, and maintenance of quality procedures, work instructions, and related documentation.
- Participate in regulatory inspections, partner audits, and due diligence activities.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to quality system enhancements and process improvement initiatives.
- Support departmental and cross-functional quality objectives.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
What you need
Education/Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline required. Equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience within an FDA-regulated industry required.
- 3+ years of GMP and/or GDP auditing experience.
- Experience auditing pharmaceutical, biologic, medical device, and/or GxP service providers.
- Experience with supplier qualification, supplier oversight, and regulatory inspections.
- Experience with electronic Quality Management Systems; Veeva Vault Quality Suite preferred.
- Lead Auditor certification (ASQ, IRCA, Exemplar Global, or equivalent) preferred.
Supplier Qualification & Oversight
- Perform supplier qualification, requalification assessments and risk-based recommendations.
- Review supplier documentation, inspection histories, quality metrics, and compliance records.
- Maintain supplier qualification records, risk assessments, and Approved Supplier Lists (ASLs).
- Monitor supplier performance, quality events, change notifications and assess their potential impact on product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Escalate significant quality or compliance risks as appropriate.
Additional Skills/Experience
- The ideal candidate will embody Travere’s core values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus and Teamwork.
- Driven, intelligent, passionate about making a difference for patients with rare diseases.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. and EU GMP/GDP regulations and industry standards.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate compliance risks and make sound risk-based decisions.
- Excellent technical writing, communication, and organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a virtual manufacturing environment.
- Effective relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Ability to travel 25-40% domestically and internationally.
- All positions have an essential job function to be able to perform face to face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote.
Total Rewards Offerings:
Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.
Compensation: Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.
What you'll do
GMP/GDP Auditing
- Conduct risk-based GMP and GDP audits of contract manufacturers, testing laboratories, distribution providers, logistics partners, and/or medical device manufacturers.
- Plan, execute, and document on-site, remote, and hybrid interna/external audits.
- Assess compliance with applicable FDA, EU, ICH, ISO, and other regulatory requirements.
- Prepare audit reports, observations, and risk assessments.
- Review supplier responses and evaluate corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans.
- Track audit findings and quality actions through closure.
- Support audit schedule preparation, audit metrics, trending, and management reporting.
- Communicate significant audit findings and compliance risks to Quality leadership and relevant cross-functional stakeholders.
Pay
$95,000 – $124,000 a year
Employer providedTarget Base Pay Range
$95,000.00 - $124,000.00
*This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and location.
Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected for the position.
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.
Benefits: Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.
Where you'll work
San Diego, CAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. Please note that this email address is to be used exclusively to request an accommodation with the online application, interview or hiring process only. Travere HR will not reply to emails sent to this address for any other reason.
Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 15, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 11% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in California84 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US284 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $95,000 | — | $124,000 |
| California (middle half) | $118,625 | $135,000 | $158,625 |
| All US (middle half) | $103,375 | $122,750 | $137,500 |
This role: Travere Therapeutics's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 15, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 845 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Travere Therapeutics's own promotion track.
Career resources on Quality Assurance
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 49 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- GMP and compliance20
- Quality systems and risk12
- Collaboration and leadership11
- Documentation and SOPs6
- Validation and qualification5
- Data and digital systems2
- Lab testing and methods1
- Investigations and CAPA1
Regulatory intelligence
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
- ICHICH quality guidelines(official source, opens in a new tab)Q1 stability, Q2(R2) analytical validation, Q7, Q9 risk management, Q10 quality systems
- European CommissionEU GMP (EudraLex Volume 4)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU's good manufacturing practice rules and annexes
Company hiring pulse
Travere Therapeutics on Regulatory Jobs
- 6
- Open roles
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- Distinct roles
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By discipline
- Regulatory3 50%
- Quality3 50%
By level
- Director3 50%
- Manager2 33%
- Senior & Principal1 17%
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Senior Quality Assurance Associate - GMP/GDP Auditing at Travere Therapeutics
Open until filled. $95K–$124K a year, employer provided.