Scholar Rock

Biopharmaceutical firm targeting protein growth factors

Director – External & CMC Quality Assurance

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCambridge, MA, USA$200k - $260k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

A BS or MS degree in a scientific discipline is required.
At least 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including meaningful experience in outsourced or virtual operating models, and at least 5 years in leadership roles within Quality or related functions.
Strong working knowledge of GMP/GxP requirements, FDA/EMA expectations, ICH guidance, and risk-based quality management principles.
Demonstrated success overseeing external manufacturers, testing laboratories, suppliers, and quality service providers.
Experience supporting biologics products across clinical and/or commercial stages, with demonstrated success driving continuous improvement.
Strong communication skills, sound scientific judgment, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Ability to independently manage key initiatives in a fast-paced commercial-readiness and launch environment.

Responsibilities

Provide Quality Assurance oversight over Drug Substance manufacturing of GxP biological products, including oversight of multiple contract manufacturing organizations, contract laboratories, and other critical service providers.
Provide Quality Assurance oversight of deviations, investigations, corrective and preventive actions, change controls, testing, product impact assessments, and disposition-related decisions.
Design and maintain a robust, scalable product disposition program for clinical trial material and commercial products across multiple markets.
Ensure continuous inspection readiness across outsourced operations and support health authority inspections, partner inspections, and due diligence activities.
Monitor partner quality performance through defined metrics, scorecards, and governance forums; identify trends and proactively escalate compliance or execution risks.
Partner cross-functionally to assess quality risk associated with process changes, deviations, investigations, comparability activities, technology transfer, and supply continuity issues.
Provide strategic guidance on quality requirements for product lifecycle activities, including clinical supply, commercial readiness, distribution, complaints, and post-approval changes.
Drive a culture of quality, accountability, and proactive issue identification across internal stakeholders and external partners.

Salary Range: 200000 to 260000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Scholar Rock is delivering muscle-targeted breakthroughs to transform the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare neuromuscular diseases where muscle atrophy remains a critical unmet need.

As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the biopharmaceutical company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures. Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity. Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases. Learn more about our neuromuscular franchise at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.

Summary of Position:

Scholar Rock is seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Quality Assurance to support External and CMC Quality Assurance. This role will provide oversight of external partner (Contract Organization) governance for the manufacturing, testing, and release of biological products. This position will work cross-functionally with the CMC teams (Manufacturing, QC, MSAT, etc) and the external partners. This role is responsible for managing quality system records (change control, deviations, product complaints, batch disposition, etc.) and quality risk management to deliver product for clinical and/or commercial purposes. This role will also be responsible for advancing a strong quality culture for proactive issue identification and a state of inspection readiness. This position reports to the Sr. Director, External & CMC Quality Assurance.

Position Responsibilities

Provide Quality Assurance oversight over Drug Substance manufacturing of GxP biological product. This involves oversight of multiple CMOs as part of a complex supply chain that includes contract laboratories and other critical service providers.

Provide QA oversight of deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, testing, product impact assessments, and disposition-related decisions.

Design and maintain a robust, scalable product disposition program for clinical trial material as well as commercial products across multiple markets.

Ensure continuous inspection readiness across outsourced operations and support health authority inspections, partner inspections, and due diligence activities.

Monitor partner quality performance through defined metrics, scorecards, and governance forums; identify trends and proactively escalate compliance or execution risks.

Partner cross-functionally to assess quality risk associated with process changes, deviations, investigations, comparability activities, tech transfer, and supply continuity issues.

Provide strategic guidance on quality requirements for product lifecycle activities, including clinical supply, commercial readiness, distribution, complaints, and post-approval changes.

Drive a culture of quality, accountability, and proactive issue identification across internal stakeholders and external partners.

Candidate Qualifications

BS/MS degree in a scientific discipline.

12+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry (including meaningful experience in outsourced/virtual operating models), with 5+ years in leadership roles within Quality or related functions

Strong working knowledge of GMP/GxP requirements, FDA/EMA expectations, ICH guidance, and risk-based quality management principles.

Demonstrated success overseeing external manufacturers, testing laboratories, suppliers, and quality service providers.

Experience supporting biologics products across both clinical and/or commercial stages; demonstrated success driving continuous improvement.

Strong communication skills, sound scientific judgement, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Highly proactive, decisive, and capable of independently managing key initiatives in a fast-paced commercial readiness and launch environment.

Engaged leader committed to building a strong quality culture through collaboration and mentorship.

Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About the Company

Scholar Rock

Biopharmaceutical firm targeting protein growth factors

Scholar Rock develops biopharmaceutical therapies by targeting protein growth factors to treat diverse diseases. Its work hinges on a proprietary drug discovery platform that identifies ways to modulate these growth factors, enabling creation of novel therapeutic solutions. The company advances its programs through research and development, and collaborates with other biopharmaceutical companies and research institutions, earning revenue via licensing agreements, milestone payments, and eventual product sales. Scholar Rock differentiates itself by focusing on protein growth factors and pursuing targets and indications that have been historically overlooked, with a strong emphasis on partnerships and patient-centric approaches. The overall goal is to deliver safe and effective therapies that improve patient outcomes by precisely modulating growth factor pathways through collaborative science.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Founded: 2012

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