Quality Systems and Compliance Lead
AstraZeneca · Rockville, Maryland, United States of America · Global
Quality Improvement
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Dentist
Demand82
Career growth76
Healthcare fit68
Remote potential20
5-year outlook
Pharma quality and compliance roles, especially in cell therapy, tend to have strong long-term demand and competitive compensation, though exact pay depends on location, seniority, and prior GMP experience. Advancement toward Quality Manager, Quality Systems Lead, or site compliance leadership is plausible.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-23
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Engagement type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full-time
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Dentist
- Rate period
- Hourly
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth applying if you already have pharma GMP, quality systems, audit, CAPA, or regulatory inspection experience and want a healthcare-adjacent compliance career. Clinicians without prior pharma quality exposure will likely find this a significant stretch.
Who should apply
Pharmacists, nurses, doctors, or healthcare graduates with GMP/quality assurance, regulatory compliance, audit, deviation/CAPA, or clinical governance experience who want to move into pharma quality systems.
CV angle
Reframe real clinical governance, incident reporting, audit, SOP compliance, root-cause analysis, quality metrics, and cross-functional coordination experience toward GxP quality systems. Highlight any documented work with deviations, corrective actions, regulatory standards, inspection preparation, or quality dashboards, but do not claim pharma GMP experience you do not have.
Skills to highlight
- CAPA and deviation investigation
- Root cause analysis
- Audit and inspection readiness
- GxP and regulatory compliance
- Quality metrics and dashboards
- Cross-functional governance
- Change control
- Technical writing and documentation
Role summary
Lead and support site quality systems and compliance for an autologous cell therapy manufacturing site, including deviation/CAPA management, change control, Quality Management Review, Annual Product Quality Reviews, self-inspections, regulatory inspection readiness, quality metrics, and cross-functional governance.
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