Insitro
Senior Director, Quality Assurance
$273K–$290K
South San Francisco, CA · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in pharma or biotech quality; experience advancing a molecule from preclinical development through IND and into Phase 2 or beyond.
About the job
Build and lead insitro’s clinical-stage quality function, owning GMP/GCP quality, clinical data integrity, vendor oversight, and inspection readiness.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain the QMS, including CAPA, deviations, change control, training, document management, and SOPs.
- Oversee vendor and site qualification and audits, product release activities, clinical quality, and regulatory inspection readiness.
- Set data-integrity and validation practices for AI/ML-enabled workflows in collaboration with Compute and Data Science.
What they ask for
- 12+ years in pharma or biotech quality, with progression into senior QA leadership.
- Advanced a molecule from preclinical development through IND and into Phase 2 or beyond in a resource-constrained, substantially outsourced environment.
- Deep expertise in either GMP or GCP and working competence in the other; participated in a sponsor-side FDA GMP or BIMO inspection.
- Hands-on QMS building or configuration experience, plus grounding in data integrity and computer system validation, including ALCOA+, 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5 categorization, and audit trail review.
Pay
USD $273,000 - $290,000 base salary
Tools
ZenQMS, Veeva Vault QMS, Qualio, MasterControl, TrackWise, ALCOA+, 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5
AI focus
Define data integrity, documentation, change control, and validation approaches for AI/ML outputs used in patient and biomarker selection and trial design; address model drift and evolving algorithms under regulatory scrutiny.
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