Senior Director/Vice President, Global Quality Assurance

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At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our success for:

• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications
• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies
• transforming ocular drug delivery

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EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.

The Sr. Director/VP, Global GMP Quality Assurance will manage and oversee all quality related operations as well as goal setting, budgeting, hiring and development of the Global Quality Operations. This position will own and drive the Quality Operations, Quality Compliance/Systems and Quality Engineering functions at a fast-paced and fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with broad applications of multiple novel technologies.

This role reports into the SVP, Global Quality & Device Development; and will be at the helm to further build and lead Quality Operations functions in support of EyePoint’s ambitious goals of providing transformative products to patients. This role will lead Quality Assurance, Quality Compliance/Systems and Quality Engineering for all GMP functions including internal and external manufacturing and testing.

This position is located at our Northbridge, MA site with occasional travel to our Watertown, MA site. We offer a hybrid work schedule.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Individual responsibilities

• Collaborate and interact with a broad range of departments and levels of management to accomplish company objectives
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and demonstrate a leadership style that can marshal the organization’s most important resources to the right outcome
• Continue to build and scale the US GMP Quality Operations organization
• Drive and cultivate a culture of GMP Quality Operations
• Collaborate cross-functionally
• Develop strong relationships with partners both internally and externally
• Set ambitious goals within the Quality Operations and in alignment with company goals
• Propose, review and share ownership of overall Quality goals
• Support the development and management of the annual budgets for all Quality Operations
• Regularly report to the executive team on the state of Quality Operations
• Travel required up to 15%

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Demonstrated skills and track record of building, scaling or integrating operational capabilities on a global basis in the pharmaceutical, combination product or biotechnology industry
• Deep knowledge of all facets of GMP Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering and Quality Compliance/Systems
• Good working knowledge of global regulatory guidelines
• A strategic thinker that can break down barriers, drive and make great decisions and make an impact within the Quality Operations organization
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment with the best interests of patients at the forefront
• Be nimble and resilient to the fast-changing Commercial environment
• Ability to effectively communicate with inspiration
• Lead and influence individuals from multiple functional departments at all levels of the organization
• A strong team player with a ‘servant leadership’ mindset
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to balance working on multiple projects and initiatives in parallel
• Strong knowledge of US regulations
• Excellent people leader with strong mentorship skills
• Track record of strong personal performance combined with demonstrated ability to build and lead highly engaged teams in a high growth environment
• Experience development drug products and drug/device combination products
• Strong leadership skills
• Work at both Northbridge and Watertown facilities and ability to Travel (15%) on company business

Level of Education Required:

Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific discipline is required, Masters level preferred

Number of Years of Experience in the Function and in the Industry:

A minimum of 15 years of experience in the industry, ideally all clinical phases through commercial drug product

Envision Your Future

With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.

The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

• Success begins with our People
• Patients First
• Integrity
• Results-Driven
• Innovation
• Team Focus
• Diversity & Inclusion

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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