About Granata Bio. Granata Bio was founded in 2018 with a mission to create access for fertility patients by introducing new therapeutic solutions. We’ve built a robust pipeline of multi-stage assets from early stage to commercialization, supported by two recent funding rounds that reflect strong investor confidence in our vision and mission. We execute with authenticity, efficiency, and courage – everyone here drives fromstrategy to execution and owns their outcomes. Our talented and motivated team works relentlessly to transform the IVF medication landscape and bring new medications to market to help people grow their families.
About the Role. Granata Bio is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager / Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs to support day-to-day QA and regulatory activities across our clinical-stage biologics and commercial stage pharmaceutical portfolio. Granata Bio operates as a virtual biotech organization, partnering extensively with global CDMOs, CROs, and service providers. This role will be hands-on and execution-focused, supporting quality systems, regulatory documentation, vendor oversight, and inspection readiness in a distributed, international operating environment. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Regulatory & CMC Officer and cross-functional teams and will be expected to travel internationally on a limited but regular basis to support vendor qualification, audits, and key team or partner meetings.
Responsibilities
Quality Assurance (50-80%)
- Maintain and support the Granata Bio Quality Management System (QMS), including authoring, reviewing and approving QA SOPs, policies, and controlled documents.
- Perform QA review and approval of GxP-relevant documents, including protocols, reports, quality agreements, validation documentation, and quality records.
- Manage document control, change control, deviations, CAPAs, and training records.
- Provide QA review and approval to support GxP compliance, including GMP, GCP, and GLP, across clinical, nonclinical, manufacturing, and supply chain activities within a virtual operating model.
- Lead and support vendor qualification and oversight for GxP-relevant partners (e.g., CDMOs, CROs, nonclinical laboratories, and testing laboratories), including vendor risk assessments, quality agreements, and audits.
- Support inspection readiness activities, including hosting and coordinating regulatory authority inspections, supporting mock inspections and internal audits, and preparing inspection materials and responses to observations.
Regulatory Affairs Support (20-50%)
- Supports the preparation, review, and maintenance of regulatory documents, including briefing books for health authority meetings, IND/CTA documentation and amendments, annual reports and quality-, nonclinical-, and CMC-related sections of regulatory dossiers.
- Provide regulatory writing and document coordination support under the direction of the Chief Regulatory & CMC Officer.
- Track regulatory commitments, questions, and action items across development programs.
- Support preparation for and follow-up from global health authority interactions.
Cross-Functional & Operational Support (Routine practice as part of QA and RA activities)
- Act as a key QA/RA point of contact for internal teams and external partners in a distributed, international organization.
- Support quality and regulatory aspects of program planning and execution.
- Participate in international travel to support vendor qualification and oversight activities, audits, and key CDMO/CRO or internal team meetings.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA and regulatory processes suitable for a growing, virtual biotech company.
- Maintain inspection-ready systems and documentation across all programs.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related field (advanced degree preferred).
- 6–10+ years experience in Quality Assurance or a combined QA/Regulatory role within biotech or pharmaceutical development.
- Strong working knowledge of GxP requirements, including GMP, GCP, and GLP, and FDA, EMA, MHRA, and ICH guidelines.
- Primary experience with US FDA is required
- Hands-on experience with SOP authoring and document management, vendor qualification, audits, quality agreements, and regulatory document preparation and review.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a remote-first, fast-paced environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required, estimated 5-10%
- Flexibility in working hours (between US and European time zones)
- Experience using electronic QMS platforms.
Preferred
- Experience in biologics or complex injectable products.
- Experience working in a virtual biotech / CDMO-driven model or biotech startup.
- Familiarity with IND, CTA, and early BLA/MAA preparation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health coverage - medical, dental, and vision employee premiums covered at 90%
- Flexible, unlimited PTO in a remote-first environment
- Paid holidays
- Opportunity to play a critical role in the growth and success of a cutting-edge biotech company transforming the future of fertility care
