Manager, QA & Regulatory Affairs
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for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from posting, but we can format them.
We need to decide sections: maybe "About the role" could be Job Summary. "Responsibilities" could be Duties/Responsibilities (with subpoints). "Qualifications" could combine Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required. "Benefits" could be the benefits list. "Pay" could be base compensation range, bonus, equity.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific numbers.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content unnecessarily.
Let's extract content:
Intro: "Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world."
Then compensation/benefits paragraph: "At Mesa Labs we offer competitive wages, including potential bonus opportunities, equity awards, commission, and a comprehensive benefits package based on the position. Base Compensation Range: $119,000 - $148,875/yr *In addition, you qualify for:Annual bonus opportunity of 15% based on company performanceAnnual equity award of $14,000Outstanding Benefits and Perks We are proud to offer a variety of benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees:Eligible for benefits the first day of the month after you startTiered Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options, Health savings (HSA), healthcare & dependent care flexible spending (FSA) accountsCompany paid short term and long-term disability (unless covered by a state disability plan)Company paid life insurance and AD&DFlexible Time Off PolicyPaid sick leave of 48 hours per calendar yearEligible employees may receive four (4) weeks paid Care Giver leave after 1 year of service or in accordance with state leave laws401(k) plan that provides a 4% Safe Harbor company match on a 4% employee contribution that begins on Day 1Employee Wellness and Financial Assistance Resources through Cigna and NY LifeNine (9) paid company holidays per year"
Then description of Agena Bioscience: "Agena Bioscience® empowers research laboratories worldwide to deliver scalable targeted genomic data. Our open, advanced platform, the MassARRAY® System, provides researchers with insights through a highly multiplexed solution in the areas of mutation profiling, liquid biopsy, pharmacogenetics, and more."
Then Job Summary paragraph: "Job SummaryThe Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs is responsible for managing day-to-day Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs activities to support product quality, regulatory compliance, and effective execution of the Quality Management System (QMS). This role leads a team of quality and/or regulatory professionals, translates department priorities into operational plans, and ensures assigned quality and regulatory programs are executed consistently and effectively. The Manager partners with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and compliance issues, support product lifecycle activities, and drive continuous improvement."
Then Duties/Responsibilities sections with headings: Quality Management Systems & Operations, Regulatory Affairs Support, Leadership & People Management, Compliance, Audits & Risk Management, Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence, Reporting & Communication. Each has bullet points (sentences). We need to turn each bullet into
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Then Experience/Education: "Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.Typically 6-8 years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance and/or Regulatory Affairs within a regulated environment.Typically 2-3 years of people leadership, supervisory, team lead, or other demonstrated leadership experience.Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple quality or regulatory priorities."
Then Knowledge and Skillsets Required: list of bullet points (sentences). We'll turn each into
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Then Physical Demands: list of items (Sitting, Standing or walking, Using computers, Lifting, Repetitive motions). We'll turn into
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Then Environmental Conditions: list (Workspace, Lighting, Noise Levels, Ergonomics, Ventilation). We'll turn into
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We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc.
Now produce HTML fragment.
We need to decide sections:
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About the role
maybe containing the intro paragraph and Job Summary? But we already have Job Summary separate. Could combine intro and Job Summary under About the role. However the instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those exact headings. We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content for it. So we can have:
About the role: includes the mission statement and Job Summary.
Responsibilities: includes Duties/Responsibilities.
Requirements: could include Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required (maybe combine). Or we could have Qualifications and Skills separate. But we have both Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required. Could make Requirements section for Experience/Education, and Skills section for Knowledge and Skillsets Required. But the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine into one "Requirements" section that includes both education/experience and knowledge/skillsets. That seems reasonable.
Benefits: include the benefits list.
Pay: include base compensation range, bonus, equity.
We should not include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the Agena Bioscience description somewhere. Where does it fit? It's not part of any of the sections we defined. Could be part of About the role (company description). So we can include that paragraph in About the role.
Thus About the role will contain: mission statement, Agena Bioscience description, Job Summary.
Now Responsibilities: list all duty bullet points.
Requirements: list education/experience and knowledge/skillsets.
Benefits: list benefits.
Pay: list compensation details.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world.
Agena Bioscience® empowers research laboratories worldwide to deliver scalable targeted genomic data. Our open, advanced platform, the MassARRAY® System, provides researchers with insights through a highly multiplexed solution in the areas of mutation profiling, liquid biopsy, pharmacogenetics, and more.
Job Summary: The Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs is responsible for managing day-to-day Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs activities to support product quality, regulatory compliance, and effective execution of the Quality Management System (QMS). This role leads a team of quality and/or regulatory professionals, translates department priorities into operational plans, and ensures assigned quality and regulatory programs are executed consistently and effectively. The Manager partners with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and compliance issues, support product lifecycle activities, and drive continuous improvement.
But we need to avoid using ? Not prohibited. Could just keep as plain text. However we need to preserve the "Job Summary" heading? The instruction says use for section headings, not to repeat job title as heading. The "Job Summary" is a subsection heading inside About the role; we could keep it as
Job Summary: ...
or just incorporate into paragraph. Probably fine.
Now Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Quality Management Systems & Operations: Manage the implementation, maintenance, and ongoing effectiveness of assigned elements of the Quality Management System in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, and company requirements. Translate quality objectives and department priorities into team goals, work plans, and measurable activities. Monitor quality metrics and trends, identify issues, and implement appropriate actions to improve performance. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated into product lifecycle and operational activities.
- Regulatory Affairs Support: Manage assigned regulatory activities supporting product development, market access, product changes, and lifecycle management. Ensure regulatory activities are completed in accordance with applicable global requirements, standards, and internal procedures. Coordinate regulatory submissions, change notifications, registrations, and communications with regulatory bodies as applicable. Assess regulatory requirements and provide guidance to cross-functional partners on routine and moderately complex regulatory matters.
- Leadership & People Management: Lead, coach, and develop Quality Assurance and/or Regulatory Affairs employees, establishing clear priorities, expectations, and accountability. Assign work, monitor progress, and balance team resources to meet operational and project requirements. Conduct performance discussions, support employee development, and address performance concerns in partnership with Human Resources as appropriate. Build team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, and development opportunities. Foster a culture of quality, compliance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Compliance, Audits & Risk Management: Maintain audit and inspection readiness for assigned areas and support internal and external audits, inspections, and regulatory assessments. Coordinate responses to audit observations, nonconformances, and regulatory findings, ensuring actions are completed accurately and on time. Identify quality and compliance risks within assigned areas and escalate significant issues as appropriate. Support implementation of risk mitigation activities and monitor effectiveness.
- Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA): Manage or support root cause investigations and corrective and preventive action activities for quality and compliance issues. Ensure investigations are appropriately documented, actions address identified causes, and commitments are completed within required timelines. Monitor CAPA effectiveness and identify recurring issues or trends requiring additional action. Partner with cross-functional teams to improve product and process quality and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and regulatory issues and support business objectives. Provide practical quality and regulatory guidance for new and existing products, processes, and operational changes. Participate in cross-functional projects and ensure quality and regulatory requirements are understood and incorporated into project plans. Communicate significant quality, compliance, and regulatory issues to appropriate stakeholders and management.
- Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence: Lead or support improvement initiatives within assigned quality and regulatory processes using data and established continuous improvement methods. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, documentation, and compliance. Implement standardized processes and tools that improve team effectiveness and scalability. Promote continuous improvement and problem-solving within the team.
- Reporting & Communication: Prepare and communicate quality
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from posting, but we can format them. We need to decide sections: maybe "About the role" could be Job Summary. "Responsibilities" could be Duties/Responsibilities (with subpoints). "Qualifications" could combine Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required. "Benefits" could be the benefits list. "Pay" could be base compensation range, bonus, equity. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific numbers. We need to ensure we don't repeat content unnecessarily. Let's extract content: Intro: "Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world." Then compensation/benefits paragraph: "At Mesa Labs we offer competitive wages, including potential bonus opportunities, equity awards, commission, and a comprehensive benefits package based on the position. Base Compensation Range: $119,000 - $148,875/yr *In addition, you qualify for:Annual bonus opportunity of 15% based on company performanceAnnual equity award of $14,000Outstanding Benefits and Perks We are proud to offer a variety of benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees:Eligible for benefits the first day of the month after you startTiered Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options, Health savings (HSA), healthcare & dependent care flexible spending (FSA) accountsCompany paid short term and long-term disability (unless covered by a state disability plan)Company paid life insurance and AD&DFlexible Time Off PolicyPaid sick leave of 48 hours per calendar yearEligible employees may receive four (4) weeks paid Care Giver leave after 1 year of service or in accordance with state leave laws401(k) plan that provides a 4% Safe Harbor company match on a 4% employee contribution that begins on Day 1Employee Wellness and Financial Assistance Resources through Cigna and NY LifeNine (9) paid company holidays per year" Then description of Agena Bioscience: "Agena Bioscience® empowers research laboratories worldwide to deliver scalable targeted genomic data. Our open, advanced platform, the MassARRAY® System, provides researchers with insights through a highly multiplexed solution in the areas of mutation profiling, liquid biopsy, pharmacogenetics, and more." Then Job Summary paragraph: "Job SummaryThe Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs is responsible for managing day-to-day Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs activities to support product quality, regulatory compliance, and effective execution of the Quality Management System (QMS). This role leads a team of quality and/or regulatory professionals, translates department priorities into operational plans, and ensures assigned quality and regulatory programs are executed consistently and effectively. The Manager partners with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and compliance issues, support product lifecycle activities, and drive continuous improvement." Then Duties/Responsibilities sections with headings: Quality Management Systems & Operations, Regulatory Affairs Support, Leadership & People Management, Compliance, Audits & Risk Management, Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence, Reporting & Communication. Each has bullet points (sentences). We need to turn each bullet into
About the role
maybe containing the intro paragraph and Job Summary? But we already have Job Summary separate. Could combine intro and Job Summary under About the role. However the instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can use those exact headings. We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content for it. So we can have:
About the role: includes the mission statement and Job Summary.
Responsibilities: includes Duties/Responsibilities.
Requirements: could include Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required (maybe combine). Or we could have Qualifications and Skills separate. But we have both Experience/Education and Knowledge and Skillsets Required. Could make Requirements section for Experience/Education, and Skills section for Knowledge and Skillsets Required. But the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine into one "Requirements" section that includes both education/experience and knowledge/skillsets. That seems reasonable.
Benefits: include the benefits list.
Pay: include base compensation range, bonus, equity.
We should not include Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the Agena Bioscience description somewhere. Where does it fit? It's not part of any of the sections we defined. Could be part of About the role (company description). So we can include that paragraph in About the role.
Thus About the role will contain: mission statement, Agena Bioscience description, Job Summary.
Now Responsibilities: list all duty bullet points.
Requirements: list education/experience and knowledge/skillsets.
Benefits: list benefits.
Pay: list compensation details.
Now we need to format.
We'll produce:
About the role
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we’re passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world.
Agena Bioscience® empowers research laboratories worldwide to deliver scalable targeted genomic data. Our open, advanced platform, the MassARRAY® System, provides researchers with insights through a highly multiplexed solution in the areas of mutation profiling, liquid biopsy, pharmacogenetics, and more.
Job Summary: The Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs is responsible for managing day-to-day Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs activities to support product quality, regulatory compliance, and effective execution of the Quality Management System (QMS). This role leads a team of quality and/or regulatory professionals, translates department priorities into operational plans, and ensures assigned quality and regulatory programs are executed consistently and effectively. The Manager partners with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and compliance issues, support product lifecycle activities, and drive continuous improvement.
But we need to avoid using ? Not prohibited. Could just keep as plain text. However we need to preserve the "Job Summary" heading? The instruction says usefor section headings, not to repeat job title as heading. The "Job Summary" is a subsection heading inside About the role; we could keep it as
Job Summary: ...
or just incorporate into paragraph. Probably fine. Now Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- Quality Management Systems & Operations: Manage the implementation, maintenance, and ongoing effectiveness of assigned elements of the Quality Management System in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, and company requirements. Translate quality objectives and department priorities into team goals, work plans, and measurable activities. Monitor quality metrics and trends, identify issues, and implement appropriate actions to improve performance. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure quality requirements are incorporated into product lifecycle and operational activities.
- Regulatory Affairs Support: Manage assigned regulatory activities supporting product development, market access, product changes, and lifecycle management. Ensure regulatory activities are completed in accordance with applicable global requirements, standards, and internal procedures. Coordinate regulatory submissions, change notifications, registrations, and communications with regulatory bodies as applicable. Assess regulatory requirements and provide guidance to cross-functional partners on routine and moderately complex regulatory matters.
- Leadership & People Management: Lead, coach, and develop Quality Assurance and/or Regulatory Affairs employees, establishing clear priorities, expectations, and accountability. Assign work, monitor progress, and balance team resources to meet operational and project requirements. Conduct performance discussions, support employee development, and address performance concerns in partnership with Human Resources as appropriate. Build team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, and development opportunities. Foster a culture of quality, compliance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Compliance, Audits & Risk Management: Maintain audit and inspection readiness for assigned areas and support internal and external audits, inspections, and regulatory assessments. Coordinate responses to audit observations, nonconformances, and regulatory findings, ensuring actions are completed accurately and on time. Identify quality and compliance risks within assigned areas and escalate significant issues as appropriate. Support implementation of risk mitigation activities and monitor effectiveness.
- Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA): Manage or support root cause investigations and corrective and preventive action activities for quality and compliance issues. Ensure investigations are appropriately documented, actions address identified causes, and commitments are completed within required timelines. Monitor CAPA effectiveness and identify recurring issues or trends requiring additional action. Partner with cross-functional teams to improve product and process quality and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, and other functions to resolve quality and regulatory issues and support business objectives. Provide practical quality and regulatory guidance for new and existing products, processes, and operational changes. Participate in cross-functional projects and ensure quality and regulatory requirements are understood and incorporated into project plans. Communicate significant quality, compliance, and regulatory issues to appropriate stakeholders and management.
- Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence: Lead or support improvement initiatives within assigned quality and regulatory processes using data and established continuous improvement methods. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, documentation, and compliance. Implement standardized processes and tools that improve team effectiveness and scalability. Promote continuous improvement and problem-solving within the team.
- Reporting & Communication: Prepare and communicate quality