Director, Quality Control

For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.

Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.


Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit

The position will provide strategic and organizational leadership for the Quality Control function supporting Corcept's development and commercial programs. This position will have end-to-end oversight of all stability programs at contract laboratories and will author the stability sections of regulatory filings. This position will partner closely with the Sr Director of Analytical Development & Quality Control (ADQC) to continuously strengthen, expand, and scale the QC function, with increasing responsibility across broader QC activities.


Responsibilities:

• Lead the QC function with primary responsibility for the design, execution, and oversight of stability programs
• Oversee stability studies conducted at external laboratories, ensuring compliance, data integrity, and timely execution
• Review, trend, and maintain stability data. Alert the project team of any adverse trending
• Collaborate with vendors and internal cross-functional teams to ensure that out-of-trend and out-of-specification results are addressed promptly
• Provide stability study progress summaries to project teams and ensure that stability reports are completed promptly
• Oversee internal documentation to support retest periods and shelf-life extension based on data generated from ongoing stability studies
• Support analytical project leads in preparation of batch analysis; author and review stability sections required for regulatory submissions
• Support analytical project leads in reviewing method validation protocols, reports, analytical method and test data
• Manage data review qualifications of contract laboratories
• Partner with the Sr Director of ADQC to build and enhance QC capabilities, infrastructure, and processes, with the expectation to progressively expand scope into broader QC oversight

Preferred Skills, Qualifications or Technical Proficiencies:

• Strong technical expertise in stability study design, execution, and interpretation
• Proven experience managing stability programs supporting late-stage development and global regulatory submissions
• Experience in managing analytical testing in an outsourced environment
• Experience in using statistical tools for data trend analysis and projection of drug substance retest period or drug product shelf-life
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with proven ability to work effectively with other functional groups

Preferred Education and Experience:

• S. in relevant scientific discipline. Advanced degree in Analytical Chemistry or other relevant disciplines
• 10+ years QC experience in the pharmaceutical industry

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $215,300-$253,200; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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