# Principal Specialist QA Tech Ops

Hiring organization: [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a31f64b3-92c8-4252-9116-730cdfb645b0

Listed on Moderna's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior

## Summary

A senior quality assurance role leading pharmaceutical manufacturing oversight at Moderna's Melbourne facility, focused on validation, process compliance, and regulatory readiness for mRNA drug production. Suits experienced pharma quality professionals who thrive in complex, regulated environments and want to drive operational excellence while supporting rapid innovation.

_Our summary, not Moderna's wording._

## Skills named

Change Control, Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Process Validation

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in science or engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years pharmaceutical quality, validation, or GMP experience
- Equipment qualification and process validation experience in GMP environments
- Deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and change control experience
- QC laboratory validation and escalation support in GMP environments
- Risk-based decision-making and technical writing for GMP documentation
- Cross-functional communication with audit and inspection support experience

## Nice to have

- Sterile drug product manufacturing experience
- Process performance qualification and continued process verification experience
- QC laboratory equipment qualification and GMP laboratory quality systems experience
- Formal quality risk management methodology application experience
- Technology transfer, startup, or commissioning experience in regulated manufacturing

Apply on Moderna's site: https://modernatx.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/M_tx/job/Melbourne---Australia/Principal-Specialist-QA-Tech-Ops_R19363