
Senior QA Specialist, Training and Document Management
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Senior QA Specialist to support document control and training administration within Quality. This hands-on role oversees the lifecycle of quality documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and personnel training programs within a GxP-regulated environment. This role ensures audit readiness, data integrity, and strict compliance with regulatory standards. This is a remote position.
Job description
Document Control
- Format and quality-check SOPs, work instructions, forms, and other controlled documents for compliance with approved templates, formatting standards, and document management procedures.
- Prepare documents and records in Veeva, maintain accurate metadata and version information, and route them through established review and approval workflows.
- Coordinate with authors, reviewers, and approvers to resolve administrative issues and follow up on outstanding workflow tasks.
- Process document issuance, effective dates, periodic reviews, revisions, obsolescence, and archival in accordance with approved procedures.
- Verify required administrative information, attachments, and approval records for completeness; escalate discrepancies to the appropriate owner.
- Maintain controlled templates and retrieve current or historical documents and records for business needs, audits, and inspections.
- Track and manage the periodic document review process.
- Improve documentation access and controls.
- Develop, document and update quality policies, procedures and work instructions.
- Identify opportunities to streamline document lifecycle management, improve electronic workflow efficiency, and reduce manual administrative activities.
Training Administration
- Administer training requirements, curricula, learner assignments, and associated records in Veeva in accordance with approved procedures.
- Coordinate onboarding and role-change training assignments with managers and process owners.
- Coordinate training assignments associated with new or revised controlled documents.
- Monitor training completion, issue reminders, follow up on overdue assignments, and escalate unresolved gaps.
- Maintain training completion records and generate training status reports and metrics.
- Provide routine user support for document and training workflows; escalate technical or configuration issues to the designated system administrator.
- Train GxP on documentation practices, quality standards, and system workflows.
- Identify training gaps and coordinate with department heads to resolve compliance risks.
- Perform onboarding of new hires in relation to their training responsibilities and introduction to Veeva.
- Perform annual curriculum review.
- Facilitate the escalation of and resolution for issues connected to the learning management system and/or external tools.
Quality Support and Continuous Improvement
- Support audit and inspections by organizing and retrieving document control and training records.
- Identify opportunities to improve document formatting, workflow turnaround, and training administration.
- Support approved process improvements and procedure updates.
- Manage assigned priorities independently, communicate deadlines, and promptly escalate potential compliance concerns.
- Compile quality metrics, track document/training KPIs, and generate reports for management review.
- Serve as a key Quality Systems resource for administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of electronic document management and LMS platforms within Veeva.
- Support implementation, configuration, testing, and enhancement of electronic Quality Systems workflows in collaboration with system owners, IT, Validation, and business process stakeholders.
- Participate in user acceptance testing, change control assessments, procedural updates, and training activities associated with QMS system enhancements.
- Support the preparation of audit/inspection responses, investigation documentation, and CAPA commitments related to assigned Quality Systems processes.
- Promote a proactive culture of regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of GxP documentation practices, controlled document lifecycles, training records, and data integrity principles for a commercial Quality Management System
- Hands-on proficiency in Veeva document control and training administration, including document and record routing, metadata, training assignments, and reporting
- Strong Microsoft Word skills, including styles, templates, tables, section breaks, pagination, headers and footers, and tracked changes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PDF tools
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to process a high volume of documents and records accurately while managing competing deadlines
- Ability to work independently, troubleshoot routine workflow issues, and recognize when escalation is needed
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative, service-oriented approach to supporting internal users
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology quality operations, document control, or training administration in a GMP environment
- Experience performing controlled document management and training administration is required
- Direct, hands-on Veeva experience is highly preferred
- Experience supporting audits or inspections and improving document or training workflows is preferred
Benefits
- Performance-based annual cash bonus
- New hire equity grant
- Annual equity awards
Company overview
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. is a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing medicine through CRISPR-based gene editing therapies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company leverages Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology to develop potentially curative treatments for severe genetic diseases. Intellia operates with a dual approach: in vivo programs that use intravenously administered CRISPR to edit disease-causing genes directly within the body, and ex vivo programs that engineer human cells outside the body to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company's pipeline includes advanced clinical programs for hereditary angioedema (NTLA-2002) and transthyretin amyloidosis (NTLA-2001), both in late-stage clinical trials. Intellia has established strategic collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies including Regeneron and Novartis, and maintains a strong intellectual property portfolio with over 400 patent documents. As a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: NTLA) with approximately 500-1,000 employees, Intellia represents a pioneering force in the gene editing space, working to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with serious genetic disorders through one-time, potentially curative therapies.