BioNTech Posted November 12, 2026

Associate Director, Global Development Quality Assurance (Shanghai, SH, CN, 200050)

Shanghai, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Type not listed
Quality Associate Director
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About this opportunity

Shanghai, China   |   full time   |   Job ID: 11919

About the role:

As Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance Compliance, you will help ensure clinical development activities meet quality standards and regulatory requirements. Your work supports BioNTech’s mission by helping protect patient safety, rights and well-being throughout clinical research.

You’ll partner with clinical trial teams and colleagues across a global, cross-functional environment. By applying proactive, risk-based quality oversight, you’ll help trials stay inspection-ready and support continuous improvement across clinical development.

Your contribution:

Shape and implement proactive, risk-based quality strategies for assigned clinical trials, applying Good Clinical Practice and Quality by Design principles

Advise trial teams on quality risks, deviations and investigations, and guide robust corrective and preventive actions through to effectiveness checks

Provide quality input to trial decisions and documentation, and maintain clear dashboards that track risks, findings, actions and key milestones

Coordinate inspection readiness, including preparation of narratives, sites, records and mock inspections, and support health authority inspections and follow-up

Oversee audit planning and follow-up, and work with external partners to support quality agreements and compliance

Contribute to quality initiatives, procedures and a culture of transparency, speak-up and continuous improvement across clinical development

A good match:

Bachelor’s degree in medicine or another life science; an advanced degree is preferred

Experience in Good Clinical Practice, clinical development quality assurance or quality management, including regulatory inspections, quality systems or training

Knowledge of drug development regulations and guidance, including requirements from NMPA, FDA, EMA and ICH

Experience supporting escalations and corrective and preventive actions, and working with external partners such as contract research organizations

Fluent English, with strong written and verbal communication skills; confident with Microsoft Office and electronic quality management systems

Collaborative and clear in a global, cross-functional environment, with the judgment to address quality concerns proactively

Your benefits:

BioNTech is committed to the wellbeing of our team members and offers a variety of benefits in support of our diverse employee base. We offer competitive remuneration packages which is determined by the specific role, location of employment and also the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Note: The availability, eligibility and design of the listed benefits may vary depending on the location. The final requirements for the individual use of our benefits are based on the company's internal policies and applicable law.

How to apply:

Apply now by sending us your application documents including Curriculum Vitae, copy of ID, copies of degree certificates and professional certificates, motivation letter as well as your contact details via our online form.

Please note:

Only applications sent via our online form shall be considered. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

We are looking forward receiving your application.

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 456 comparable Associate Director Quality roles across 92 biopharma companies.

456Comparable roles tracked
408Currently active
92Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

84 of 456 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Quality Control Chemist, Senior (Data Review) · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Highest disclosed · Assoc Director, Quality Assurance · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $182,070/yr – $235,620/yr
Peer group range $66,560 – $208,845 (median $143,350)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 456 comparable roles

United States190
Ireland36
China32
India24
United Kingdom21
Germany17

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Seniority mix

456 of 456 peers have a known seniority level

Manager223
Senior189
Associate Director44

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 456 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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