Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility. Job purpose The role will provide structured assistance across document management, complaints handling, reporting, and general administrative activities.

Responsibilities

The Quality Department operates in a highly regulated environment with increasing demands related to documentation, customer assurance, and quality reporting. QA administrative workload has grown significantly, particularly in areas such as complaints management, CMO scorecard development, and compliance checks.

Requirements

General Administrative Support (Ad Hoc) Event and meeting organization Additional administrative duties as

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline Approximately 5 years of hands-on experience in a life sciences Quality environment (biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, or regulated healthcare industry) Demonstrated experience supporting Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Management System (QMS) activities Strong working knowledge of GxP

Requirements (E.G., GMP, GDP)

and regulated documentation practices Proven experience with document creation, formatting, execution, and lifecycle management within an electronic document management system (e.g., Veeva Vault or similar) Experience supporting complaints management processes, including documentation, tracking, and maintenance of audit-ready records High attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate, compliant, and traceable records Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a part-time (approximately 20 hours/week) support role Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), particularly for data consolidation, tracking, and reporting #LI-HYBRID Our emplo

Contractor – Sr. Quality Associate