Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.
Senior Specialist, QC North Dartmouth, MA
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp., Dartmouth, Massachusetts, us, 02714
Tonix is a fully integrated biotechnology company, publicly traded on NASDAQ (ticker: TNXP), with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates The Company is focused on commercializing, developing, discovering, and licensing therapeutics to treat and prevent human disease. In August 2025, Tonix received FDA approval for Tonmya™ (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets), a first-in-class, once-daily, non-opioid treatment for fibromyalgia. Tonmya is the first new fibromyalgia therapy approved in over 15 years, following successful Phase 3 trials demonstrating significant symptom improvement. Commercial launch is expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. Tonix also markets Zembrace® SymTouch® (sumatriptan injection) 3 mg and Tosymra® (sumatriptan nasal spray) 10 mg, both indicated for the treatment of acute migraine with or without aura in adults.
Tonix’s development portfolio includes product candidates in central nervous system (CNS), immunology, immuno-oncology infectious disease and rare disease. The CNS pipeline features both small molecules and biologics to treat pain, neurologic, psychiatric, and addiction conditions. The immunology portfolio includes biologics to address organ transplant rejection, autoimmunity, and cancer. The infectious disease pipeline includes a vaccine in development to prevent smallpox and monkeypox, which also serves as a live virus vaccine platform for other infectious diseases. Finally, therare disease portfolio includes a product in development for Prader-Willi syndrome, which has both orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation grants from the FDA.
Tonix owns and operates a state-of-the art infectious disease research facility in Frederick, Md.
Please visit www.Tonixpharma.com for specifics on the pipeline.
*All of Tonix’s product candidates are investigational new drugs or biologics and have not been approved for any indication.
Position Overview The Senior Specialist of Quality Control will oversee contract organization method development in support of product release, process development and stability. This position would be responsible for implementation and development of quality control expectations on investigational products and commercial operations including analytical development and assay troubleshooting. The Sr. Specialist will support all aspects of this process including analytical development, product release, stability trending, ICH guidance adherence and support all aspects as required by the internal and contract quality systems.
Oversee the implementation of general laboratory operational systems and testing capabilities, related method development, transfer and qualification activities, investigations, data trending and assay/instrument troubleshooting
Support the development and implementation of new analytical methods as required to meet quality attributes
Oversee the in-process and release product testing in support of manufactured drug substance and drug product to ensure the product meets quality attributes performed at contract organizations
Collaborate with the other Quality and functional area to ensure patient safety and compliance with FDA and other applicable global health authority requirements as appropriate
Provide support for the appropriate strategic planning for continuous improvement and reporting/escalation of issues and/or risk mitigation activities to ensure a culture of quality and compliance
Oversee product stability studies aligned with ICH guidelines to support shelf life and product retest assessment
Follow all established occupational health and safety procedures, good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) and standard operating procedures (SOP’s)
Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork
Necessary Skills and Abilities
Strong understanding of regulatory testing (USP, EP, ICH) regulations
Strong understanding method validation requirements to meet regulatory expectations
Strong understanding of analytical techniques used to assess quality attributes of biological, viral and or small molecule drug substances and products
Ability to perform statistical trending of development, release and stability data to determine product quality attributes
Results driven, problem solver, and collaborator
Ability to Perform ad-hoc work/special projects to support Tonix on various business initiatives and see through to completion with minimal supervision
Ability to travel 20% of the time
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a closely related field
At least 6 years of cGMP QC experience in biotechnology/large molecule and small molecule industry with QC principles, USP/Ph Eur compendia testing requirements, with various analytical and biochemical testing techniques
Experience in analytical method development, validation and transfer
Technical expertise in analytical platforms.
Scientific technical writing ability for technical reports, SOP or other processes to support regulatory compliance.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies Tonix does not accept agency resumes unless contacted directly by internal Tonix Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward resumes to Tonix employees or any other company location; Tonix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Compensation and Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Programs
Pet Insurance
Retirement Savings 401k with company match and annual discretionary stock options
Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Time, & Paid Holidays
Career Development and Training
Tonix provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Tonix complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Tonix expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic, information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Tonix’s development portfolio includes product candidates in central nervous system (CNS), immunology, immuno-oncology infectious disease and rare disease. The CNS pipeline features both small molecules and biologics to treat pain, neurologic, psychiatric, and addiction conditions. The immunology portfolio includes biologics to address organ transplant rejection, autoimmunity, and cancer. The infectious disease pipeline includes a vaccine in development to prevent smallpox and monkeypox, which also serves as a live virus vaccine platform for other infectious diseases. Finally, therare disease portfolio includes a product in development for Prader-Willi syndrome, which has both orphan drug designation and rare pediatric disease designation grants from the FDA.
Tonix owns and operates a state-of-the art infectious disease research facility in Frederick, Md.
Please visit www.Tonixpharma.com for specifics on the pipeline.
*All of Tonix’s product candidates are investigational new drugs or biologics and have not been approved for any indication.
Position Overview The Senior Specialist of Quality Control will oversee contract organization method development in support of product release, process development and stability. This position would be responsible for implementation and development of quality control expectations on investigational products and commercial operations including analytical development and assay troubleshooting. The Sr. Specialist will support all aspects of this process including analytical development, product release, stability trending, ICH guidance adherence and support all aspects as required by the internal and contract quality systems.
Oversee the implementation of general laboratory operational systems and testing capabilities, related method development, transfer and qualification activities, investigations, data trending and assay/instrument troubleshooting
Support the development and implementation of new analytical methods as required to meet quality attributes
Oversee the in-process and release product testing in support of manufactured drug substance and drug product to ensure the product meets quality attributes performed at contract organizations
Collaborate with the other Quality and functional area to ensure patient safety and compliance with FDA and other applicable global health authority requirements as appropriate
Provide support for the appropriate strategic planning for continuous improvement and reporting/escalation of issues and/or risk mitigation activities to ensure a culture of quality and compliance
Oversee product stability studies aligned with ICH guidelines to support shelf life and product retest assessment
Follow all established occupational health and safety procedures, good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) and standard operating procedures (SOP’s)
Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork
Necessary Skills and Abilities
Strong understanding of regulatory testing (USP, EP, ICH) regulations
Strong understanding method validation requirements to meet regulatory expectations
Strong understanding of analytical techniques used to assess quality attributes of biological, viral and or small molecule drug substances and products
Ability to perform statistical trending of development, release and stability data to determine product quality attributes
Results driven, problem solver, and collaborator
Ability to Perform ad-hoc work/special projects to support Tonix on various business initiatives and see through to completion with minimal supervision
Ability to travel 20% of the time
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a closely related field
At least 6 years of cGMP QC experience in biotechnology/large molecule and small molecule industry with QC principles, USP/Ph Eur compendia testing requirements, with various analytical and biochemical testing techniques
Experience in analytical method development, validation and transfer
Technical expertise in analytical platforms.
Scientific technical writing ability for technical reports, SOP or other processes to support regulatory compliance.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies Tonix does not accept agency resumes unless contacted directly by internal Tonix Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward resumes to Tonix employees or any other company location; Tonix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Compensation and Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Programs
Pet Insurance
Retirement Savings 401k with company match and annual discretionary stock options
Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Time, & Paid Holidays
Career Development and Training
Tonix provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Tonix complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Tonix expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic, information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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