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Sr Specialist, Document Control

Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Salary
Waltham, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2026
Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases.

Summary

Roles and Responsibilities:

Job Summary

The Document Controller is responsible for managing, organizing, and controlling company documents, ensuring accuracy, quality, and integrity of data in accordance with regulatory and project requirements. This role supports the administrative needs of departments by maintaining documentation flow, version control, and record-keeping systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain and manage all documents for the organization or specific projects (technical drawings, reports, procedures, contracts, etc.)
  • Ensure all documents are properly organized, version-controlled, and archived.
  • Implement document control procedures in accordance with company and industry standards.
  • Receive, log, track, and distribute documents using document control software or manual systems.
  • Ensure timely retrieval of documents for internal teams, clients, and auditors.
  • Coordinate with internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure document accuracy.
  • Monitor deadlines, document reviews, and revisions.
  • Train staff on document control procedures and tools when needed.
  • Conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with document management protocols.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent; Associate's or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Proven experience in document control, administration, or records management.
  • Familiarity with document control systems (e.g., Aconex, SharePoint, EDMS, etc.)
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.

Preferred Experience

  • Background in construction, engineering, oil & gas, manufacturing, or other document-intensive industries.
  • Knowledge of ISO standards or quality management systems.

Travel Requirements

Work Experience:

Education

Pay Information:

Base salary for this role will consider multiple factors, including but not limited to, candidate qualifications, relevant expertise, specialized skills, and industry experience in complement-targeted therapies. The targeted base salary range for this position is $92,000-$138,000. This range represents the base salary only and reflects Apellis' commitment to competitive compensation within the biopharmaceutical industry. The final salary offered may vary based on individual qualifications, business needs, and current market conditions.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid 4 Days

Benefits And Perks

Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, inclusive family building benefits, flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave, disability and life insurance, and more! Visit Apellis Benefits and Perks to learn more.

Company Background

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that combines courageous science and compassion to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two approved medicines targeting C3. These include the first and only therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness around the world. With nearly a dozen clinical and pre-clinical programs underway, we believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.

For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

EEO Statement

Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary : $92,000 - $138,000

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