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Sr. Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Waltham, MA 02453

Posted: 03/23/2023 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: QA/Automation Job Number: 547823 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


The Director/Sr. Director, Clinical Quality Assurance will be responsible for ensuring processes are conducted in accordance with guidelines and regulations with patient safety as the top priority. They will develop, perform, and manage clinical quality assurance activities and preside over audits.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record and hands-on experience building phase appropriate quality systems and a demonstrated ability to work in an early-stage, entrepreneurial environment. They will possess a “can-do”, execution-oriented mindset. This position will report directly to the Chief Development Officer.

Key Responsibilities and Opportunities:

As a key member of the Development Team you will:
  • Work cross-functionally to lead the phase appropriate development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of our Quality Management System, including processes and procedures (SOP’s) to ensure clinical trials are conducted in accordance with all relevant guidelines and regulations.
  • Nurture a strong, risk-based, quality compliance culture within the organization.
  • Create, implement, and oversee audit plans for clinical trial sites, vendors, facility, and system audits. Effectively assess and communicate audit outcomes including major/critical compliance risks and potential short- and long-term impact of deficiencies to leadership and internal stakeholders.
  • Lead/support the evaluation of quality events, incidents, queries, and complaints. Provide subject matter expertise and strategy to resolve GCP issues based on knowledge of regulations, guidelines and internal processes and procedures.
  • Monitor and report on status of employee/contractor training
  • Monitor and report on quality system effectiveness and quality assurance and compliance aspects of ongoing clinical activities to leadership and internal stakeholders.
  • Be responsible for oversight of vendor qualification; maintain approved vendor list and their qualifications.
  • Support compilation, writing, and review of regulatory submissions, clinical documents, safety documents, clinical trial materials etc. as appropriate.
  • Lead preparations for regulatory inspections and ensure inspection readiness throughout course of all clinical trials.
  • Manage extended team of consulting experts and contractors and identify on-going resource needs to deliver on strategic and operational priorities for the business.
  • Keep up to date with all related clinical quality-related regulations and guidance as well as relevant industry and best practices.

Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline (Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or similar) with at least 10 years of GxP Quality experience in the Biotech/Pharmaceutical Industry; including managing the QMS; at least 5 years of experience within Clinical QA.
  • Thorough knowledge of all facets of GCP regulations, Quality Systems and Quality Risk Management to assure subject safety, data integrity, product quality (SISPQ) and clinical trial operational compliance.
  • Proven skills and track record of building, leading, and developing Quality functions within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
  • Extensive experience with global clinical trial conduct
  • Experience in preparing for and managing regulatory inspections, including dealing with compliance issues identified by regulatory authorities
  • Proven ability in driving GCP process improvement initiatives

Personal Characteristics and Cultural Fit:
  • Good judgement: Strong problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills required to make evidence-based decisions. Good judgment, level-headed, neutral, and objective.
  • Builds Relationships and Culture: Reputation for creating strong team cultures of quality, trust, and collaboration. Skilled at building and managing relationships cross-functionally and with external collaborators/partners, consultants, and vendors.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Influences: Highly credible with various stakeholder group (internal employees up-down and across the organization, external collaborators, partners, and vendors and with site teams and investigators). Skilled at building and cultivating stakeholder confidence
  • Execution mindset: Self-starter with a can-do mindset and do what is needed to advance the company’s programs and initiatives. Drives self, individual and team accountability, develops and implements goals, objectives, measurable targets, and processes to achieve results.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative biotech environment.

Location:

Highly preferable to be based in the Boston area, or willing to relocate. Position may require travel (globally). Ability to travel up to 20%.




Salary range: $200-280k. Salary will be commensurate with experience 

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Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.

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