Clinical Quality Assurance Program Lead

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Site Name: USA - Maryland - Rockville, Belgium-Wavre, Netherlands - Amsterdam, USA - Massachusetts - Waltham, USA - North Carolina - Research Triangle Park, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence

Posted Date: Oct 18 2021

Are you interested in a high impact opportunity to influence and drive change in a R&D Quality Assurance and GCP environment? If you are eager to influence quality and delivery of clinical research activities, this Clinical Quality Assurance Programme Lead role could be an ideal opportunity for you to explore.

As a CQA Programme Lead, you will deliver independent holistic quality oversight and management to GSK R&D, while serving as a valued partner acting as the single point of accountability for one or more clinical development projects/programs. This individual will ensure delivery of an effective independent audit program which provides assurance that clinical trial activities governed by GCP and related regulations undertaken by and/or on behalf of GSK are compliant with relevant international regulatory agency regulations / guidelines, GSK policies / procedures and are conducted in accordance with accepted principles for clinical trial research.

Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following

• Implement and manage the QA audit programme for one or more clinical development projects/programmes; partner with clinical teams to ensure appropriate risk prioritisation, scheduling, and tracking of QA audits. Provide active support during root cause analysis and support CAPA development
• Implement and manage Quality Assurance Plans for all programmes where audit activities are performed.
• Generate compliance statements for the Clinical study report where audit activities have been performed as requested by the clinical teams
• Provide support to CQA RII in the co-ordination and management of Regulatory Inspection activities for applicable clinical programmes. Serve as the main point of contact for inspection preparation partnering with risk managers to ensure business function is prepared for both national and local inspections (FDA, EMA, MHRA, etc.). Ensure identification and mitigation of known quality issues and potential GCP compliance risks. Provide support in the root cause analysis activities for any inspection findings identified and support the business in development of responses
• Coordinate, manage and/or lead investigations of significant quality issues, support root cause analysis activities and ensure subsequent corrective and preventative actions provide necessary remediation. Ensure appropriate escalation as per GSK global policies and processes.
• Provide proactive and regular communication of trends, risk identification, analysis and performance metrics from QA audit and all investigation and inspection activities within the business function and across R&D to ensure effective implementation of controls, management monitoring and independent business monitoring
• Establish strong working relationships with a network of contacts including clinical project team members, business function leaders, Risk Managers and Ethics & Compliance Officers
• Maintain an up to date and in-depth knowledge of appropriate national and international GCP legislation, regulation and guidelines; and the impact to assigned business area processes and procedures
• Educate, guide and influence GSK management and staff on best quality and compliance policy and practices, especially as they relate to areas of identified responsibility.
• Support local and international GxP and process improvement projects by providing CQA input, especially on areas of responsibility and/or expertise. Assist business Capability Groups in developing and maintaining customer training programmes and help deliver training within area of expertise
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in related Health Science field or equivalent.
• Two or more years relevant experience in pharmaceutical research and/or pharmacovigilance.
• Two or more years experience in Good Clinical Practice, Good Pharmacovigilance Practice and/or Quality Assurance
  

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Extensive knowledge of global, regional and national regulatory requirements and regulations
• Detailed knowledge of the drug development and clinical processes
• Demonstrated ability to manage global projects and programs, which can contain regional focus/drivers in a culturally diverse organization
• A demonstrated and sound working knowledge with expert understanding of the approach and perspectives of regulatory agencies
• Demonstrated experience interacting with regulatory agencies
• The ability to function effectively and strategically as team member; to communicate professionally and effectively, with all levels of management and to negotiate persuasively
• Must have a high degree of organizational awareness and working towards resolution with complex problems
• Have demonstrated project management skills, prioritisation and management of cross-functional activities
• Have demonstrated ability for excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Knowledge of and experience in deployment of risk management, quality by design and continuous improvement principles
  

Why GSK?

As GSK Focuses On Our Values And Expectations And a Culture Of Innovation, Performance, And Trust, The Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate The Following Capabilities

Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

• Operating at pace and agile decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigor and risk.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning.
• Sustaining energy and well-being.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations.
• Budgeting and cost-consciousness.
  

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