Senior Director Development Clinical Quality Americas
Senior Director Development Clinical Quality Americas
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Job Description
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire lifechanging medicines. Inperson working gives us the platform to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
This is what you will do:
As part of the Development Quality Team you will drive Quality Culture with Development Regulatory and Safety stakeholders through learning embedding a quality mindset and executing on continuous improvement opportunities. You will be responsible for managing business relationships with defined stakeholder groups and senior leaders in Development Regulatory and Safety and for the strategic development and delivery of a GCP risk based robust quality management activities for these stakeholders. The Sr. Director will be responsible for managing a team of clinical quality business partners including but not limited to providing mentoring coaching development and resource management etc.
You will be responsible for:
As a member of the DQA Leadership team actively shape the DQA organisations remit:
Lead a team of clinical quality business partners
Accountable for development of assigned staff and achievement of performance standards capability and effective organizational leadership
Optimise the business performance of direct reports to ensure an effective DQA organization
Contributes to functional budget management including Co2.
Ensure adequate resource management and utilization.
Provides quality expertise related to regulatory inspection support strategy oversight and response and interacts with relevant regulatory authorities.
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provide guidance on major processes/platforms optimization and quality governance requirements where applicable.
Lead or participate in functional quality management reviews risk reviews and other Global/Country level quality reviews as assigned.
Drive continuous improvement and knowledge management by sharing case studies/lessons learned from QA activities to minimize recurrence of similar issues.
Lead meetings driving quality and business performance partner with stakeholders in Development Regulatory and Safety in driving Quality culture and Quality mindset
Lead Due Diligence and integration activities as assigned.
You will need to have:
Bachelors degree in life science or equivalent field required. Advanced degree preferred
15 years of experience in clinical research area inclusive of but not limited to Good Clinical Practice or Good Clinical Practice quality assurance and compliance.
Established knowledge of GxP/GCP regulations and guidelines (EMA FDA PMDA etc.
Significant experience with GxP investigations risk assessments and CAPA management.
Significant experience in managing regulatory health authority GxP Inspections
Functional planning experience and ability to develop functional vision priorities and tactics.
Strong collaborative influencing and interpersonal skills curious to understand business environment
Experience in managing mentoring and directing people.
Ability to travel up to 10.
The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an officebased role employees must be able with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and nonlinear thought analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
Competencies to be successful for this position include:
Quality process and compliance oriented
Critical thinking
Integrity
Communication
Teamwork
Problem solving
At Alexion you will find a collaborative culture that encourages innovation and a diverse environment where your contributions are valued. You will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of rare disease research and make a meaningful difference in patients lives.
Ready to lead and inspire Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career at Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease.
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Date Posted
16Apr2025Closing Date
29Apr2025Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment training compensation promotion and other terms and conditions of employment based on race color religion creed or lackthereof sex sexualorientation age ancestry national origin ethnicity citizenship status marital statuspregnancy (including childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) parental status (including adoption or surrogacy) military status protected veteran status disability medical condition gender identity or expression genetic information mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin aninteractive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation please contact . Alexion participates in EVerify.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
