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Gilead Sciences, Inc. Associate Director, Clinical Operations- Quality & Compliance in Foster City, California
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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
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Job Description
The Clinical Trial Capabilities (CTC) organization offers infrastructure, support, and solutions enabling the Clinical Operations and Development Organizations with rapid, efficient, and compliant clinical trial execution to deliver transformative medicines to patients. The Connect function within the CTC organization is a centralized process department that specializes in process improvements, procedural documents, and quality and inspection readiness for Clinical Operations.
The Associate Director, will be a key member of the Connect Quality team and collaborate with Clinical Operations personnel to ensure quality, proactively identify risk, mitigate non-compliance and support inspection readiness activities. The position will partner closely with Research & Development Quality personnel.
Primary Responsibilities:
Lead efforts to increase a culture of quality within the Clinical Operations organization.
Develop, deploy and maintain Inspection Readiness activities for key programs within Clinical Operations
Provide ongoing support, guidance, consultation pre, during and post inspection readiness phases
Partner with clinical study teams on risk identification/management/mitigation activities
Gather, analyze and share best practices and lessons learned from audit, inspection, deviation activities
Work with relevant stakeholders to identify areas for improvement from audits, inspections, deviations, and corresponding appropriate next steps
Compile and communicate quality related metrics, risks, and quality challenges to teams and management.
Provide guidance for investigations, root cause analysis, as well as development of corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans for deviations and/or observations of non-compliance.
Maintain awareness of changes within the industry and regulatory environment to ensure Clinical Operations alignment
Determine, develop, execute Effectiveness Checks for applicable CAPAs
Coordination of Clinical Operations internal process audit activities
Lead activities pertaining Clinical Operation internal deviations
Create and deploy procedure to conduct compliance checks for designated processes
Qualifications
BA or BS and 10+ years’ experience in compliance in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
Excellent working knowledge of of Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA), and other applicable national regulations, International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidelines and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) governing the conduct of clinical studies
Direct experience at the Sponsor level with front and back room inspection operations.
Ability to build strong relationships to foster a collaborative approach to proactive compliance activities.
Key stakeholders include clinical systems, TMF, RBQM, Vendor quality/oversight, thus direct experience with those areas preferred
Strong verbal, written, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to analyze complex situations, develop multiple options/solutions within regulatory guidance.
The salary range for this position is: $191,335.00 - $247,610.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.
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https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
- Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
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