Role Summary
Senior Manager, GCP Clinical Quality. Partner with Clinical Development/Operations, Pharmacovigilance and Safety to ensure GCP/GVP compliance, identify risks and opportunities for process improvement, review study documents, and support audits. Hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA or Cambridge, MA with 2 onsite days per week and up to 25% travel.
Responsibilities
- Perform internal and external audits to ensure compliance with GCP/GVP regulations and guidelines
- Provide GCP/GVP auditing activities, including audit preparation, execution, report preparation, and CAPA follow-up; communicate audit results to internal stakeholders
- Support regulatory authority inspections and assist with GxP inspection readiness activities
- Oversee quality aspects of clinical study start-up, execution, and close-out; provide leadership and direction to staff in line with GCP/GVP
- Assist in preparation for health authority inspections, suppliers and/or clinical sites
- Oversee clinical compliance and quality within cross-functional study teams
- Improve/refine Olema’s risk-based GCP compliance approach globally
- Support Quality Management System (QMS) activities: QA review/approval of deviations, CAPAs, and change controls
- Draft, review, and approve policies, procedures and work instructions
Qualifications
- Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree in scientific discipline
- Strong understanding of clinical trials and pharmacovigilance reporting
- Strong understanding of FDA, EMA, and ICH health compliance requirements
- Understanding of industry quality management tools and quality systems (e.g., QMS, eTMF, EMRs, EDC)
- Experience:
- 8+ years in Quality Assurance or related role in pharma/biotech
- Experience leading/conducting internal and external QA audits with risk-based plans
- Ability to build positive relationships with internal staff and external vendors
- Experience supporting regulatory agency inspections
- Experience writing/reviewing SOPs
- Experience using QMS (Veeva preferred)
- Knowledge of GCP, GVP; GLP experience preferred
- Attributes:
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
- Analytical problem-solver with adaptability
- Strong planning, organization, and time management; multi-project prioritization
- Hands-on, strong individual contributor
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline