Senior GCP Quality & Compliance Auditor

Alimentiv; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quality & Compliance Auditor to ensure adherence to regulatory standards in clinical research. This role involves leading audits, developing strategic plans, and providing expert consultation on GxP requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality auditing, strong leadership skills, and a deep understanding of compliance issues. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will enhance quality standards and mitigate risks, all while working in a flexible, remote environment that promotes continuous improvement and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of experience in quality auditing within a CRO or pharmaceutical setting.
• Strong understanding of compliance and risk management in clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive audits to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Develop and implement risk-based audit plans to identify compliance areas.

Skills

Quality Auditing

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Honor's Bachelor

Tools

ISO Standards

GxP Guidelines

Job description

As a technical expert in quality and compliance, the Senior Quality & Compliance Auditor plays a critical role in ensuring adherence to company policies, study protocols, GxP guidelines, and global regulatory requirements governing clinical research activities. This position requires a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and risk-based auditing methodologies to drive compliance, enhance quality standards, and mitigate organizational risks.

Audit Planning, Execution, and Management Responsibilities

• Lead and execute comprehensive quality and compliance audits in accordance with regulations and standards governing clinical research (including internal audit, vendor audit and site audit) to assess adherence to regulatory standards and company policies.
• Develop and implement strategic, risk-based audit plans to proactively identify areas of concern and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide expert consultation on GxP requirements and quality assurance strategies, guiding both internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and conduct clinical sites audit in collaboration with project management teams, ensuring efficient and effective audit execution.
• Lead audit facilitation efforts with external auditors and regulatory authorities, ensuring thorough preparation and representation of Alimentiv.
• Analyze and interpret audit findings to author or direct the preparation of detailed audit reports, identifying risks, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Oversee and review corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) plans, ensuring timely implementation and effectiveness in addressing non-compliance issues.
• Perform trend analysis on audit findings, providing data-driven insights to support continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop and lead Alimentiv’s auditor training program for Corporate Quality, ISO auditors and other Alimentiv staff by providing guidance on audit techniques, risk assessment and system approach.
• Organize and conduct mock inspections to prepare teams for external regulatory audits and identify potential compliance risks before formal inspections.
• Review and approve audit reports prepared by junior auditors, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and regulatory alignment.
• Stay abreast of evolving regulations and best practices related to clinical research activities to ensure the company's audit strategies remain current and effective.
• All employees are expected to complete training on time and maintain a minimum level of 90% training compliance at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At minimum, qualified candidates will have:

Requirements:

• Education: Honor's Bachelor (minimum)
• Experience: 7-9 Years in Quality auditing function in a contract research organization (CRO), pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or related organization.
• Understanding compliance and risk management issues relating to clinical research, and strong understanding of research ethics and privacy.
• Previous experience leading a team is required.

Strongly Preferred:

• Certified Auditor (ASQ, ISO, or equivalent).
• Expertise in regulations and standards governing clinical research including ICH GCP, ISO 19011, EMA Guideline on Computerized Systems and Data Integrity in Clinical Trials, etc.
• Advanced technical knowledge in global regulations and industry standards as they apply to clinical research, medical devices and pharmaceuticals and in the conduct of clinical study operations.
• Knowledgeable of medical imaging and clinical research industry regulations and standards.
• Experience working and collaborating in a cross-functional global team environment.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required to draft and author written documents/reports/presentations.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills including effective listening, facilitating group discussions, influencing without authority and providing appropriate feedback.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and manage workload independently.
• Adaptable to changing environments, able to think quickly, able to deal with ambiguity and learn new tasks applying routine knowledge.
• Superior analytical skills focusing on identifying potential compliance issues, investigating root causes, brainstorming and identifying alternatives and assessing the effectiveness of actions.
• Proven skills in interpreting, synthesizing, inferring, evaluating and extracting pertinent data to identify areas of risk, trends and aggregated issues.

Salary: $95,500 - $159,000 a year + bonus

Work location and conditions: Home-based, Remote, regular office-hours.