Senior Manager, Clinical Program Quality and Excellence (Oncology)

Takeda; Agawam (MA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking an experienced quality assurance professional to provide oversight of global clinical research programs within R&D and related units, ensuring inspection readiness and risk-based audit strategy. You will lead pre-approval inspections and coordinate responses to ensure compliance in sponsor and investigator sites.

The role requires extensive GCP knowledge, strong auditing and investigative skills, and ability to communicate findings and corrective actions across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• BS/BA required; Advanced Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related health care industry.
• Minimum 5 years of GCP-related Quality Assurance or relevant clinical trial experience.
• Extensive knowledge of ICH GCP R2 and applicable global regulations and guidance for clinical development.
• Advanced knowledge in the conduct and reporting of audits and the translation of findings into corrective actions plans that mitigate risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert GCP compliance interpretation, consultation, training, and recommendations to assigned program teams and leadership.
• Develop and implement program-specific risk-based audit and compliance strategy and manage audits of sites, clinical trial delivery, documents, databases, vendors or internal systems in compliance with GCP and Takeda policies and procedures.
• Assess impact of audit findings and identified compliance risks to subject safety, data integrity, and business operations; escalate risks to CPMQ management.
• Ensure audit reports and corrective actions are developed and completed within timelines.
• Facilitate investigations into significant quality issues and oversee root cause analysis and corrective actions; report to regulatory authorities when needed.
• Assist with management of GCP health authority inspections and support preparation and responses.
• Collaborate with Quality Compliance and Systems to identify and mitigate GCP quality issues across compounds/sites.
• Analyze, report, and present metrics for assigned programs to development teams and CPMQ management.
• Escalate systemic problems and propose solutions to senior management.
• Perform additional GCP related activities as requested by CPMQ management.

Skills

GCP Quality Assurance

Auditing & Investigations

ICH GCP R2 knowledge

Project management

Technical writing

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Quality improvement

Education

BS/BA

Advanced Degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

OBJECTIVE:

• Provides quality assurance oversight of the global clinical research programs in Research and Development (R&D), Plasma Derived Therapy (PDT), Vaccines Business Unit (VBU), Oncology Business Unit (OBU)and Global Medical Marketed Products Development (MPD) with the overall goal of inspection readiness.
• Serves as a Strategic Quality Thought Partner to Clinical Program Teams and other key stakeholders in the delivery of the clinical research programs, providing professional clinical research quality expertise and risk-based advice.
• With the guidance of Head of Clinical Program Quality, TAU, defines and implements a risk-based program audit strategy, ensuring communication of significant quality and compliance risks to key stakeholders and Management and appropriate and timely investigations and mitigations are in place.
• Leads the clinical pre-approval inspection (PAI) readiness programs, the management of the inspection and the response and follow-up activities. Ensures that any inspection risks are well-communicated and mitigated. These inspections include both sponsor and investigator sites.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide expertise in GCP compliance interpretation, consultation, training, and recommendations to assigned program teams and leadership
• Develop and implement program-specific risk-based audit and compliance strategy and manage audits of sites, clinical trial delivery, documents, databases, vendors or internal systems in compliance with GCP and Takeda policies and procedures. Audits require advanced auditing skills and may involve technically complex assignments.
• Assess impact of audit findings and other identified compliance risks to subject safety, data integrity, and business operations and upscale compliance risks to C PMQ management.
• Ensure audit reports and corrective actions are developed and completed within timelines mandated in internal procedures
• Facilitate investigations into significant quality issues, scientific misconduct and serious breach of GCP; facilitate identification of root cause and development of appropriate corrective and preventive actions; track actions and confirm effectiveness; ensure reporting of potential or confirmed violations to regulatory authorities.
• Assist with management of GCP health authority inspections; lead clinical development teams in preparation for announced inspections and provide GCP compliance technical support during inspections of investigator sites and Takeda. Facilitate appropriate and timely inspection responses and follow-up actions.
• Collaborate with Quality Compliance and Systems team to identify and mitigate GCP quality and compliance issues with potential impact across multiple compounds, Takeda sites, or functional groups.
• Analyse, report, and present metrics for assigned programs to development teams and C PMQ management; recommend any required actions and monitor implementation.
• Escalate systemic and/or critical problems and recommend appropriate solutions to senior management for immediate and long-term resolution
• Perform additional GCP related activities upon request by CPMQ management

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• BS/BA required; Advanced Degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related health care industry.
• Minimum 5 years of GCP-related Quality Assurance or relevant clinical trial experience.
• Extensive knowledge and/or awareness of ICH GCP R2 and applicable global regulations and guidance for clinical development.
• Advanced knowledge in the conduct and reporting of audits and the translation of findings into corrective actions plans that mitigate risks to the company, to safety and data integrity.
• Collaborative team player with a positive attitude and ability to think and act quickly to identify creative solutions to complex problems.
• Effective technical writing skills; able to write quality positions, audit reports, and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to negotiate and influence without authority in a matrix environment.
• Strong judgment, project management and decision-making skills; able to manage multiple projects and demanding timelines.
• Superior attention to detail and ability to analyse complex data.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• GCP Quality Assurance registration/certification preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Routine demands of an office-based environment

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness to travel to various meetings and/or audits, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.
• Requires approximately 30% travel.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location: USA - MA - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range: $137,000.00 - $215,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

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Locations

USA - MA - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

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