Principal Clinical QA Specialist
Work mode : Hybrid
Onsite Location(s) : Arden Hills, MN, US, 55112
About the Role
The Principal Clinical QA Specialist will perform detailed clinical process and vendor audits to assure clinical research activities conform to federal and international regulations and BSC procedures. This is a global role that will audit clinical trials across all clinical divisions at BSC. Additionally, this role will work closely with clinical sourcing, clinical partnership, supplier quality, and software quality.
Your Responsibilities Will Include :
- Plan and conduct scheduled global clinical process and clinical vendor audits across all clinical divisions.
- Plan and conduct audits of specific clinical processes based on risk.
- Perform clinical vendor audits along with various SMEs (e.g., software quality) to comprehensively assess all services provided by a vendor.
- Develop audit reports and distribute to appropriate stakeholders.
- Own and manage related clinical vendor non-conformances.
- Review, understand, and audit clinical related regulations and guidelines (e.g., ISO, FDA medical device regs, GCP, etc.).
- Collaborate with clinical sourcing, supplier quality, and clinical partnership to manage clinical vendors.
- Support the preparation, coordination, and participation of regulatory agency inspections of BSC offices for clinical.
- Participate and support Clinical Quality Assurance Community of Practice quality improvement projects.
Required Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in Science, Health, or relevant field of expertise.Minimum of 10 years of work experience in the medical device / pharmaceutical / similar regulated industry.Auditing experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry in an area regulated by GCP regulations and guidelines or equivalent relevant experience.Lead auditor certified in ISO 13485.High degree of integrity, professionalism, and ability to establish credibility.Ability to travel.Preferred Qualifications :
Working knowledge of US and International regulations and standards applicable to BSC.Working knowledge of ISO 14155, GCP, Real World Data Vendors, and Digital Health Technologies.Additional quality certifications from ASQ, SOCRA, RQAP-GCP, etc.Experience working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders.