GCP Compliance and Process Lead

Employment Type: Full-time Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions: Office Location Type: [Information not provided] Salary: [Information not provided]

Position Overview

As the GCP Compliance and Process Lead at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will play a pivotal role in driving world-class quality and compliance strategies. This is an exceptionally outstanding opportunity to influence and improve our healthcare operations, ensuring flawless execution of regulatory standards. Your expertise will be crucial in determining and successfully implementing advanced quality assurance processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and implement quality and compliance strategies across the organization, promoting advanced regulatory compliance standards.
• Facilitate and manage cross-functional teams' GCP inspection readiness activities throughout the study lifecycle.
• Lead internal activities to ensure compliance with quality assurance processes, standards, and global regulatory guidelines.
• Embed real-time inspection readiness strategies into daily operations, collaborating with study teams.
• Provide just-in-time mentorship on key operating model processes and required documentation, prioritizing real-time inspection readiness.
• Manage and guide teams on inspection readiness planning, developing and maintaining readiness plans and tools.
• Facilitate the development of key inspection deliverables, including functional presentations and study team preparation for audits.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables for global studies by guiding adherence to operational processes and documentation.
• Champion proactive prioritization of inspection readiness, focusing on GCP process excellence.
• Engage with subject matter experts in inspection readiness activities and study-level risk assessments.
• Coordinate and manage TMF performance and processes, ensuring compliance and inspection readiness.
• Lead and participate in meetings for assigned projects, ensuring effective communication and addressing customer concerns.
• Maintain project management documentation, including plans, timelines, and progress reports.
• Coordinate activities to enable study team readiness for internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Manage functional teams during inspections, collaborate with SMEs, and ensure timely follow-up.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of clinical trial processes related to sponsor and CRO activities, including but not limited to sponsor oversight, issue management, site management, and clinical monitoring.
• Minimum of 4+ years clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology field.
• Solid knowledge of drug development, clinical trial management, and/or GCP compliance processes.
• Proven awareness of sponsor oversight requirements and regulations.
• Experience with CROs and outsourced clinical trial activities; sponsor experience preferred.
• Experience in problem-solving, negotiations, and collaborative team building with non-direct reports and other stakeholders is required.
• Solid knowledge of regulatory requirements governing clinical trials, industry best practices, and related standard and documentation requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Must be able to efficiently utilize computer software programs such as Microsoft Office for general use, project management, and presentations.
• Valid driver's license and ability to qualify for and maintain a corporate credit card with sufficient credit line for business travel.
• Domestic/international travel (5-20%) may be required.
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Inclusion and Collaboration

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we value diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our inclusive culture fosters collaboration and innovation, empowering each team member to contribute to our mission of advancing science and healthcare.