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Remote From:

United Kingdom , Africa

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

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Non-Verbal Communication
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Multitasking
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Detail Oriented
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Problem Solving

Parexel

Pharmaceuticals

About Parexel

Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.

Company type: XLarge

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Founded: 2018

Company size: 10001

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Job description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Parexel is currently registering interest for a Clinical Compliance Manager to join us in either the UK or South Africa, dedicated to a single sponsor.

This role will be provide GCP compliance support to therapeutic area and clinical study teams under the direction of the Sr. Manager or the Associate Director, Clinical Compliance. The key activity of the role is providing expertise and guidance regarding regulatory requirements, GCP guidelines, and sponsor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the conduct of clinical studies.

The position will utilise a risk-based strategy to prioritize compliance support for clinical activities, identify and escalate compliance issues, enable decision-making, and support the development and execution of effective and comprehensive action plans to address quality and compliance risks. The Clinical Compliance Manager serves as an important conduit to the broader organization to ensure a culture of quality and compliance.

Working as a Manager, Clinical Compliance at Parexel FSP offers tremendous long-term job security and prospects. We undertake vital clinical studies for sponsors including the leading global biotechs and Pharma top 50. And we have an incredible pipeline of work.

Expect exciting professional challenges in inspiring studies, but with time for your outside life.

Responsibilities

Provide quality leadership and direction to sponsor R&D stakeholders on GCP-related activities/issues and act as GCP expert/consultant for R&D colleagues.
Act as a Clinical Compliance member of clinical study teams for relevant Therapeutic Areas.
Develop strong relationships with R&D personnel across functions and teams providing coaching and compliance guidance as needed.
Collaborate with stakeholders in conducting ongoing risk assessment of clinical trial activity to identify priority studies, compliance metrics for tracking, high-risk vendors, and key compliance activities (i.e., protocol review, vendor evaluations, inspection readiness).
Identify and escalate significant quality and compliance issues to the Head of Clinical Quality & Compliance and relevant leadership, including the assessment of serious breaches.
Participate as a member of Contract Research Organization (CRO)/Vendor governance teams for assigned Therapeutic Areas/Studies.
Establish a relationship with CRO Quality Team members for the ongoing review of quality and compliance issues.
Participate in vendor evaluations as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) as needed.
Support clinical teams/functions in drafting responses and CAPAs to internal and external audit findings.
Provide support and guidance for sponsor Quality Management System activities including self-reporting deviations, root cause analysis, and CAPA plan development and evaluation.
Identify and anticipate trends in quality issues and collaborate with functional management to ensure risk-managed solutions are implemented in a timely fashion.
Maintain a high level of expertise in international GCP regulations and internal Policies and Procedures that may impact drug development.
Provide support and guidance during and following internal audits and external regulatory inspections (as required).
Provide expertise and consultative guidance on business initiatives involving systems, processes, procedures, regulations, and tools intended for use in clinical trial conduct and/or regulated drug development activities.
Lead / manage inspection readiness activities and ensure project teams are trained and prepared for regulatory inspections.

Here are a few requirements specific to this advertised role.

Bachelor’s degree is required, life science or related discipline preferred.
Minimum of 5 years in academic, pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience, with 3+ years in a clinical compliance, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance role.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of drug development and the clinical trial process.
In-depth knowledge of current regulatory and ICH GCP requirements and experience with international regulations, guidelines and standards is required. Working knowledge of CAPA management, risk management, regulatory inspections and GLP requirements is a plus.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills with the ability to influence others and gain commitment.
Ability to work in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced culture.
Must be disciplined, detail-oriented, and able to multitask and work efficiently and independently.
Ability to collaborate and partner with various internal business partners.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Highly developed problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve difficult conflicts.

We care about our people and your passion, as they are the key to our success, and provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long-term careers. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop within your role and tackle further responsibilities or develop your skill set within other related departments of Parexel.

Who are Parexel

Parexel supports clinical studies across the full range of therapeutic areas, and we have longstanding partnerships with a vast client base.

We supported the trials of most of today’s top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.

You’ll be an influential member of the wider team.

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