Clinical Quality Operations Manager, Oncology

at Merck in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Description

Our Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance team push the boundaries of global healthcare through research and innovation. Through clinical trials and surveillance, we ensure the safety and efficacy of our existing and pipeline products to produce safe, effective, innovative medicine.

Overarching Tasks:

It is business critical that our Company receives consistent, accurate, high-quality data from clinical trials conducted worldwide. In partnership with the Clinical Quality Operations Lead ( CQOL and Head of CQO , the CQOM is accountable for the execution of operational quality activities within the assigned therapeutic area. This includes operational quality management and inspection management activities.

The CQOM will oversee headquarters clinical quality operations and support clinical trial teams within the assigned therapeutic area, to proactively embed quality into our Companys sponsored trials, ensure adequate vendor oversight and address any quality issues as needed.

The incumbent will be accountable for the development of quality plans to implement `quality by design` within clinical development programs, using a risk-based approach.

The incumbent will be accountable for the overall strategy for maintaining ongoing inspection readiness as well as preparing for, management and follow up of regulatory inspections.

Operational Quality Management:

+ The Clinical Quality Operations Manager is accountable for overseeing the strategic implementation of `quality by design` principles in assigned clinical trials.

+ The CQOM will develop Risk Assessment and Categorization Tools and Quality Plans in partnership with the CTT .

+ The CQOMs within a specific therapy area will collectively and periodically (e.g. quarterly) perform a TA-level review of quality plans and risk mitigation approaches in order to identify any emerging signals or trends and provide relevant feedback to the CQOL and Head of CQO as appropriate.

+ The CQOM will facilitate and oversee the responses to audit and inspection observations as appropriate. In addition, the CQOM will work with peers to analyze data across therapy areas in order to identify signals and trends and will then develop and implement appropriate process improvement strategies.

+ In partnership with the CQOL , the CQOM will develop skillsets in order to be able to recognize and appropriately respond to new and emerging risks through the use of technology. In particular this will