Senior Manager, Clinical Quality Assurance

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About the role

  • Senior Manager driving clinical quality assurance across AbbVie’s global clinical research affiliates. Ensuring regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, audits, and quality-system excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Support assigned countries and region through implementation and execution of proactive quality management activities
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with RDQA functions supporting clinical research in designated Affiliates
  • Establish relationships with clinical development leaders and staff to advance the AbbVie Quality System and achieve first-pass health-authority approval
  • Oversee quality and compliance in a regulated environment under AbbVie policies, procedures, and country/regional standards
  • Lead or collaborate on risk identification and mitigation/control strategies for clinical research and clinical trials
  • Review quality and compliance data to support continuous improvement and establish quality measures
  • Drive quality strategy across designated countries and region with RDQA AREA personnel
  • Manage fit-for-purpose governance and oversight aligned with the One AbbVie Quality System
  • Identify trends, root causes, and risks affecting clinical research
  • Maintain regulatory preparedness and support Affiliates R&D Management on Quality System health
  • Maintain awareness of applicable regulations and develop quality standards for assigned countries and region
  • Support supplier visits, audits, and vendor qualifications
  • Develop inspection strategy and provide inspection-readiness support for local and regional Health Authority inspections
  • Provide oversight, support, and follow-up for inspection reports and participate in inspections as needed
  • Determine need for country/process assessments and audits; conduct audits as required
  • Communicate audit results orally and in writing
  • Review and approve corrective action plans and audit responses
  • Support robust audit and inspection responses through coaching and education
  • Mentor AREA Managers, AREA Associates, or line management as an additional lead responsibility

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Biology, Nursing, Pharmacy, or another medical science, combined with equivalent technical experience
  • 8+ years of biopharmaceutical/medical device industry experience in quality assurance, compliance, regulatory affairs, clinical research, and/or related development functions
  • At least 3 years in leadership positions involving people and/or initiatives/projects
  • Strong understanding of local and global regulatory and legal requirements and regulatory agency perspectives
  • Ability to apply strategic risk focus amid evolving global regulations and expectations
  • Agile response to unplanned events and changing regulatory requirements and expectations
  • Thorough knowledge of quality systems, auditing standards, and quality management
  • Strong analytical, organizational, written, oral communication, presentation, negotiation, influencing, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work effectively with business partners at all levels
  • Ability to foster cross-functional collaboration and build global and local relationships
  • Fluent in additional languages desirable but not required
  • Ability to travel as needed in the AREA, up to 35%

Benefits

  • Remote work available
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Reasonable accommodation for US and Puerto Rico applicants
  • Opportunity to work on innovative medicines and solutions addressing serious health issues
  • Professional mentoring responsibilities and leadership development through mentoring

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$134,000 - CA$184,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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