Job Description
AstraZeneca is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, delivering innovative medicines for diseases that pose major challenges to modern healthcare. Our strength comes from the diversity of our people—their experiences, passion, and potential—fueling meaningful progress every day. We act with shared values and the highest ethical standards, combining science, responsibility, and ambition.
If you want to make a real impact for patients and grow in an environment that values diversity and collaboration, join us as Regional Clinical Quality Associate Director, Late Development Oncology.
As a priority, the R-CQADisthe first point of contactonquality and compliance mattersfor theLDO-non footprint(NFM)FSP(functional service provider)associatedOncology Site Management and Monitoring (SMM) functionswithin AstraZeneca andthe FSP providingCROaccordinglyTheyare responsible fordeveloping,trackingandanalyzingquality metricsatregion andcountrylevel, for allNFM-countries in their assigned regionThey providedirection and advice onhow to apply GCPprinciplestoNFM/FSP-SMM Oncologypersonnelso that their work can beconducted whilemeetinghigh quality standards
TheR-CQADinvestigatesandconsults local specialistsonapplicableNFM-countryregulatory guidanceandutilizesexpert knowledgeonAZglobalstandardsandSOPstoprovidecompliance advice toassociated NFM/FSP staff
The R-CQAD proactivelycontacts and stays in exchange with theR-DSMM,FSP-CRODLM and NFM associated country level study teamsin order todetect andanticipatequality and compliance risks andactual deviations.
Main Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities of an R-CQAD include:
- Support the execution of the LDO Clinical Operations Quality Framework as the first point of contact on quality and compliance matters to the NFM-SMM Oncology Country teams for high-quality clinical trial delivery.
- Drive strategic focus on quality for the Oncology portfolio, in collaboration with other AZ compliance-supporting functions. Responsible for drafting aregional country quality plan and managing the finalized/approved annual regional quality control plan.
- Ensure adherence to GCPs and LDO Clinical Operations objectives, including managing and maintaining country-specific procedures and guidelines as needed.
- Assess and support mitigation of training gaps of local NFM SMM teams as part of quality oversight activities. Provide onboarding training on quality and compliance topics for local SMM teams. Together with the R-DSMM: Coordinates and supports periodic regional exchange forums and ad hoc training, for NFM local teams to highlight procedural changes, respond to questions and to address any identified gaps in quality compliance. Share global process updates impacting local SMM team quality compliance in a timely manner.
- Facilitate the resolution of compliance issues and promote the adoption and sharing of best practices and learning within NFM SMM Oncology countries within the assigned region. This includes supporting investigations and approving reported quality events and corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) in Veeva Quality Vault (VQV), if applicable.
- Play a significant role in fostering an engaging quality culture in SMM Oncology. Develop and implement compliance improvement recommendations, initiatives, and plans. Offer country-level consultation for NFM SMM Oncology and/or LDO Clinical Operations during RIST, inspections, and audits. Potentially serve as an audit coordinator for AZ internal audits (site and project) and contribute as a subject matter expert (SME) for AZ SMM quality processes (both global and local) during sponsor and investigator site inspections. As consulted by NFM country teams, act as a key member throughout the entire site and sponsor inspection process, including provision of consultation and mandatory green light approval for inspection responses.
- Proactively identifies and investigates quality risks from analysis and interpretation of quality metrics including quality issue trending at the NFM regional/ local country level, aiming to improve investigative performance and proactive issues management.
- Participates in NFM leadership team meetings between NFM DSMM and DLM. Support the facilitation and delivery of quality review meetings with SMM Oncology leadership or other stakeholders. Contribute to identifying, calibrating, and tracking compliance risks, escalating as required, and defining or supporting risk mitigation activities. Facilitate region/ country quality risk registers and manage the risk management plan with the country SMM leadership.
- Collaborate actively with the respective DQM, other quality functions, and stakeholders in the LDO Clinical Operations Quality Network to seek sustainable issue resolutions.
- Assess the need to conduct quality site visits in accordance with the country quality plan with previous approval by their line manager. Perform quality site visits as part of annual country quality control plan activities, if applicable, based on risks identified at the site level.
- Continually seek opportunities for improvement and feedback from SMM Oncology leadership and LDO Clinical Operations personnel, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and cross learning (e.g., learnings from audits and inspections).
Education, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in life sciences or an equivalent related discipline.
- In-depth knowledge and broad experience within the pharmaceutical (biopharma) industry in a GxP regulated environment.
- Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to effectively network cross functionally and globally.
- Critical thinking, influencing and communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate, network and interact widely and effectively at all levels.
- Strong risk-based decision-making skills.
- Excellent understanding of the drug development process and related GXP activities
- Excellent understanding of the skills and knowledge required for the successful delivery of a clinical study, e.g., ICH-GCP, study management.
- Excellent knowledge of international regulations and guidelines, as well as AZ Procedural Framework
- Good analytical, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution skills. Ability to multi-task.
- Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, performance targets and project initiatives in a global environment.
- Ability to collaborate proactively, deal with ambiguity, ability to build strong customer relationships and strategic working partnerships to operate across multiple domains enabling process and system harmonization and standardization.
Desirable Skills:
- Advanced degree in life sciences or an equivalent related discipline.
- Experience working with global and remote cross functional teams.
- Ability to work in an environment of remote collaborators.
- Expert reputation within the business and industry.
- Good cultural awareness.
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Date Posted
10-cze-2026
Closing Date
11-lip-2026
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
