Director, GCP Compliance, Americas

Director, GCP Compliance, Americas

Apply locations Canada Remote time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R26254

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235) is a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines to improve treatment outcomes and access for patients worldwide. With a broad portfolio of more than 40 clinical candidates, we are expediting development of our diverse pipeline of novel therapeutics through our own capabilities and collaborations. We are committed to radically improving access to medicines for two billion more people by 2030. BeiGene has a growing global team of over 10,000 colleagues across five continents. For more information, please visit www.beigene.com.

General Description:

The Director, GCP Compliance, Americas provides quality guidance, expertise and leadership to the regional Clinical Operations Americas GCP compliance team. The Director GCP Compliance collaborates effectively with stakeholders within the region Americas as well as with global stakeholders including the Global Clinical Operations Compliance Lead / Global Clinical Operations Excellence Head to ensure compliance-related needs of the business are met. Establishes measures to reduce compliance risks and enhance successful clinical trial conduct in the region.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Provides team leadership, including guidance, oversight and GCP expertise.
• Fosters a collaborative working relationship with key stakeholders (e.g. regional study team members, global clinical operations compliance team members) to enable timely identification of potential problems, to ensure proper root cause assessments and corrective and preventative actions are in place.
• Supports regional compliance team through guidance in drafting responses and corrective and preventative action plans to internal/external audits and external inspections as required.
• Identifies potential compliance matters and drives development and implementation of methods for improvement and resolution.
• Identifies trends in quality events for the region and shares these with the global compliance team as required.
• Provides expertise and guidance on initiatives involving processes and systems intended for use in clinical trials to ensure compliance with ICH GCP and any local regulations.
• Leads the development of a GCP inspection readiness programme at a regional level in alignment with global inspection readiness activities.
• Stays abreast of new and revised government, industry and company regulations, trends and interpretations by participating in trainings, conferences, workshops and discussion groups as appropriate.
• Liaises with site oversight managers and global/regional study leads to provide input into quality oversight visit planning.

General Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years progressive experience in the biotech/ pharmaceutical sector, with minimum of 6-8 years in GCP-related discipline/quality assurance role.
• Solid leadership and demonstrated experience with strategic planning, prioritizing and management of initiatives and projects.
• Exercises sound judgement and discretion in matters of significance.
• Has excellent working knowledge of ICH/GCP, local regulations, SOPs and Clinical Operations Work Instructions and strong aptitude to learn about evolving regulations.
• Ability to work independently and effectively handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and ability to influence and lead both with and without authority in a matrix organization.

Computer Skills:

• Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint and Outlook.

Other Qualifications:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Travel:

• Up to 10-15%.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the work of direct/indirect reports to ensure on-time, on-target and within budget results.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings and any other staff meetings including mid-year and year-end performance appraisals for direct reports which includes providing constructive feedback. Engages in career development planning for direct reports.

BeiGene Global Competencies:

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.