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Associate Director, Clinical QA

Employer
Omeros Corporation
Location
Seattle
Start date
Feb 4, 2021

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Discipline
Clinical, Clinical Research, Quality, Quality Assurance
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
BioForest

Job Details

Omeros is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical QA to provide quality and compliance oversight and perform a wide variety of clinical activities ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Good things are happening at Omeros!

Come be a part of our Clinical QA Team!

Who is Omeros?

Omeros is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing small-molecule and protein therapeutics for large-market and orphan indications targeting inflammation, complement-mediated diseases, disorders of the central nervous system and immune-related diseases, including cancers. In addition to its commercial product OMIDRIA (phenylephrine and ketorolac intraocular solution) 1%/0.3%, Omeros has multiple phase 3 and phase 2 clinical-stage development programs focused on complement-mediated disorders and substance abuse. Omeros also has a diverse group of preclinical programs including GPR174, a novel target in immuno-oncology that modulates a new cancer immunity axis recently discovered by Omeros. Small-molecule inhibitors of GPR174 are part of Omeros' proprietary G proteincoupled receptor (GPCR) platform through which it controls 54 new GPCR drug targets and their corresponding compounds. The company also exclusively possesses a novel antibody-generating platform.

What are your job responsibilities?

In this role you will provide support and proactive strategic planning for QA oversight of clinical development activities. You will be responsible for domestic and international clinical and vendor audits and will work with internal stakeholders, participate cross functionally, and use your creative problem-solving skills on complex compliance issues. You'll conduct audits, facilitate and support regulatory authority GCP inspections, both at clinical sites and at Omeros. Additionally, you'll develop and/or review CQA SOPs and associated documents.

Your role will include:

  • Participating in the evaluation and qualification of CRO's and other service providers
  • Conducting external and internal audits to assess compliance with GCP requirements, investigational plans and company standards for clinical trial-related activities
  • Communicating audit findings to audit stakeholders ensuring understanding as well as collaborating with auditees to ensure appropriate implementation of Corrective and Preventive Action Plans (CAPAs), addressing root causes
  • Tracking, reviewing, approving, and assessing the adequacy of CAPAs
  • Maintaining databases for audit observations and CAPAs
  • Sharing responsibility with the team for the development of training materials and conducting training
  • Assisting with the preparation, coordination, and management of regulatory agency inspections
  • Reviewing and updating CQA SOPs, identifying the need for new CQA SOPs, and developing new CQA SOPs, as needed
What experience and education do you need?

You'll need a Bachelor's degree in a life science or a related field with 8+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience in GCP/clinical quality assurance with a minimum of 5 years of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) auditing experience. Global Clinical QA experience is desired.

What skills does our ideal candidate have?

As our ideal candidate, your areas of expertise include Phase 1 - Phase 4 clinical trials, clinical investigator site audits, vendor audits, and ICH/GCP knowledge. In addition, you'll possess:
  • An in-depth knowledge and clear understanding of GCP regulations and industry standards
  • Excellent organizational, planning and prioritizing skills
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Effective cross-functional and intra-functional collaboration skills
  • Demonstrated success in building and maintaining relationships as well as influencing internal and external colleagues and collaborators
  • The ability to present in a professional manner and write routine reports and correspondence
  • Strong computer skills in applications used in general office settings such as word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, data base management, and internet search engine applications
  • Strong decision-making, situation analysis, and creative problem-solving skills
  • A proven attention to detail and an orientation for meticulous work
  • This role requires 20% to 30% travel, both domestic and international
If you have the skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for and would like to join a growing and exciting organization where you will have the opportunity to play an integral role, we'd love to hear from you!

Omeros is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state, or local statutes.

It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation to anyone with a disability who needs assistance completing the job application process. If you need assistance, you can either send an e-mail to hr@omeros.com or contact Omeros, asking for Human Resources, at (206) 676-5000.

Company

At Omeros, we are proud of our innovative and cutting-edge science. Our world-class team has achieved scientific advances that no other group has been able to accomplish, delivering wholly new classes of therapeutics to benefit patients. We let science lead the way.

From our foundation of groundbreaking science, we continue to build and advance a deep and diverse pipeline of small-molecule and protein therapeutics. We are not interested in developing “me-too” products; instead, we are focused on tackling challenging diseases and disorders with significant unmet medical needs. The result is an exciting pipeline of first-in-class drugs with new mechanisms of action that target previously untapped receptors and enzymes.

The Omeros team is exceptionally talented, passionate, collaborative and diverse. We hire smart, creative and hard-working people who want to play a meaningful part in building a preeminent biopharmaceutical company. We come from all corners of the globe, bringing unique abilities and experiences together to provide hope to patients and their families.

Company info
Website
Phone
206.676.5000
Location
201 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle
Washington
98119
US

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