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The 'R&D Quality Assurance Audit team' provides excellence in auditing, quality management, quality risk assessment, and enhancement of the R&D quality mindset for the benefit of our patients across the R&D operations at AstraZeneca.
As 'Associate Director, QA' based in either Gothenburg, Sweden or Barcelona, Spain you will be responsible for performing global audits within a variety of audit programs: Digital, PV, GCP, and vendor.
For this current opportunity, we are seeking an individual with prior experience in auditing within either Good Clinical Practice or Pharmacovigilance processes/systems. Experience within auditing digital and data solutions, with a sound understanding of how data is now collected and utilized in various e-technologies is also essential.
The successful person will be responsible for:
Audits: Plans, leads, conducts, and reports audits in assigned GxP areas, and types e.g. investigator site audit, system or process audits, and vendor audits.Participate in and may lead directed (For Cause) audits.Works with contract personnel or consultants to prepare, conduct, and report outsourced audits.Supports Due Diligence activities as assigned.Inspection Support: Collaborates with Quality Assurance Lead to manage and prepare for regulatory inspections, including providing pre-inspection training to the organization as needed.Provides QA oversight and/or management of regulatory GxP inspections.CAPA: Assesses need for, and assists in development of CAPA plans, approves and monitors plans to completion. General Accountabilities: Provides responsive and proactive quality and compliance advice to defined customers, effectively influences assigned area by being relevant GxP/quality system expert. Supports quality and compliance risk management for functional area using risk framework standards to define risk and develop mitigation recommendations.
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