Senior Manager, Country Development QA [Radiopharmacy and Apheresis/Cryopreservation (RPAC) QA]

<p><b>Band</b></p>Level 5<p><br/> </p><p><b>Job Description Summary</b></p>LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain or London, UK<br/>ROLE TYPE: Hybrid, #LI-Hybrid <br/><br/>The Senior Manager Country Development QA [Radiopharmacy and <span>Aphere-sis/Cryopreservation</span> (RPAC) QA] (RPAC QA) is responsible for representing Country De-velopment Quality (CDQ) Countries in both the execution of trials in the Radioligand Therapy (RLT) and Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) platforms to assure that activities relevant to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GPvP) can be taken up seamlessly within RLT and CGT Clinical Trials. <br/><br/>This role will concentrate specifically on the qualification, oversight and ongoing governance of RPAC providers (vendors and sites) to assure that they execute delegated tasks accord-ing to the regulations and the processes established by the clinical trial protocol as well as service and quality agreements. <br/><br/>The RPAC QA will act as a SPOC (Single Point of Contact) for globally assigned RPAC pro-vider qualification and oversight activities on behalf of CDQ, create processes and execute activities to accomplish the successful qualification and oversight of RPs within the RLT Clinical Trial program in collaboration with allied business functions.<p><br/> </p><p><b>Job Description</b></p><p><span>The RPAC QA is responsible for assuring qualification activities are planned and managed with adequate assurance of quality and compliance as it pertains to the maintenance of the regulatory landscape. Radiopharmacies may include Site (SRP) and Central Radiopharmacies (CRP); Apheresis and Cryopreservation service providers may include global, regional or country level vendors engaged to provide services for Apheresis and/or Cryopreservation to sites conducting those clinical trials (collectively, SP). </span></p><p></p><p><span>The RPAC QA will operate in direct collaboration with global and local RDQ and GCO colleagues (TRD QA, Study Lead, Study-Start-up Teams, CRAs etc), to ensure the scope of activities being brought in is clearly communicated and understood by receiving functions and actions taken adhere to Novartis requirements and relevant Health Authority (HA) regulations and guidance. </span></p><p></p><p><span>The RPAC QA will also be responsible for supporting HA inspections and audits and leading novel projects (e.g. developing quality risk management strategies, planning and management of resources to support qualification and oversight activities &amp; continuous improvement of the process) </span></p><p></p><p><b>Major Accountabilities</b></p><ul><li><p>Service Provider Management: Oversee implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of RPAC service providers (SPs) on a global level and establish/maintain written procedures to ensure GCP, Pharmacovigilance (PV) and good manufacturing practice (GMP) related processes and tasks are compliant with Novartis global requirements and applicable regulations and guidelines.</p></li><li><p>SP Qualification: Responsible for the execution of QA activities required for the <span>qualification/requalification</span> of SPs. Ensure the SP selection, QA agreements and oversight processes are properly followed. Drive qualification and oversight of SPs. Support global stakeholders and local teams with the execution of activities required for the <span>qualification/requalification</span> of SPs.</p></li><li><p>Risk Identification and Management: Identify any risks relevant to the SP qualification and oversight into Novartis and assure that those risks and any mitigation strategies are communicated to internal and external stakeholders. Assure that risk strategies are working as intended and adjust as needed. Plan and coordinate risk-based audits. Collaborate with business partners to ensure that risks are reviewed for root cause, impact, and recurrence and assure that relevant line function owners put in place mitigation plans to address.</p></li><li><p>Audits and Inspections: Support audit and inspection readiness and knowledge transfer to local CDQ associates to assure a successful audit and/or inspection.</p></li><li><p>Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Written Processes: Identify/maintain plans for SP qualification and oversight SOPs and Guidelines; contribute to plans for deploying SOP training as needed to CDQ teams and other relevant stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Training and communication: Accountable for providing input to and/or developing and executing plans to communicate information and facilitate training for CDQ teams and other stakeholders, including SOPs and written processes, timelines, expectations for local teams, product information, and disease area as applicable.</p></li><li><p>Continuous Improvement: Utilize lessons learned from audits, inspections, Key Quality Indicator (KQI) reviews and day-to-day oversight of quality performance to recommend and initiate continuous improvement efforts.</p></l