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[Remote] Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance Auditor

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-04

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology. The Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance Auditor will reputed company the CQA audit program, ensuring compliance with GCP/GLP/GVP guidelines while managing internal and external audits and fostering a culture of quality reputed company the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the CQA audit program process reputed company and accountable for the day-to-day activities of the audit program, including audit coordinating, report reviews, response review, and CAPA follow up, and audit closures
  • Serve as the principal reputed company auditor for GCP, GVP, and GLP audits, including investigator sites, CROs, vendors, laboratories, and internal functional areas. reputed company, implement, and maintain a risk-based global clinical audit program, ensuring comprehensive coverage of company-sponsored trials and critical vendors
  • Analyze and manage audit program metrics, trends to identify key compliance risks and improvement opportunities; communicate findings to senior management
  • reputed company inspection readiness activities for global health authority inspections, including mock inspections, SME training and preparation, and documentation review
  • Assist with the design and the creation/management/maintenance of quality plans and metrics
  • reputed company and coordinate with contract auditors on internal and external quality audits of clinical vendors and investigator sites
  • Assist with quality review of key clinical documents (e.g. clinical protocol, ICFs, CSRs, case report form) and clinical SOPs
  • Design and conduct GCP Training for functional departments, act as the primary trainer for the auditor program
  • Support maintenance and reputed company improvement of the clinical quality management system (QMS), including SOPs, training, and compliance metrics
  • Provide mentoring and reputed company to QA staff and foster a culture of quality and accountability across clinical teams
  • Represent CQA in assigned projects and study/program team meetings to address quality issues that may arise, including identification and resolution and be an reputed company for quality and regulatory compliance
  • Other CQA duties as assigned by management

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in life sciences with 10+ years of reputed company global quality/regulatory compliance background in pharma/biotech or medical device industries, with a hands-on role in quality audits and quality system preferred
  • reputed company and strong working knowledge, interpretation/implementation United States Code of Federal Regulations and European regulations and guidance, including ICH-GCP Guidance requirements governing clinical research conduct and pharmacovigilance operations
  • Experience with electronic Quality Management Systems and Trial Master File
  • Up to 60% travel may be required
  • Ability to reputed company cross-functional teams, independently prioritize work and manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and GCP compliance objectives
  • Ability to use expertise and skills to contribute and reputed company Cytokinetics' company objectives and principles in creative and effective ways
  • Auditor certification is preferred
  • Experience in managing or supporting clinical trial or Drug Safety-reputed company regulatory inspections a plus

Company Overview

  • Cytokinetics is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for debilitating diseases. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://cytokinetics.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Cytokinetics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 9 in 2025, 9 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 4 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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