Description

Syneos Health is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization purpose-built to accelerate customer success. We lead with a product development mindset, seamlessly connecting our capabilities to add high-value insights to speed therapies to patients and provide practical value to help our customers achieve their objectives.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Senior Vice President, Corporate Quality

Syneos Health is seeking an inspiring strategic leader with business acumen and deep expertise in Quality. The new incumbent will partner with the Chief Operating Officer and the General Counsel to ensure a Quality culture across the organization. This new executive will lead Syneos’ Corporate Quality Group, working closely every day with our delivery teams, clients, regulators and other stakeholders. Our ideal candidate is someone with a growth mindset who is able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and effectively collaborate cross-functionally at all levels in the organization.

This position oversees the following four global teams: Quality Governance, Analytics and Reporting; Quality Management; Quality Assurance; and Commercial Quality. You will partner with the Chief Operating Officer and the General Counsel to lead an enterprise-wide Corporate Quality Leadership Team, which brings together executives from across the Company to ensure that we maintain culture of Quality.

The Senior Vice President provides strategic direction and leadership to Quality Assurance that includes Syneos Health conducted audits internally and externally and client audit and regulatory inspection hosting and support; and to Quality Management that includes Controlled Document Management, Quality Issue Management; to Quality Governance, Analytics and Reporting that includes Quality Systems, Quality Metrics, and Therapeutic, Functional and Strategic Account Support; and to Commercial Quality that includes Quality Management and Quality Assurance support to the Syneos Health Commercial business.

Job responsibilities

• Provides strategic direction and leadership to Quality Assurance and Quality Management.
• Approves the annual audit plan and any changes thereof.
• Provides the resources and leadership support necessary to execute the audit plan.
• Ensures that client audits and regulatory inspections are provided with high quality support, from hosting through to the audit response process.
• Acts as an escalation point internally and with clients on particularly complex and/or sensitive quality matters.
• Provides periodic Quality-related updates to executive leaders.
• Provides strategic direction and support on Corporate Quality-led initiatives and applicable Company initiatives.
• Represents Corporate Quality Leadership during select bid defenses and governance committees.
• In partnership with Corporate, Clinical and Commercial leadership, drives the Company’s continued journey to fully embrace the concepts of Quality by Design and Continuous Improvement.
• Fosters an environment where change and out of the box solutions, aligned with evolving regulatory thinking, are embraced.
• Represents Corporate Quality at external professional meetings.
• Oversees the Corporate Quality Budget.
• Leads a team of Corporate Quality leaders. As such, approves courses of action on human resources’ matters, including salary administration; performance appraisals and professional development.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree and experience in global Clinical Research, in one or more Contract Research Organizations or Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Companies.
• Extensive management experience in Quality roles.
• Thorough knowledge of laws, regulations and guidelines in the clinical research industry.
• Superior analytical skills/Ability to develop out of the box solutions in areas of ambiguity.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both written and spoken.
• Ability to influence at the highest levels.
• Effective at conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills with strong knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• Ability to travel as required.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health

Additional Information:
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

The annual base salary for this posi tion ranges from $221,040 to 454,300 USD . The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

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