Job Description

Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

  • Salary: Competitive
  • REF Number: v-169109
  • Consultant: Jim Gleeson
  • Contact: 01438 842973
  • Date Published: 08.01.2026
  • Industry: Pharmaceutical
  • Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
  • Functional Expertise: Clinical Operations/Development, Quality Assurance

CK Group are recruiting an Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance, for a leading global pharmaceutical company. This hybrid role requires three days per week in their Home Counties office.

The Role:

As Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance, you will oversee GCP activities in-house, with CROs and at Investigator sites, lead GCP audits and manage inspection activities, ensuring the highest standards of quality compliance in all aspects of clinical research.

Responsibilities:

  • Acting as CQA Lead for clinical studies, drafting and managing Audit Plans and Reports.
  • Performing Clinical Investigator Site Audits, GCP Document Audits, Internal Process Audits and Vendor / System Audits.
  • Leading regulatory authority inspection activities.

  • Facilitating ongoing quality improvement.
  • Representing the CQA group in internal meetings.
  • Providing GCP training sessions for business groups.
Your Background:

  • A relevant BSc.
  • Strong Clinical Quality Assurance experience.
  • Experience of performing internal and external audits and of hosting regulatory authority inspections.
  • An in-depth knowledge of international regulations and guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.
Salary:

Competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 169109 in all correspondence.

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