Braveheartbio
Director/Senior Director, Clinical Quality
San Francisco, CA or Remote or Hybrid. Posted 8 days ago
The role
The Director/Senior Director of Clinical Quality will provide clinical quality oversight and maintain inspection readiness for late-stage clinical programs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This leader will establish clinical oversight frameworks, guide clinical development teams, and partner with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
What you will do
- Lead clinical quality strategy aligned with global regulatory requirements and business priorities
- Establish quality practices to support late-stage development and inspection readiness
- Serve as the company GCP subject matter expert
- Lead quality oversight of CROs, vendors, clinical laboratories, and clinical sites
- Direct GCP inspection readiness activities and serve as a leader during health authority inspections
- Support computerized system validation for clinical systems used at clinical vendors
- Develop and maintain clinical quality study oversight plans
- Lead clinical deviation investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA management
- Collaborate with Legal on GDPR and data privacy implementation and management
- Provide quality support to Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Pharmacovigilance, and other departments
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, nursing, or related discipline
- At least 10 years of GCP quality experience
- Deep experience in GCP oversight, global clinical development, and late stage development
- Strong knowledge of global GxP regulations (GCP, GLP, GVP, GDP as applicable)
- Proven success establishing and executing clinical oversight in a small or emerging biotech environment
- Experience developing quality oversight strategies, overseeing vendors and CROs, and supporting inspection readiness and regulatory interactions
- Demonstrated expertise in GDPR and clinical data-privacy compliance
- Demonstrated experience with computerized system validation for clinical systems in a regulated environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
- Advanced degree
- Experience in rare disease, cardiovascular, or specialty-disease clinical development
- Experience supporting preparation for major regulatory submissions (NDA/BLA/MAA)
- Prior experience with data privacy frameworks beyond GDPR (e.g., CCPA)
- Audit certification or quality certification (e.g., ASQ)
- Experience with GLP (21 CFR Part 58 and OECD)
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits offering
Before you apply
- Braveheart participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization for all new hires
About the company
Braveheart Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and other serious cardiovascular diseases.