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.

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