What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Global Quality Systems position at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals?
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Position Overview
The Associate Director, Global Quality Systems will serve as the technical and business owner for Veeva Vault Quality platform, DocuSign, Insights and Analytics Dashboards and other key system integrations, providing strategic leadership in system configuration, data management, and compliance. This role is critical in ensuring the effective implementation and maintenance of quality management systems that support our global operations.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Capability IT System Ownership & Configuration
- Lead the technical ownership of Veeva Vault Quality and other Quality IT capabilities, serving as the primary business owner who liaises with IT counterparts responsible for system configuration, maintenance, and optimization
- Collect, analyze, and translate business requirements into effective system configurations that meet user needs and compliance requirements
- Design and implement data structures that support business insights, reporting capabilities, and system integrations
- Evaluate and manage system upgrades, patches, and new releases, assessing impact on existing configurations and processes
- Develop and maintain system documentation, including business requirements, configuration specifications, and validation documentation
- Maintain solid understanding of Veeva capabilities, best practices and actively engage in the Veeva Community.
- Collaborate with Leads of other Veeva Quality Vaults and GXP systems to align priorities, new capability / features, assess integration opportunities and drive strategic alignment.
- Develop and lead governance forums for Quality and TOQ capability requests.
- Lead a team of business analyst(s) and project manager(s) responsible for effective execution of capability enhancements and system troubleshooting and enhancement requests.
Data Management & Analytics
Compliance & Validation
Leadership & Collaboration
Qualifications
Required Experience & Skills
Preferred Qualifications
About Alnylam : Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq : ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by "interfering" with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.
Our culture : Our people-first culture is guided by our core values : fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we've been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine's Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK - among others.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.
