Director, Life Sciences QMS

at  KPMG

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KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Life Sciences QMS in Life Sciences Solutions for our Consulting practice.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum ten years of recent experience in the Medical device, consulting and/or business experience or combination thereof in the Quality domain within the Life Science industry (Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, BioTech and Clinical Research Organization)
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in biology, chemistry, pharmacy, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, or related field; graduate degree in a healthcare or life sciences discipline such as MA, MSc, MPH, PhD or MD, or a Master’s degree in business or healthcare administration from an accredited college/university is highly preferred
• Project and program management experience including resource management, budgetary monitoring, and delivery on QMS projects (Trackwise Digital, Veeva Vault)
• Specific experience supporting and leading go to market efforts, new business development and ongoing revenue management in the QMS space
• Ability to travel as necessary
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
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• Develop and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders, and identify opportunities and direct enterprise-wide strategic aligned projects in the Quality Management domain
• Identify potential quality issues at clients and business development targets, and provide insights into the trends and expectations of frameworks
• Run fast paced client engagements across multiple functional domains for on-time and quality delivery of work products; accountable for overall engagement planning, budgeting, staffing, financial management, deliverables, and management of the engagement team members
• Oversee continuous improvement of solutions within quality management to address changing regulatory environment and market demands including: CAPA, Complaints Management, Document Control, Quality Operation Controls and Quality Audit
• Represent KPMG thought leadership in the area of Quality Management at conferences, in publications, and other growth forums as it relates to practice offerings
• Serve as a Performance Management Leader (PML) for the staff and mentor team members for their career growth, actively participate in staff recruitment and retention activities; provide guidance on developing effective assessment and remediation frameworks and/or practices