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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Associate Quality Assurance

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShinjuku City, Tokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or graduation from a technical college is required.
  • At least two years of professional experience in a related field, such as quality, manufacturing, or regulatory departments in medical-device or electrical-product fields.
  • Business-level spoken English and English proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 700 or higher, including reading, writing, and email communication.
  • Ability to translate simple sentences from Japanese to English and English to Japanese without a dictionary or tool.
  • General personal-computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • No certification or licensure is required.

Responsibilities

  • Support the QA Senior Manager with market release and distribution control, including management of nonconformities.
  • Oversee final release, quality control, and manufacturing control, including establishing and updating quality criteria at Japanese third-party logistics manufacturers.
  • Translate English complaint investigation reports and prepare Japanese customer letters, including correspondence with overseas manufacturers.
  • Prepare, archive, and translate QMS documents and records, including change-control documents, SOPs and records, Japanese device master records, quality agreements, and corrective and preventive action records.
  • Manage purchasing controls, including oversight of license holders, and manage employee training.
  • Manage recalls and applications for MAH and distributor licenses as needed.
  • Handle on-site audits by PMDA, notified bodies such as BSI, and customers.
  • Create QMS inspection and FMR application documents, explain QMS and FMR requirements to license-holder customers, and prepare other QMS-related documents.
  • Conduct QMS audits for clients, explain FMR requirements, and prepare QMS/FMR applications and change notifications.
  • Communicate with internal and external customers in English and Japanese by email and telephone.
  • Report and consult accurately, promptly, and honestly with the QA Senior Manager to support compliance with applicable Japanese laws and ordinances.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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