Executive Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Executive Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Boston;
San Francisco;
Seattle

Jade Biosciences is a clinical‑stage biotechnology company focused on developing best‑in‑class therapies that address critical unmet needs in autoimmune diseases. Jade’s lead candidate, JADE
101, targets the cytokine APRIL, and is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy. Jade’s pipeline also includes JADE
201, an afucosylated anti‑BAFF‑R monoclonal antibody, as well as JADE
301, an undisclosed antibody candidate, both currently in preclinical development. Jade was launched based on assets licensed from Paragon Therapeutics, an antibody discovery engine founded by Fairmount. For more information, visit  and follow the Company on Linked In.

The Executive Director, Clinical Quality Assurance (CQA) will be responsible for all aspects of Quality Assurance focused on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GPvP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) activities to ensure quality assurance and compliance of Jade sponsored clinical trials with applicable regulations, ICH guidelines, OECD Principles of GLP, Jade procedures and policies, and current industry standards and practices.

The Executive Director, Clinical Quality Assurance will perform day‑to‑day clinical quality operations and compliance activities to support the success of our clinical programs in addition to being a strategic partner to Clinical Development and Operations. This role will maintain and ensure effectiveness of quality programs and documentation to assure compliance and inspection readiness with all applicable quality requirements and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate brings hands‑on expertise in GCP, GPvP and GLP QA operations, a proactive approach to problem‑solving, and the ability to guide and influence cross‑functional teams while upholding the highest standards of quality and compliance.

• Provide hands on clinical QA oversight and review of protocols, Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), Clinical Study Reports (CSRs), and other clinical trial specific documents.
• Provide coaching, Quality decisions and be Quality approver to study teams on protocol deviations, vendor oversight, CAPAs, and issue management.
• Act as the primary GCP/GPvP/GLP QA subject matter expert and point of contact for all related matters and issues.
• Represent Quality on project teams, service providers and CROs operational meetings, and QA to QA meetings.
• Oversee ongoing clinical programs to ensure they are risk‑based, fit‑for‑purpose and in compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines across all phases of development.
• Review and approve (as appropriate) procedures, service provider quality agreements, qualification and onboarding forms and regulatory filings.
• Develop, implement and execute a risk‑based audit strategy and detailed plans for clinical and non‑clinical studies.
• Establish and maintain GCP/GPvP/GLP QA programs, policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with the internal Clinical Operations Team and Development Teams to provide leadership and guidance to support study execution, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and assess compliance risk and develop and implement risk mitigation measures. Lead the identification, investigation (root cause analysis), and resolution of quality issues through a robust investigation and CAPA process.
• Contribute to building a strong quality culture within the organization.
• Ensure the timely and effective follow up of all identified or assigned quality issues.
• Direct and/or deliver yearly training for internal staff as needed.
• Work closely with Development, Clinical Operations, and other functions/departments to drive inspection readiness and support regulatory interactions.
• Champion continuous improvement and simplification across clinical quality systems.
• Prepare KPIs, metrics and analysis and present status updates as needed.
• Provide leadership in inspection preparedness to clinical sites and service providers for regulatory government agencies.
• Stay current on global regulations,…