# Clinical Quality Manager

> Excelya · Lyon, France (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-06-09

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Regulatory Affairs

## Description

**About the Job**

At Excelya, driven by Audacity, Care, and Energy, we invite you to join our team as a Clinical Quality Manager. This pivotal role focuses on overseeing the quality management system within clinical operations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and continuous improvement of clinical processes.

As a Clinical Quality Manager, you will lead the development and implementation of quality strategies, manage audits and inspections, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to uphold the highest standards in clinical research.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Define, harmonize, and maintain **quality procedures (SOPs)** and ensure their effective implementation across teams.
-   Lead and manage **internal and external GCP audits**, including preparation, execution, and follow‑up of **CAPA plans**.
-   Ensure alignment with **Global Quality teams** and contribute to the consistency of processes and standards across the organization.
-   Participate in **quality comittees** and drive continuous improvement of quality systems and processes.
-   Lead, coach, and develop a **team of quality professionals**, supporting their performance and growth.
-   Drive the evolution of working methods toward more **efficient, structured, and compliant practices**.
-   Promote a strong **quality culture**, combining regulatory rigor with a pragmatic and business-oriented approach.
-   Challenge existing processes and implement improvements to **enhance performance and compliance**.
-   Prioritize and manage activities in a fast‑changing environment while ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
-   Contribute to the **structuring and scaling of the organization** in a growth context.

## Requirements

**About You**

-   Strong and extensive experience in clinical quality management within pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO environments.
-   Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, EU CTR, FDA regulations, and other relevant standards.
-   Proven leadership skills with experience managing audit programs and quality improvement projects.
-   Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
-   Scientific degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related field; advanced degree is a plus.
-   Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken.

## Benefits

**Why Join Us?**

At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.

Here’s what makes us unique.

We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe’s **leading mid-size CRO** with the **best employee experience**. Our **one-stop provider service model** offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient’s journey.

**Excelling with care** means benefiting from an environment that values your natural talents, pushes boundaries with audacity, and nurtures your potential, allowing you to contribute fully to our shared mission.

## Apply

[Apply at Excelya](https://apply.workable.com/excelya/j/096BA4D081/apply)

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