Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support.
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Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.
Job Responsibilities
Job summary
The IT Compliance Analyst supports the quality and compliance activities within the Information Technology (IT) department. The primary responsibilities will include managing IT’s Computer System Validation (CSV) Programs to lead and oversee site validation activities ensuring compliance with internal company validation procedures and industry regulations for validation activities.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in the area of Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) guidance and applicable clinical regulations, including FDA 21 CFR part 11, as related to developing, implementing, validating, maintaining and supporting assigned computerized systems in order to ensure that operations are implemented and maintained in a compliant state.
Job responsibilities
• Manage and/or coordinate the writing and execution of validation protocols, specifications, change controls and/or scripts related to software, instruments and/or equipment according to the organization's compliance requirements and industry regulations.
• Provide support for Information Technology’s project portfolio within assigned projects, ensuring that technology solutions are classified in accordance with set standards, implemented to support those standards within agreed upon timelines.
• Coordinate assigned project deliverables with external consultants and suppliers concerning the implementation, validation, support and maintenance to ensure these activities are completed in alignment with standard compliance principles.
• Serve as subject matter expert in specialized project area to support client and regulatory agency audits and inspections for Information Technology activities.
• Lead compliance efforts for any corrective or preventative actions plans supporting assigned Information Technology solutions.
• Execute harmonization of compliance activities to support mergers, acquisitions and internal expansion of the compliance program.
• Act as a compliance resource expert to other groups.
• Assist internal clients with requests and problem resolution, participate in the maintenance of documentation and make recommendations for greater effectiveness in functional area of compliance
• Make recommendations for continued improvement in the area of compliance for Information Technology.
• Perform training in the principles of computerized systems validation for internal personnel.
• Conduct periodic reviews of validation documentation to ensure systems continue to operate in a validated state, and perform impact assessments on planned GxP and Business Critical Change Management requests.
• Perform quality reviews of validation deliverables.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related science field or equivalent.
• Experience with 21 CFR Part 11 required
• Experience in computer systems validation/software development life cycle approaches.
• Experience in working in a clinical trials environment, including a comprehensive knowledge of GCP regulations guidelines
• Effective verbal and written communication
Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.
No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
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Additional Information
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.
Skills Required
- BS in Information Systems or equivalent
- 5+ years of equivalent experience
- Knowledge in IT Infrastructure support areas including Storage, Database, Networks, Backups, Security and Operating Systems
- Subject matter expertise in Disaster Recovery best practices
- Vendor Management skills
- IT Disaster Recovery and/or Crisis Management experience preferred
Syneos Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO for managers and flexible time‑off options make time away accessible and support work‑life balance. Day‑to‑day usability can depend on team and workload, but the policy breadth is a clear strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is frequently highlighted as a strong component of the package. Despite vesting details to confirm, the retirement offering adds meaningful long‑term value.
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Syneos Health Insights
What We Do
Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. We bring together a talented team of professionals, who work across more than 110 countries, with a deep understanding of patient and physician behaviors and market dynamics. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. Syneos Health supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that cares for colleagues, customers, patients, communities and the environment.
