ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice for Auditors
What does ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice require of a Auditor?
ICH E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is the international ethical and scientific quality standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials. Under ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice, which defines 54 controls, a Auditor's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice controls land on the Auditor
Internal Auditors assess whether compliance controls are operating effectively. They plan and execute audit engagements, evaluate evidence, report findings, and track remediation of identified gaps and nonconformities.
ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice defines 54 controls across 6 domains that directly affect the Auditor role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a Auditor is accountable for under ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
Planning and executing risk-based audit engagements against compliance frameworks
Evaluating control design and operating effectiveness through testing
Documenting findings, observations, and recommendations in audit reports
Tracking remediation actions and verifying closure of audit findings
Assessing organisational readiness for external audits and certifications
Where Auditors lose time on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
These are the most common obstacles Auditors face when managing ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Efficiently testing controls across large, complex frameworks
Challenge 2
Accessing reliable evidence without disrupting business operations
Challenge 3
Mapping controls across multiple frameworks to avoid duplicate audit testing
Challenge 4
Keeping audit programmes current with regulatory and framework changes
Challenge 5
Communicating audit findings in a way that drives management action
A working order for a Auditor starting on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
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3. Build Your Toolkit
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4. Continuous Monitoring
Establish ongoing compliance monitoring using our platform's gap analysis tools. Track your maturity over time and demonstrate progress to stakeholders.
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