ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice for Risk Managers
What does ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice require of a Risk Manager?
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 Risk Manager'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 Risk Manager
Risk Managers identify, assess, and prioritise organisational risks. They build risk registers, conduct risk assessments, define risk appetite, and ensure that compliance frameworks address the most material threats to the organisation.
ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice defines 54 controls across 6 domains that directly affect the Risk Manager 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 Risk Manager is accountable for under ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
Conducting enterprise risk assessments and maintaining the risk register
Defining risk appetite and tolerance levels with executive leadership
Mapping compliance controls to identified risks for coverage analysis
Monitoring key risk indicators (KRIs) and escalating emerging threats
Integrating compliance, operational, and strategic risk management
Where Risk Managers lose time on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
These are the most common obstacles Risk Managers face when managing ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Quantifying cyber risk in financial terms that resonate with executives
Challenge 2
Identifying gaps between compliance control coverage and actual risk exposure
Challenge 3
Integrating risk data from siloed tools and departments
Challenge 4
Keeping risk assessments current as the threat landscape evolves
Challenge 5
Prioritising remediation when resources are limited
A working order for a Risk Manager starting on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
Use our platform to map ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice controls against other frameworks you already comply with. ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice maps to 116 other frameworks in our database.
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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