Head Of Quality Jobs

Senior Director of Quality

Do you enjoy developing systems and processes from the ground up?

Are you someone who is passionate about culture, drive, and innovation?

Fraser Dove International is partnering exclusively with a technology organisation specialising in broadening access to complex medicines. Operating out of Canada, they are committed to protecting biopharmaceutical supply chains against disruption.

Our client is seeking a Site Head of Quality leader who is dedicated to quality excellence, innovation and the advance of complex medicine manufacturing to support patients worldwide.

Discover more about our Head of Quality opportunity; its objectives, duties/responsibilities and the skills, experience and competencies needed to succeed.

Your objectives:

As the Senior Director of Quality, you will be measured against the following objectives:

1) Cultural transformation and Business improvement.

2) Effective leadership, driving innovation and results.

3) As part of the leadership team, pivotal in driving set strategic goals.

What you will do:

As the Senior Director of Quality, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Effectively manage the site’s GMP training program. Champions initiatives for continued learning and development.
• Represent site Quality in corporate planning and joint Client- forums, as applicable.
• Be accountable for site processes and procedures in order to successfully fulfill the responsibilities for Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Systems and Compliance.
• Govern and/or contribute to the development and execution of Quality Agreements with clients; be accountable for the timely and compliant delivery of site’s responsibilities in accordance with the Quality Agreement requirements.
• Collaborate with other Quality leaders and enterprise stakeholders and assist in the implementation, continuous improvement and lifecycle management of GMP policies, standards and quality management systems.
• Recruit talent and build a high performing Quality team, as well as mentor and develop employees and ensure the team’s agility, versatility and expertise redundancy.
• Develop and manage departmental goals and corresponding budget in alignment with corporate vision and goals.
• Overseeing the GMP operations at the manufacturing plant and ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations, corporate policies/standards, and client requirements.
• Be accountable for timely notification and effective management of internal and client-related changes.
• Contribute to the periodic Corporate Quality Management Review and ensures a harmonized implementation of risk mitigation initiatives.
• Prepare and host periodic site Quality Management Reviews to assess the health of the Quality Systems and collaborates with stakeholders to ensure identified improvements.
• Lead site audit and regulatory inspection readiness plan; manage and host client audits and regulatory inspections and ensure timely and compliant responses and resolution of identified deficiencies.
• Provide timely communication and product disposition to clients; i.e. assure timely notification, investigation and mitigation of quality events.

What you will bring:

• Hands-on experience with overseeing GMP operations at a biologics or vaccines manufacturing plan is required, as well as multi-phase and multi-modality operations.
• These are the skills and experience you will need to succeed as the Senior Director of Quality:
• Proven record with building high performing Quality teams.
• Demonstrated ability to perform long-term project planning, team building, budgeting, and operational excellence.
• Successfully executed responsibilities in a fast-paced environment, collaborating across corporate functions and multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to synthesize data and summarize outcomes to provide recommendations on a compliant path forward.
• Facility commissioning and qualification.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Multi-phase and multi-modality operations.
• Managing regulatory agency inspections.
• Comprehensive knowledge of global GMP regulatory requirements for biologics and vaccine products.

What you will get

These are the perks and benefits that will complement your generous base salary:

• Annual bonus
• Relocation assistance

Got what it takes?

To apply for the Senior Director of Quality click the ‘Apply’ button below or contact the Executive Search Consultant – Kaitlin Francis – on +44 (0)203 355 7050.

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