Quality Head – Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES invites applications for the Quality Head Pharmaceutical Manufacturing position in the UAE. The role leads QA and QC at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site to ensure GMP/GDP compliance and inspection readiness.

Key responsibilities include overseeing QA/QC operations, maintaining the QMS, managing regulatory interactions, and driving improvements across batch release, validation, supplier quality, and CAPA processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Pharmacy.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Quality Control.
• Proven leadership experience managing QA and QC teams in a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.
• Strong knowledge of GMP GDP QMS validation audit management and regulatory inspections.
• Qualified Person experience is highly preferred.
• UAE/GCC pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder-management and English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site-wide QA and QC operations including team performance capability development and succession planning.
• Own and continuously improve the Quality Management System including deviations, CAPA, change control, complaints, recalls and investigations.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, GDP, data integrity and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Lead regulatory authority interactions, inspections, audit responses and follow-up actions.
• Oversee batch review, certification and product release activities; QP responsibilities where applicable.
• Manage validation, qualification, PQR, Site Master File and Validation Master Plan activities.
• Oversee supplier qualification, quality agreements, audits and quality-risk management.
• Establish quality KPIs and drive improvements in batch-release timelines, audit outcomes, CAPA effectiveness and deviation reduction.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain and Regulatory Affairs to maintain compliant, efficient operations.
• Support quality-related CAPEX budget and strategic improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

GMP knowledge

GDP knowledge

QMS

Regulatory inspections

Data integrity

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Pharmacy degree (B.Pharm or M.Pharm)

Job description

Quality Head Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Location: UAE

Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Purpose

We are seeking a strategic Quality Head to lead the Quality Assurance and Quality Control functions at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site. The role will ensure robust quality systems inspection readiness and compliance with GMP GDP and applicable local and international regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site-wide QA and QC operations including team performance capability development and succession planning.
• Own and continuously improve the Quality Management System including deviations CAPA change control complaints recalls and investigations.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP GDP data integrity and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Lead regulatory authority interactions inspections audit responses and follow-up actions.
• Oversee batch review certification and product release activities; QP responsibilities where applicable.
• Manage validation qualification PQR Site Master File and Validation Master Plan activities.
• Oversee supplier qualification quality agreements audits and quality-risk management.
• Establish quality KPIs and drive improvements in batch-release timelines audit outcomes CAPA effectiveness and deviation reduction.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain and Regulatory Affairs to maintain compliant efficient operations.
• Support quality-related CAPEX budget and strategic improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Pharmacy.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Quality Control.
• Proven leadership experience managing QA and QC teams in a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.
• Strong knowledge of GMP GDP QMS validation audit management and regulatory inspections.
• Qualified Person experience is highly preferred.
• UAE/GCC pharmaceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Excellent leadership stakeholder-management and English communication skills.