Global Quality Compliance Inspection Readiness & EMEAC Audits

Galderma Services Spain, S.L.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & inclusion

Hybrid work culture

Bonus and benefits

Job summary

Galderma Services Spain, S.L. in Barcelona seeks a senior audit leader to drive global inspection readiness and manage regional audits across EMEAC.

You will establish frameworks, govern audit programs, and guide cross-regional teams to ensure regulatory preparedness and effective audit outcomes. With at least 10 years in pharma/medical devices audits and fluent English, you will shape strategy, develop capabilities, and advocate best practices across the organization while partnering with

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of audit management experience in Pharma/Medical Devices.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regionally managed Quality audits (internal, external, and supplier) across EMEAC, ensuring risk-based planning, execution, and timely closure.
• Establish and govern a sustainable global inspection readiness framework to ensure continuous preparedness for regulatory inspections.
• Build, maintain, and enhance auditing capabilities and competencies within regions.
• Proactively monitor regulatory trends and inspection outcomes to strengthen compliance posture and audit effectiveness.
• Develops and maintains the global inspection readiness playbook, including governance model, mock inspections, and sprint readiness.
• Lead end-to-end execution of internal, supplier, distributor, and third-party audits for EMEAC.

Skills

Audit management

Regulatory compliance

English fluency

Job description

Whether it's the unique breadth of our integrated offering that covers Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology products; or our commitment to recognizing and rewarding people for the contribution they make - working here isn't like anywhere else. At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create an unparalleled, direct impact. We have established a Global Capability Center in Barcelona to support Galderma's growth trajectory and our global commercial and functional teams. Located in the upscale Eixample district in the heart of the city, it offers the possibility for professional career development through exposure to global and cross-functional projects.

Job Title

Global Quality Compliance Inspection Readiness & EMEAC Audits

Location

Warszawa, Poland; Barcelona, Spain; London, UK - Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regionally managed Quality audits (internal, external, and supplier) across EMEAC, ensuring risk-based planning, execution, and timely closure.
• Establish and govern a sustainable global inspection readiness framework to ensure continuous preparedness for regulatory inspections.
• Build, maintain, and continuously enhance auditing capabilities and competencies within the regions.
• Proactively monitor regulatory trends and inspection outcomes to strengthen compliance posture and audit effectiveness.
• Develops and maintains the global inspection readiness playbook, including inspection governance model, mock inspections, and readiness sprint methodology.
• Designs and deploys a structured, risk-based Global Mock inspection program.
• Leads inspection readiness sprints prior to anticipated regulatory inspections to ensure gap identification, prioritization and timely remediation.
• Monitor global inspection outcomes and regulatory trends to strengthen defence capability.
• Leads end-to-end execution of internal, supplier, distributor, and third-party audits for EMEAC.
• Applies and administers the global auditor qualification framework.
• Provides methodology guidance and system support to other regions (LATAM, US, JPAC).
• Ensures full traceability of audit activities, findings, and corrective actions, with timely closure and consistent application of Good Practices.
• Escalate to management any critical regulatory compliance issues with global suppliers/vendors.
• Ensures escalation of critical audit findings, compliance risks, or systemic issues to management, with clearly defined and monitored action plans.
• Share audit trends, inspection outcomes and systemic risk insights across cross-regions to support company inspection readiness.
• Provides functional direction to regional audit leads regarding inspection readiness standards.

Qualifications & Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in a role focused on audit management in a Pharma/Medical Devices environment. Broad types of audits performed covering the regulated areas pertaining to Galderma's portfolio (cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals). Fluent English (additional languages are a plus).

What we offer in return

• You will be working for an organization that embraces diversity & inclusion and believe we will deliver better outcomes by reflecting the perspectives of our diverse customer base.
• You will receive a competitive compensation package with bonus structure and extended benefit package.
• You will be able to work in a hybrid work culture and brand new IT hub.
• You will be joining a growing company that believes in ownership from day one where everyone is empowered to grow and to take on accountability.

Our people make a difference

At Galderma, you’ll work with people who are like you. And people that are different. We value what every member of our team brings. Professionalism, collaboration, and a friendly, supportive ethos is the perfect environment for people to thrive and excel in what they do. Galderma is the emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body's largest organ - the skin - meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story.

For more information go to www.galderma.com/careers