Head of Quality Operations (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Page Executive; Barcelona; Presencial; Confidencial; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Page Executive is partnering with an international pharmaceutical company undergoing a significant transformation of its Quality organization to appoint a Head of Quality Operations (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing).

The role reports to the Global Quality Director and leads QA and QC across manufacturing sites, ensures GMP compliance, drives inspection readiness, and steers corrective actions, changes and validations while partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technical Operations leaders.

Formación

• Degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering or related Life Sciences.
• Significant experience in Quality leadership roles within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of GMP regulations and pharmaceutical quality systems.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits; FDA inspection exposure is a strong advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Leading Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across multiple pharmaceutical manufacturing sites.
• Ensuring GMP compliance throughout manufacturing, packaging, testing and batch disposition processes.
• Driving inspection readiness and supporting regulatory inspections and audits.
• Providing quality oversight for deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls and validation activities.
• Partnering closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technical Operations leaders to ensure product quality and business continuity.
• Leading quality culture and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Developing and coaching quality leadership teams while building organizational capability.
• Supporting strategic projects including new product introductions, technology transfers and transformation initiatives.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Team leadership

Educación

Degree in Life Sciences

Descripción del empleo

• Head of Quality Operations (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)
• International pharmaceutical company

About Our Client

International pharmaceutical company undergoing a significant transformation of its Quality organization.

Job Description

Reporting to the Global Quality Director, the successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across pharmaceutical manufacturing quality activities.

• Leading Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities across multiple pharmaceutical manufacturing sites.
• Ensuring GMP compliance throughout manufacturing, packaging, testing and batch disposition processes.
• Driving inspection readiness and supporting regulatory inspections and audits.
• Providing quality oversight for deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls and validation activities.
• Partnering closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Technical Operations leaders to ensure product quality and business continuity.
• Leading quality culture and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Developing and coaching quality leadership teams while building organizational capability.
• Supporting strategic projects including new product introductions, technology transfers and transformation initiatives

The Successful Applicant

• Degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering or related Life Sciences discipline.
• Significant experience in Quality leadership roles within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of GMP regulations and pharmaceutical quality systems.
• Proven experience supporting or leading regulatory inspections and audits; FDA inspection exposure is considered a strong advantage.
• Experience working closely with manufacturing and operations leadership teams.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead large teams within complex and highly regulated environments.
• Experience driving quality culture and organizational transformation initiatives is highly desirable.

What’s on Offer

Great opportunity to join an international pharmaceutical company undergoing a significant transformation of its Quality organization.