Global Preventive Quality Systems Senior Manager

BD; Le Pont-de-Claix; Presencial; EUR 82.000 - 131.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BD in Le Pont-de-Claix, France, is seeking a Senior Leader to head the Preventive Quality Systems organization. You will set priorities, drive governance across Change Control, Documentation, and Supplier QMS, and advance harmonization of QMS processes globally.

The role requires strong quality management expertise in regulated environments, matrix leadership across functions and geographies, and a track record in continuous improvement and risk-based decision making.

Formación

• Strong Quality Management System knowledge in a regulated environment.
• Experience in Change Control, Documentation, Supplier Quality, Compliance or Audit.
• Ability to lead across functions and geographies in a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated capability to drive simplification, harmonization and continuous improvement.
• Strong risk-based decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Preventive Quality Systems organization, setting priorities, ensuring continuity, and strengthening team capabilities and process ownership.
• Provide governance across Change Control, Documentation & Records Management, Supplier QMS, Compliance and Audit, ensuring an integrated preventive quality framework.
• Strengthen Change Control governance, driving consistent processes, effective lifecycle management, and prioritization based on quality, compliance, and business needs.
• Ensure robust governance of QMS documentation and records, improving document lifecycle management and simplifying practices across Pharmaceutical Systems.
• Support the evolution toward efficient, sustainable digital documentation practices.
• Strengthen Supplier QMS governance and its integration with the broader worldwide Quality System and preventive quality priorities.
• Increase visibility and appropriate escalation of systemic supplier quality risks.
• Leverage audit and compliance insights to proactively identify vulnerabilities and drive continuous QMS improvement.
• Promote horizontal learning and best-practice sharing across Pharmaceutical Systems sites and functions.
• Accelerate QMS harmonization and transformation, simplifying processes, eliminating duplication, and increasing global consistency across Pharmaceutical Systems.

Conocimientos

Quality management knowledge

Change control

Documentation

Supplier quality

Compliance

Audit

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Change management

Descripción del empleo

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Preventive Quality Systems organization, setting priorities, ensuring continuity, and strengthening team capabilities and process ownership.
• Provide governance across Change Control, Documentation & Records Management, Supplier QMS, Compliance and Audit, ensuring an integrated preventive quality framework.
• Strengthen Change Control governance, driving consistent processes, effective lifecycle management, and prioritization based on quality, compliance, and business needs.
• Ensure robust governance of QMS documentation and records, improving document lifecycle management and simplifying practices across Pharmaceutical Systems.
• Support the evolution toward efficient, sustainable digital documentation practices.
• Strengthen Supplier QMS governance and its integration with the broader worldwide Quality System and preventive quality priorities.
• Increase visibility and appropriate escalation of systemic supplier quality risks.
• Leverage audit and compliance insights to proactively identify vulnerabilities and drive continuous QMS improvement.
• Promote horizontal learning and best-practice sharing across Pharmaceutical Systems sites and functions.
• Accelerate QMS harmonization and transformation, simplifying processes, eliminating duplication, and increasing global consistency across Pharmaceutical Systems.

Key Deliverables

• Maintained effective leadership and business continuity across the full Preventive Quality Systems scope.
• Strengthened governance and performance management for the processes within the mission.
• Advanced harmonization and simplification across PS.
• Strengthened interfaces between Change Control, Documentation, Supplier QMS, Compliance and Audit.
• Increased use of Quality System insights to support proactive risk identification and prevention.
• Developed team capability and organizational resilience.
• Established a sustainable operating model supporting an effective transition at the conclusion of the assignment.

Success Measures

• Continuity and effectiveness of key QMS governance.
• Performance against agreed QMS process KPIs and objectives.
• Delivery of agreed harmonization and simplification priorities.
• Effective management and escalation of Quality and compliance risks.
• Progress against WWPS QMS transformation priorities.
• Development and engagement of the Preventive Quality Systems team.
• Sustainability of governance, processes and organizational capability at mission completion.

Key Interfaces

• Director, WWPS QMS
• Other WWPS QMS pillar leaders
• PS site Quality organizations
• PS functional and business stakeholders mainly ISC, RD, Customer facing team
• Corporate/Central Quality teams
• Relevant process owners and subject‑matter experts

Preferred Requirements

• Strong Quality Management System knowledge in a regulated environment.
• Experience in one or several of the following areas: Change Control, Documentation, Supplier Quality, Compliance or Audit.
• Ability to lead across functions and geographies in a matrix organization.
• Demonstrated capability to drive simplification, harmonization and continuous improvement.
• Strong risk‑based decision‑making and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong people leadership and change‑management capabilities.
• Ability to balance compliance, operational effectiveness and transformation.

Base salary €81.800 to €94.000 + variable pay + benefits

Expected Outcomes at the End of the 2 Years

A stable, simplified and increasingly integrated Preventive Quality System that anticipates risk, enables the business and strengthens compliance across PS.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face‑to‑face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

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Primary Work Location

FRA Le Pont-de-Claix Cedex

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Salary Range Information

€81,800.00 - €130,850.00 EUR Annual