Associate Director, Distribution Quality

BeiGene; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is seeking a professional for a role focused on GDP/GSP expertise in the distribution of pharmaceutical products. This position involves improving quality processes, ensuring compliance, and fostering collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and holds a relevant degree. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven expertise in GMP and GDP compliance.
• Extensive cold chain experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems for distribution of pharmaceutical products.
• Monitor trends of GDP regulations.
• Engage with teams to ensure compliance.

Skills

Collaboration

GMP/GDP compliance

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

Master’s degree in science or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Excel

MS Office

Job description

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description

This position reports to the Senior Director, Distribution Quality. Responsibilities include providing GDP/GSP expertise for distribution of investigational medicinal products and commercial products globally for BeOne, in accordance with regulatory expectations and applicable quality standards.

In addition, this role provides strategic and technical expertise in implementing quality processes into electronic systems such as SAP and QMS.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Lead, develop and improve the systems and processes for the distribution of pharmaceutical products, ensuring adherence to GDP/GSP requirements and other regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

• Monitor trends of GDP regulations and guidelines, integrating GDP requirements into BeOne processes and systems.

• Engage with commercial and clinical teams to ensure quality is built into long term planning and that the proposed supply chain distribution models are compliant with current and future GDP/GSP requirements and expectations.

• Improve GDP/GSP knowledge and understanding throughout BeOne. Support fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in quality management, provide training and support development of staff on GDP requirements. Provide GDP/GSP advice to Regional Quality teams.

• Drive quality consistency and standardization across Supply Chain and Distribution teams and other cross-functional teams, supporting operational excellence and quality management oversight to optimize processes and enhance the overall supply chain efficiency and reliability.

• Support audits and inspections to ensure GDP/GSP compliance. Prepare for and manage inspections by regulatory authorities, ensuring all necessary documentation and processes are in place and demonstrating a state of control.

• Monitor key performance metrics of distribution processes to ensure that distribution activities comply with GDP/GSP requirements, maintaining the quality, safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products throughout the supply chain.

• Cultivate productive and collaborative relationships across functional areas and geographies, including (but not limited to) Commercial, Pharmacovigilance, Medical, Supply Chain, Operations, Internal and External Supply Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Regional Quality teams.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Computer Skills

• PC literate with MS Office skills (Project Plan, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio)

• Veeva Vault, SAP

• UL ComplianceWire, UL LearnShare

• Ability to work on a computer (remotely) for extended periods of time

Other Qualifications

• Experience: +8 years of experience in pharmaceutical Industry, with proven expertise in GMP and GDP compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree in science

• Master’s degree in science or combination of education and equivalent work experience preferred

• Extensive cold chain experience

• Worked in commercial environment, technical development and clinical environment experience is an asset

• Regional experience in a variety of geographical regions is an asset

Travel

As required

Global Competencies

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.