Director, Quality

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization as a Director of Quality. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Departments, ensuring compliance with GMP and regulatory standards while fostering a culture of excellence. Your leadership will drive continuous improvement and maintain high-quality standards across the Dartford site. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment dedicated to delivering life-saving products. If you are passionate about quality and compliance, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading a quality function in API or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience with EU and US regulatory inspections.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with GMP and ISO standards.
• Manage the Quality Assurance, Validation, and Quality Control Departments.
• Develop a Quality culture on site.

Skills

Leadership in Quality Assurance

Regulatory Compliance

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Quality Management Systems

Team Management

Education

Degree in Biology

Degree in Chemistry

Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Job Title: Director Quality

Location: Dartford, UK

Position Summary

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

As a member of the senior management team ensure an effective Pharmaceutical Quality Management system is in place. The Quality Director will provide leadership and daily management of the site Quality Assurance, Validation and Quality Control Departments. Quality Director will also be responsible to provide support to both the Dartford site business unit (BU) operations, as well as to the corporate Quality function.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.

The Role

• To ensure the Quality function complies with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and employees adhere to the “Standards of Business Conduct”

• To determine, establish and maintain comprehensive systems that establish document and monitor GMP Quality and ISO standards and that meet Catalent, Regulatory and Customer requirements.

• To ensure that the Dartford site complies with all Applicable Laws relative to Good Manufacturing Practice and ensure that all regulatory licenses are maintained and renew in line with different countries requirements as appropriate for the business.

• Manage the team against the site and Quality strategy objectives

• To develop a Quality culture on site, such that the Quality team provides leadership and coaching to ensure GMP best practices are embedded throughout the site.

• To continually review the operation of the Quality function on site, and deliver a programme of continual improvement

• To manage the Quality budget, ensuring well defined resource modelling.

• To act as a primary contact for senior Quality professionals within our customer organizations to ensure compliance and customer service standards are met.

• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy or an equivalent qualification

• To be eligible to act as a Qualified Person is preferable but not essential

• Must have 10+ years’ experience of successfully leading a customer focused quality function including QA, QC and batch release within an API manufacturing environment or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

• Has participated in managing and fronting Regulatory Inspections from both EU and US Regulatory agencies such as MHRA, FDA, etc.

• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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