Commercial Quality Expert HP / AH

Boehringer Ingelheim; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Headspace

Lifelong learning

Annual bonus

Holiday pay 8%

Pension

Hybrid work

Vacation days

Job summary

The Boehringer Ingelheim Netherlands is seeking a Commercial Quality Expert to ensure GDP compliance, licensing, and product quality across Human Pharma and Animal Health units in the Netherlands. You will act as RP and safeguard supply continuity in a regulated environment.

Based in Amsterdam, the role offers a dynamic, cross-functional setting with opportunities for growth, audits, CAPA follow-up, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in a field related to Pharmaceutics.
• Solid experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in QA/QC.
• Strong knowledge of GDP regulations and RP in the Dutch market.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Ensure GDP compliance and licensing requirements are met; safeguard supply of high-quality medicinal products.
• Oversee quality oversight of suppliers, manufacturing sites, and customers; manage deviations, complaints, recalls, and product disposition.
• Lead inspections, audits, CAPA, and regulatory interactions; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

QA/QC experience

GDP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

English proficiency

Dutch proficiency

Education

Masters degree in Pharmaceutics

Job description

WHO ARE WE?

ROPU MIDI is a Regional Operating Unit that covers all local Human Pharma and Animal Health Operating Units across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, and The Netherlands. MIDI has a multicultural and diverse work environment. More than 1.800 employees are striving to work together to improve lives for patients and animals in our region.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As Commercial Quality Expert, you will support the Commercial Quality function for Boehringer Ingelheim Netherlands (Human Pharma) and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Netherlands BV (Animal Health). In this role, you are accountable for ensuring that all quality, compliance, and licensing requirements are met, while safeguarding the consistent supply of high‑quality medicinal products to patients and customers in the Netherlands.

Moreover, you will ensure that all Good Distribution Practices (GDP)‑related activities at the Dutch Business Operations Unit are performed in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as well as Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate and Regional requirements.

Acting as supporting Responsible Person (RP) for the Human Pharma and Animal health wholesale licenses, you play a critical role in maintaining regulatory trust, product quality, and business continuity.

This position is based in Amsterdam and reports directly to the Commerial Quality Lead.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced quality professional who wants to make a meaningful impact, safeguard patient trust, and grow within a culture that values integrity, collaboration, and continuous development.

HOW YOU’LL FIT IN:

• Ensure compliance with GDP, local regulations, and Corporate Quality requirements through an effective local Quality Management System.
• Safeguard product quality and availability by overseeing batch acceptance and release (where applicable), managing deviations, complaints, recalls, and final product disposition.
• Manage quality oversight of suppliers, manufacturing sites, and customers, ensuring qualification, licensing compliance, and effective resolution of quality and supply issues.
• Drive inspection readiness and continuous improvement by leading self‑inspections, audits, regulatory interactions, and CAPA follow‑up.

YOU BRING:

• Masters degree in a field related to Pharmaceutics.
• Solid experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in QA/QC areas.
• Strong knowledge of Good Distribution Practices regulations/previous experience as RP in the dutch market.
• Demonstrates a commitment to quality in all work. Sets high goals for standards, performance for self and others. Plans, does, checks, acts.
• Develops and maintains constructive relationships internally and externally.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and is able to appropriately balance compliance and business needs to ensure problems are identified, clearly articulated and resolved with the right sensitivity to timing, risk consideration and overall business impact.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch.

WHAT WILL YOU GET IN RETURN?

Next to working in a Global Top Employer (https://www.top-employers.com/top-employers-global-2025/) certified company that offers you the opportunity to develop and challenge yourself while learning from a fast‑paced environment:

• Be part of a wellbeing-oriented organization (Premium access to Headspace , OpenUP and ongoing support and initiatives related to ways of working to help our employees to stay healthy and constantly improve the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being)
• Customized Development plan based on your role and aspirations, with several learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning Premium (languages + training programs) and our Virtual Campus Lifelong learning at our Virtual Campus | Boehringer Ingelheim (boehringer-ingelheim.com) (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/about-us/corporate-profile/lifelong-learning-our-virtual-campus)
• Competitive salary range based on seniority and skills (plus annual bonus, 8% holiday pay and a company pension scheme)
• Green mobility package where you get compensated even for cycling to the office – which is an inspiring, sustainable (platinum-certified) building (https://edge.tech/developments/edge-amsterdam-west)
• Hybrid workplace model– flexibility to work from home within the respective country and the office and 31 vacation days to re‑energize
• Option to temporarily work from abroad for a limited period (up to 30 working days) - - if applicable.
• A dynamic team and close interaction to international colleagues - We enjoy fun activities and celebrations (e.g., Team events, Christmas Party) and value a respectful working atmosphere!

Please note that pay information will be shared during the recruitment process.

Screening:

In order to comply with applicable export control laws, Boehringer Ingelheim periodically screens business relations (including job applicants) against sanctioned party lists (“SPL”). These checks may be performed by Boehringer Ingelheim or by any of its Affiliates. You acknowledge that Boehringer Ingelheim and/or its Affiliates will screen you against SPL and that for this purpose your personal data may be processed in relevant databases, including databases of third‑party vendors that perform SPL screening for or on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim or its Affiliates which may be located or accessible outside the EU. Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to ensuring an adequate level of protection of your personal data.

Full-Time

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