Global Quality Compliance Inspection Readiness & EMEAC Audits

Galderma; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 466,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Competitive compensation with bonus

Brand new IT hub

Ownership and accountability

Job summary

Galderma seeks a Global Quality Compliance Inspection Readiness & EM EAC Audits Manager to lead high-profile audits across EMEAC and drive a global inspection readiness framework. The role covers internal, external and supplier audits with regional coordination and governance.

You will build auditing capabilities, monitor regulatory trends, and ensure timely closure of findings while guiding regional audit leads and maintaining traceability and best practices across regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a role focused on audit management in a Pharma/Medical Devices environment.
• Broad types of audits performed covering the regulated areas pertaining to Galderma’s portfolio (cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals)
• Fluent English (additional languages are a plus)

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regionally managed Quality audits (internal, external, and supplier) across EMEAC, ensuring risk-based planning, execution, and timely closure.
• Establish and govern a sustainable global inspection readiness framework to ensure continuous preparedness for regulatory inspections.
• Build, maintain, and continuously enhance auditing capabilities and competencies within the regions.
• Proactively monitor regulatory trends and inspection outcomes to strengthen compliance posture and audit effectiveness.
• Leads and end-to-end execution of internal, supplier, distributor, and third-party audits for EMEAC.
• Applies and administers the global auditor qualification framework.
• Provides methodology guidance and system support to other regions (LATAM, US, JPAC).
• Ensures full traceability of audit activities, findings, and corrective actions, with timely closure and consistent application of Good Practices.
• Escalate to management any critical regulatory compliance issues with global suppliers/vendors.
• Ensures escalation of critical audit findings, compliance risks, or systemic issues to management, with clearly defined and monitored action plans.
• Share audit trends, inspection outcomes and systemic risk insights across cross-regions to support company inspection readiness.
• Provides functional direction to regional audit leads regarding inspection readiness standards.

Skills

Fluent English

Job description

Galderma is the emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body’s largest organ - the skin - meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin, we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story.

We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients, and the healthcare professionals we serve every day. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future. Across our company, we embrace diversity and respect the dignity, privacy, and personal rights of every employee.

At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our bold ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create an unparalleled, direct impact.

Further supporting our growth and innovation momentum, we are establishing a new Global Capability Center in Barcelona to deploy new capabilities to effectively support its global commercial and functional teams. Located in the upscale Eixample District in the heart of Barcelona, Galderma’s Global Capability Center offers numerous possibilities for professional development such as exposure to global and cross‑functional projects and access to global career opportunities.

Job Title:

Global QualityComplianceInspectionReadiness &EMEACAudits

Location:

Warszawa, Poland; Barcelona, Spain; London, UK – Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite

This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-profile, global ComplianceInspectionReadiness &EMEACAudits.

As Global QualityComplianceInspectionReadiness &EMEACAudits Manager, you will:

• Lead and coordinate regionally managed Quality audits (internal, external, and supplier) acrossEMEAC, ensuring risk-based planning, execution, andtimelyclosure.
• Establish and govern a sustainable global inspection readiness framework to ensure continuous preparedness for regulatory inspections.
• Build,maintain, and continuously enhance auditing capabilities and competencies within the regions.
• Proactivelymonitorregulatory trends and inspection outcomes to strengthen compliance posture and audit effectiveness.

Key responsibilities

• Develops andmaintainsthe global inspection readiness playbook, including inspection governance model, mockinspections, and readiness sprintmethodology.
• Designs anddeploysa structured, risk-based Global Mock inspection program.
• Leadsinspectionreadiness sprints prior toanticipatedregulatory inspections to ensure gapidentification,prioritizationandtimelyremediation.
• Monitor global inspectionoutcomes and regulatory trends tostrengthen defencecapability.
• Leads end-to-end execution of internal, supplier, distributor, and third‑party audits forEMEAC.
• Applies and administers the global auditor qualification framework.
• Providesmethodologyguidance and system support to other regions (LATAM, US,JPAC)
• Ensures full traceability of audit activities, findings, and corrective actions, withtimelyclosure and consistent application of Good Practices.
• Escalate to management any critical regulatory compliance issues with global suppliers/vendors
• Ensures escalation of critical audit findings, compliance risks, or systemic issues to management, with clearly defined andmonitoredaction plans.
• Share audit trends, inspectionoutcomesand systemic risk insights acrosscross-regions to support company inspection readiness.
• Provides functional direction to regional audit leadsregardinginspectionreadiness standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum10years of experience in a role focused onaudit managementin a Pharma/Medical Devices environment
• Broad types of audits performed covering the regulated areaspertaining toGalderma’s portfolio (cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals)
• Fluent English (additional languages are a plus)

What we offer in return

• You will be working for an organization that embraces diversity & inclusion and believe we will deliver better outcomes by reflecting the perspectives of our diverse customer base.
• You will receive a competitive compensation package with bonus structure and extended benefit package.
• You will be able to work in a hybrid work culture and brand new IT hub
• You will be joining a growing company that believes in ownership from day one where everyone is empowered to grow and to take on accountability.

Our people make a difference

At Galderma, you’ll work with people who are like you. And people that are different. We value what every member of our team brings. Professionalism, collaboration, and a friendly, supportive ethos is the perfect environment for people to thrive and excel in what they do.