Associate Director, ExM Quality, Quality Relationship Manager (QRM)

Associate Director, ExM Quality, Quality Relationship Manager (QRM)

Teva

Zagreb, Croatia

Our Team, Your Impact

This position holds the Relationship with Strategic Suppliers in Europe from a Quality perspective in the related Supplier Relationship Team (SRT) in the newly established vertical ExM Strategic Ops.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Definition, implementation and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System, organization and strategy for the relevant Supplier Relatiosnhip Team;
• Quality Oversight of the contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) in the respective SRT which manufacture, package and test commercial products on behalf of TEVA;
• Management of the supplier relationships of the respective SRT in Terms of Quality through collaboration with suppliers and other in-house functional managers;
• Proactive Management and improvement of the supplier´s quality performance by monitoring relevant KPIs and other global programs such as Data Integrity, Annex 1, Contamination Control etc.;
• Assure inspection readiness;
• Assurance by frequent on site presence at the supplier/ CMO or respective sub-suppliers that current pharmaceutical guidelines and legal provisions applicable for the manufacturing, packaging and testing of External Manufactured Products are met;
• Manage incidents at the suppliers in scope in close collaboration with the SRT-Team members of other functions;
• Hold responsible for the establishment and fulfillment of the conditions defined in the Quality Technical Agreement (QTA).

Your Skills and Experience

• 15+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and/or Quality Operations roles (QC/QA);
• Degree of Pharmacy, Chemistry or other related Natural sciences;
• Understanding of TEVA`s Quality Management Systems and corporate management in relation to projects and business partnerships;
• Strong Multifunctional leadership, relationship skills and people management skills;
• Willingness to travel (40%);
• Ability to successful communicate and lead inclusion and diversity in line with TEVA´s Globa Leadership Principles;
• Detailed knowledge of relevant international guidelines, broad knowledge of nalytical procedures and various manufacturing processes;
• Several years of experience in negotiations with international suppliers and participation in GMP inspections/audits.