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Join us as the Director of Compliance and Quality Systems at our West Chester, OH supply site! Elevate your career in a senior-level leadership position as a member of the site Quality Leadership Team (QLT).

This role has extensive responsibility for crafting and influencing the Compliance and Quality culture at the AZ supply and corporate sites and is critical in establishing an operating model that protects AstraZeneca's reputation, product supply and license to operate.

This position requires an individual who has extensive pharmaceutical operations experience and a significant background interacting with regulators, as it will be the principle contact for inspections by regulatory agencies, Global Operations Quality and external customers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leads site Compliance meetings and programs and ensures consistent execution of Quality Systems, and drives the efficiency and effectiveness of current compliance programs and quality systems across site PETs and services groups, as appropriate, including:
  • Deviation Management and CAPA
  • Product Quality Complaints
  • Change Control
  • Quality Risk Management
  • GMP Documentation
  • Regulatory Program Management (Field Alert, APR’s, Inspections, Compliance Improvement Plans, Site Master Plans etc)
  • Product Quality Reviews
• Supports continuous improvements efforts for computerized applications to key Quality System (e.g., Trackwise)
• Responsible for the site’s QADC and Records Management departments.
• Leads efforts to identify evolving regulatory and industry initiatives relating to compliance and quality systems and ensure proactive involvement of site. Actively participate in outside industry and professional associations, and influence these groups to adopt practices favorable to AZ.
• A core team contributor in project teams and programs that are related to compliance, quality systems, and continuous improvement initiatives across the site. Responsible for identifying compliance gaps, and recommending compliance improvements for the supply site.
• Supports the site in the investigation of issues requiring quality and compliance expertise. Apply risk management. Recommend and implement related compliance or quality system solutions. Lead site Issue Management Teams (IMT) responsible for assessing
• Oversight of compliance during the design, construction, start-up, validation, and retirement of equipment, process, utilities, facilities, computer systems, etc. across PETs.
• Assist in preparing Quality department budget.

Leadership

• Influences the regional and global Quality organization to create policy, provide guidance and influence senior Leaders in the area of GMP compliance.
• Accountable for being an influencing Leader with external regulators and key industry organizations such as ISPE, PDA and ASQ.
• Provides the necessary leadership to create a vision, mission and road map for creating a culture of Quality and Compliance that is well integrated and supportive of end-to-end supply.
• Provides Leadership that engenders a culture of cross-site collaboration and fosters a very transparent and respectful approach with regulators in order to advance AZ’s influence and reputation.
• Leads, coaches, mentors and develops a team of Quality and Compliance professionals. Responsibilities include staffing, prioritization of work, performance management, and personnel development.

Minimum Requirements:

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a science/technical field such as Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry or Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including management experience in a Quality or Compliance position.
• Advanced knowledge of cGMP requirements, quality systems, and pharmaceutical manufacturing/packaging technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders in a matrix environment and the personal conviction to make courageous decisions to ensure patient safety and to protect company reputation

Desirable

• 7+ in supervisory/managerial roles within QA in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
• Advanced degree, Masters or higher.
• Multiple site or function experience.
• Experience interacting with third parties (e.g., contract service providers) is preferred. Strong auditing skills required with ASQC certification desirable.
• Experience with device manufacturing regulations
• Necessary characteristics include: being a self-starter, goal-oriented, attention to detail, team-oriented, ability to have positive interactions with other professionals without being critical, and ability to multi-task.

Next Steps – Apply today!

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.

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