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Our ESO QA team is hiring!Job Description
Are you passionate about ensuring high-quality standards in pharmaceutical products? Do you thrive in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and international environment? If so, we invite you to join us at Sandoz, now operating with a renewed strategic focus, increased agility, and a strengthened culture.
Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. We are focused on agility, strategic clarity, and a strong culture to shape the future of affordable healthcare.
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance Manager to support quality operations with external suppliers. This role focuses on ensuring compliance, supporting audits, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
As ESO QA Manager, you will be responsible for the oversight of the supplier quality system compliance to mitigate risks related to product/API quality and to reduce costs associated to poor product quality, pursuant to the law, internal regulations, good practices and business objectives
Your key responsibilities will include:
Support External Supplier Qualification processes.
Act as SPOC for routine quality activities at external suppliers.
Assist in negotiating QAAs.
Manage changes, deviations, and complaints.
Escalate risks and support mitigation planning.
Ensure timely delivery of project quality milestones.
Support in internal and external audits.
Review and approve Stability Reports and PQRs under supervision.
Contribute to QMS improvements and process simplification.
What you need to bring to the role:
UniversityΒ degreeΒ inΒ Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry orΒ equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of working experience in Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical/API products. quality/quality assurance or operations.
Solid understanding of GMP-regulations (EMA; FDA, CA, etc).Β
Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Excellent skills in identifying issues and solving problems.
Fluent in English.
Audit Support
Communication Skills
Organizational Skills
Dealing with Ambiguity
Continuous Learning
Self-Awareness
Technological Expertise
Product Release
Goal Orientation
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Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!
The future is (y)ours to shape!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired
Continued Learning, Dealing With Ambiguity, Employee Performance Evaluations, Gmp Procedures, People Management, Qa (Quality Assurance), Quality Control (Qc) Testing, Quality Standards, Self-Awareness, Technological Expertise, Technological Intelligence