Lead Quality Supplier Manager

at  AstraZeneca

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

As a Lead Quality Supplier Manager (QSM) you will provide Quality Leadership and be responsible for the quality oversight of external suppliers having an impact on AZ development projects and therefore AZ’s business and external reputation. You will use science-based risk management to evaluate quality issues and to develop solutions. The quality decisions you shall be making are set against a background of regulations that vary depending on the stage of development and against a set of standards that require interpretation. When working with project/supply chain teams, you will be responsible for the Quality Supplier Management of the outsourced activities relating to the development, manufacture, test, release and distribution of Drug Substance, Drug Product and Investigational Medicinal Product for clinical trials. This includes supervising and improving supplier performance through application of the Quality Supplier Management Lifecycle.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• A relevant scientific degree extensive experience of working within a pharmaceutical GMP environment, preferably within a pharmaceutical development organization.
• A broad and comprehensive understanding of Quality Systems and GMP is crucial
• A comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical/drug development process and supply chain process.
• Good knowledge and reputation in the QA arena and specifically in GMP matters
• Understanding of Project Management processes
• Understanding of Supplier Management

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Strong in team working and proven collaboration, networking and leadership skills & ability to lead and encourage colleagues
• Demonstrates independent judgement and uses risk management
• Capable of making decisions using science and risk management, acting courageously and communicating with conviction and inspiration
• Demands excellence (sets high bar) and delivers
• A good communicator with experience of interacting effectively across interfaces collaborating externally
• Builds good relationships both internally and with external suppliers or service providers
• Demonstrate drive and energy in the role to make a difference.
• Demonstrates a high degree of personal credibility
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work across departmental boundaries and influence others
• Ability to manage sophisticated portfolio of projects
• Global mindset and ability to work across multiple geographical locations
  When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Join us in Development Quality in our Quality Supplier Management team! We provide GMP Quality oversight globally for suppliers used in the development and clinical phase supporting the supply of investigational products to clinical trials. With a portfolio encompassing both small and large molecules, combination products and groundbreaking technologies, you will be a part of providing novel life-changing medicines to our patients around the globe. At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being daring, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person. We have a phenomenal opportunity for you to join our Quality Supplier Management team as a Lead Quality Advisor, located in UK (Macclesfield) or SE (Gothenburg).