Site Name: Belgium-Wavre, UK - London - Brentford, Upper Providence

Posted Date: Apr 25 2024

Market Supply Distribution Quality Process Director

The deadline for the job posting is the 29th of April in 2024

We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 2.3 billion packs of medicines and doses of vaccines in 2023. ​

We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst continuing to deliver across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Job purpose:

The Market Supply Distribution Quality (MSDQ) Process Director is a key strategic role within MSDQ, that will lead the transformation of key quality processes and systems that are owned by market supply and distribution quality

Key responsibilities:

• Accountable for enterprise business processes; Including global business process owners (GBPO) for complaints, PIRC, GDP and warehousing, and provide the strategic direction and operational priorities across the Quality teams.
• Accountable for implementation of QMS within MDSQ to ensure that teams and activities are aligned to deliver functional and supply chain ambition.
• Responsible for the system ownership for PRS (Product Recall System)
• Quality subject matter expert of APS (Artwork and Packaging) system. Including working with wider quality team to continually review and improve system functionality.
• Partner across LOC, internal and external manufacturing, release and dispatch to ensure that compliance risks are appropriately identified, escalated, and mitigated.
• Provide leadership and management of central SOP to ensure the creation, implementation, and maintenance of harmonized and efficient procedures
• Engage with key stakeholders across MSDQ and global quality to prioritize support and risk mitigation
• Responsible for delivery of the QP capability build program management for GSC network

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent in experience
• Knowledge in QC/ QA required to understand fundamentals of pharmaceutical system requirements
• More than 10 years' experience in Quality function in a highly regulated environment
• Demonstrated experience of working at a senior level across various geographical regions and different cultures
• Experience in strategy development and deployment, change / stakeholder management and business improvement
• Demonstrated leadership skills across functions and organisational levels
• Significant experience in quality systems
• Proven capacity to drive transformation and manage complex projects and program of projects. Strong in decision-making, problem-solving, and communication

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• BA/BS or Masters Degree
• Technical understanding of pharmaceutical manufacture and quality standards in a complex and scientific industry
• Experience in QP and batch release would be desirable

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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