Complaint and Escalation Management Quality Lead
Job description
- Take ownership as GMP Corporate Process Owner (CPO) of the Escalation Management Process.
- Owns the Global documentation and training in English linked to the process and associated processes.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with the network of the company key stakeholders in relation with the identified process to:
- Maintain and establish communication plans on changes and improvements
- Promote Best Practices throughout the company
- Coach Entity Process Owners by providing expert advice and support
- Drive an active feedback culture within the organization
- Collaborate with EPOs in an effective and efficient way to create/improve the process
- Collaborate with the GMP QMS Lead to plan and manage changes linked to the process.
- Ensure change management across the organization, for any changes implemented on systems or process.
- Maintain and further develop a governance model and process which fosters continuous process improvement and key indicator-based performance monitoring of the process.
- Perform the Quality System Monitoring Report used in the Management Review Process.
- Ensure the process is in compliance with authority regulations, leveraging the Regulatory Intelligence Network in the company and industry benchmarking.
- Ensure constant inspection readiness on procedural documents, trainings and inspection packages owned by the CPO (accuracy, completeness, etc).
- Collaborate with global auditing & compliance, to align auditor expectations & potential preparation on process specific topics for internal/external audits.
- Manage deviations, CAPAs, audit responses, including eQMS system transactions.
Complaints Management Process:
- Serve as back-up to the GMP Corporate Complaints Management Process Owner (CPO).
- Serve as subject matter expert for the Corporate Complaint process, updating procedural documentation and associated training.
- Manage deviations, CAPAs and audit/inspection remediation, as required.
- Identifies and leads efficiency and improvement initiatives.
- Generates KPI metric data and completes data analytics in support of process performance and improvement.
- Work in accordance with HSE and Corporate policy requirements and drive personal training and development activities to meet the needs of business and professional career development.
Profile
- Master’s degree in a science-related field.
- Expert knowledge of applicable regulations, quality principles, business processes, and techniques.
- Minimum 10 years in pharmaceutical/biologics industry in Quality Assurance, including Biopharmaceuticals/Advanced Therapies.
- Strong operational GMP experience, including leading investigations (root cause analysis, CAPA) and applying regulations to compliance scenarios.
- Expertise in Drug Substance and/or Drug Product manufacturing, packaging, and labelling.
- Knowledge of Combination Product and Device QMS and regulatory requirements preferred.
- In-depth understanding of Health Authority compliance expectations for reporting quality-related issues (GMP, Clinical).
- Ability to lead investigations, identify root causes, and define CAPAs.
- Proficient in Excel, data analytics, and eQMS tools for deviations, CAPAs, audits, and KPI reporting.
- Fluent in English and French.
Offer
- Company car