Provide GMP / GDP quality assurance expertise during development and commercialization of client’s products.
Ensure all required quality activities are initiated and completed according to the development stage.
Ensure that medicinal products are designed, developed, manufactured and controlled according to adequate quality standards.
For assigned projects, provide guidance on the resolution of complaints, testing issues, deviations, discrepancies and Out of Specifications (OOS), investigations and propose Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) as needed.
Establish a quality risk management approach in projects based on six sigma concepts and training to ensure that quality is understood and managed by all stakeholders throughout the product life cycle.
Manage all required activities to support release of active ingredients, commercial products and / or investigational medicinal products including approval of master process documentation, batch record review and assessment of change controls.
Notify CMC team and management of potential quality, regulatory and lead time issues.
Participate, represent, and defend quality activities in CMC team meetings.
Assist in the conduct of GMP / GDP audits at 3rd party sites.
Preparation of GMP / GDP Agreements in collaboration with CMOs and the CMC team
Write, review, and / or approve internal SOP’s and other GMP / GDP related documentation.
Support review and optimization of the company's pharmaceutical quality system by preparing review of relevant CMO's Key Performance Indicators
Pro-actively participate to the optimization of the quality system by proposing new procedures, tools or modification of existing ones.
Release of DS and DP Bulk as defined in the relevant release SOPs.
Qualifications and Experience :
Relevant Swiss working / residency permit and / or Swiss / EU-Citizenship required.
University degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or alternative technical / science University degree
5-10 years of experience in different positions like pharmaceutical product development / quality control / analytical development / chemical production or similar operational positions in the pharmaceutical industry
5-10 years of experience in quality assurance of drug substance and / or drug product
Knowledge and understanding of drug substance and / or drug product development, manufacturing process, quality control, packaging, and distribution.
Good knowledge of (c)GMP / GDP’s
Ability to interpret and implement Quality standards.
Ability to manage complex projects and prioritize workload according to the project importance.
Ability to pro-actively initiate and lead quality activities.
Ability to manage multiple tasks with competing priorities.
Good interpersonal and influencing skills.
Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English and at least basic knowledge of an additional European language e.g. German / Italian / French