Senior Product Quality Leader (m/f/d) - Pharma

Would you like to not only ensure quality, but also actively shape the product strategy of an international pharmaceutical company?

Our client is a dynamically growing pharmaceutical company with a sustainable business model and internationally oriented structures. In this responsible leadership position, you will assume holistic quality responsibility for a defined product portfolio and contribute directly to compliance, product availability, and patient safety.

Senior Product Quality Leader (m/f/d)

Location: Berlin or Frankfurt according to preference, in combination with 50% home office

Responsibilities

• Technical leadership and continuous development of employees within the Quality Team

• End-to-end responsibility for all product-related quality activities within a defined pharmaceutical portfolio

• Development and implementation of a cross-functional quality strategy across the entire product lifecycle

• Ensuring patient safety, product availability, and compliance, taking into account national and international regulatory requirements

• Active involvement in shaping the product and portfolio strategy from a quality perspective

• Responsibility for proactive quality risk management as well as transparent assessment, prioritization, and control of product-related risks

• Further development of preventive quality measures with the aim of avoiding potential errors at an early stage and continuously improving product and process quality

• Organization, prioritization, and distribution of operational tasks within the team, as well as assuming final decision-making authority

• Central point of contact and escalation instance for all quality-related issues of the responsible product portfolio

• Close collaboration with international and cross-departmental interfaces, especially from Supply Chain Management, Regulatory Affairs, and other product-related functions

• Management of external partners and service providers, including performance management and ensuring agreed quality standards

• Responsibility for budget planning and achievement of goals within the assigned portfolio

• Planning and support of onboarding, as well as the technical and personal development of team members

Qualifications

• Successfully completed degree in natural sciences or pharmacy, e.g., in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, or a comparable field of study

• Min. 8 years of professional experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical industry

• Experience in leading employees

• Demonstrable experience in leading international and cross-departmental quality projects

• In-depth experience with product-related quality activities and quality responsibility throughout the entire product lifecycle

• Very good knowledge of international regulatory requirements and GMP guidelines

• Experience in managing external manufacturers, service providers, or cooperation partners

• Strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to effectively integrate quality aspects into product and portfolio decisions

• Confident handling of complex escalation and conflict situations at different hierarchical levels

• High decision-making and implementation strength combined with a structured, solution-oriented, and responsible working style

• Very good communication and persuasion skills in dealing with internal and external stakeholders

• Fluent German and English language skills

• High awareness of quality and responsibility with a clear focus on patient safety, compliance, and product availability

Benefits

• A strategically important leadership position with comprehensive responsibility and scope for action

• A dynamic, growing pharmaceutical company with an international working environment

• A very attractive remuneration model

• Flexible remote work options with up to 100 percent home office

• 30 days of vacation

• An open and direct corporate culture with short decision-making processes

• Individually tailored internal and external training opportunities

• Flexible additional benefits, e.g., for retirement planning, health, fitness, mobility, or meals

• Access to a Corporate Benefits platform with discounts at numerous partner companies

• Regular company and team events

Application Process

Discretion and confidential handling of your documents are naturally guaranteed.

Contact Person
Mariana Chaumont
089 809130720

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