Director, Quality Assurance – Value Chain Management

Dublin - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Step into a key Quality leadership role where you will oversee the endtoend quality program for an assigned product value chain in antibody drug conjugates. You will be a core member of the Value Chain Management Team partnering across functions to ensure a reliable supply of highquality products throughout their commercial lifecycle.

This role is highly collaborative: you will coach influence and connect teams across the network bringing clarity on quality expectations and helping others solve complex problems.

Bring energy knowledge innovation to carry out the following:

Lead endtoend quality oversight for the product program ensuring compliance with procedures and regulations.
Develop and maintain the Product Quality Strategy and Product Analytical Strategy in line with supply strategy.
Partner with Quality Regulatory Technical Supply Chain and site Quality teams to align priorities and resolve issues.
Strengthen and harmonize Quality Management Systems and ways of working sharing best practices across sites.
Stay current with regulatory requirements support or lead inspections and drive ongoing inspection readiness.
Provide quality leadership to product focus teams the Value Chain Management Team and related working groups.
Lead quality communications across the network including meetings updates and escalation of issues and risks.
Support analytical siting strategies and broader valuechain projects ensuring quality input and followthrough.
Track and interpret change control complaints and quality performance data to identify trends.
Review Annual Product Reviews evaluations and postmarketing product reviews to assess and communicate risks.
Monitor report and mitigate quality and supply chain risks across the franchise.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role you will more than likely have:

At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry including experience in a leadership role.
Quality and/or technology experience in vaccines or large molecule products is an advantage.
Experience in continuous improvement or analytical science is desirable.
Strong project management skills and the ability to drive complex initiatives to completion.
Clear confident communication skills both written and verbal.
Experience leading multi-functional teams to deliver strategic outcomes.
A degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant Science Pharmacy or Engineering field.
Proven ability to drive change and improvement initiatives.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels.
Commitment to continuous professional development and continuous improvement.
A track record of success in team environments (for example project teams Six Sigma teams or continuous improvement teams).

Travel requirement:
- Willingness to travel 10-15% for assignments outside your primary location including short-term travel as needed

Location:
- The role can be based anywhere in the US and Europe

We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the worlds most challenging healthcare needs.

As an equal opportunity employer we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people together. Please dont hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.

We are committed to flexible working where possible and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application.

So if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs please apply today.

Required Skills:

Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC) Collaboration Communication Continuous Improvement Leadership Program Management Project Management Quality Compliance Risk Analysis Stakeholder Management Strategic Thinking

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

03/3/2026

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Job DescriptionStep into a key Quality leadership role where you will oversee the endtoend quality program for an assigned product value chain in antibody drug conjugates. You will be a core member of the Value Chain Management Team partnering across functions to ensure a reliable supply of highqual...