Head of Product Quality – Pharma

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Technical and disciplinary leadership as well as continuous development of a quality team of approximately 10 employees

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

• Development and implementation of a comprehensive quality strategy throughout the entire product lifecycle

• Ensuring patient safety, product availability, and compliance while considering national and international regulatory requirements

• Actively contributing to the product and portfolio strategy from a quality perspective

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

• Advancement of preventive quality measures for the continuous improvement of product and process quality

• Organization, prioritization, and distribution of operational tasks within the team, along with final decision-making authority

• Central point of contact and escalation instance for quality-related inquiries

• Collaboration with international and cross-departmental interfaces, particularly in Supply Chain Management and Regulatory Affairs

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

• Responsibility for budget planning and achieving objectives within the portfolio

• Planning and supporting the onboarding as well as the professional and personal development of team members

⛳️ Requirements

• Successfully completed a degree in natural sciences or pharmaceuticals, such as Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, or a comparable field

• At least ten years of professional experience in Quality Assurance within the pharmaceutical industry

• A minimum of seven years of experience in disciplinary leadership of employees

• Proven experience in leading international and cross-departmental quality teams

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

• Strong knowledge of international regulatory requirements and GMP guidelines

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

• Strong strategic thinking ability and capability to integrate quality aspects into product and portfolio decisions

• Proficient handling of complex escalation and conflict situations

• High decision-making and implementation strength, along with a structured, solution-oriented, and responsible work approach

• Excellent communication and persuasion skills

• Proficient in German and English

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

• Willingness to undertake occasional business trips

🏝️ Benefits

• A strategically significant leadership position with comprehensive responsibility and scope for influence

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

• An attractive compensation 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 paths

• Tailored internal and external training opportunities

• Flexible additional benefits, such as for retirement provision, health, fitness, mobility, or catering

• Access to a corporate benefits platform with discounts from numerous partner companies

• Regular company and team events