Quality (QA) Supervisor - Compliance (Dublin, IE) presso Grifols

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Quality Compliance Supervisor will focus on the quality compliance aspects of Albumin Manufacturing, both purification/formulation and aseptically filled product, ensuring that deviations from defined procedures are appropriately handled within a GxP manner, providing assurance of product quality and patient safety. Specifically, the supervisor will be responsible for the team’s scheduling in support of day-to-day manufacturing operations, product release, and general business requirements. Additionally, have responsibility of the team’s structure and professional development with coaching, mentoring, and acting as a subject expert in the compliance field to support.

The QA Compliance function will be a key stakeholder of all core manufacturing departments, including the wider QA network, manufacturing, validation, QC, and supporting functions.

Understanding of industry compliance guidances, notably EU GMP Annex 1 ‘Sterile Manufacturing’, with knowledge of the ICH Q-series, PDA, ISO, and the FDA Aseptic Guide, will be essential to be successful in this role. 

What will you be doing?

General:

• Ensure the quality of the work is maintained and inspection-ready in accordance with internal and external cGxP requirements and expectation.
• Ensure adherence to GMP, EU Annex 1, FDA, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Support the cross-function readiness for batch certification, ensuring all documentation related to the team is finalised within a timely manner.
• Ensure the team is in compliance with all Training and Health & Safety requirements, in accordance with company policy.
• Provide the team’s performance status with regular interaction with the wider site departments, as defined via tier/triage-structures.
• Establish inter-team and cross-team KPIs to ensure performance is measurable for the function’s goals and objectives, aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Support the team’s organisational structuring and provide general direction to ensure the team is successful in handling day-to-day operations, in alignment with the departmental directives.
• Ensure the team is adequately trained to cover the full scope of team responsibilities, and develop training (internal and external), where appliable, to ensure quality and technical competencies.
• Be the QA Compliance ‘voice’ / point-of-contact for the team to ensure appropriate distribution of communication (given & received), focused on compliance-related subjects.
• Support resource management (capacity model & hiring process) for the Compliance function to aid departmental objectives and business requirements.
• Deputise for the other core QA functions and/or QA Manager, as required.

Leadership and Managerial:

• Provide operational leadership to navigate the QA Compliance team, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, professional development, and objective setting.
• Manage the team’s routine activities, ensuring they are scheduled, performed, and completed within agreed timeframes and in accordance with procedures and regulations. Activities are inclusive of:
• Deviation, investigation, and CAPA lifecycle management, including impact analysis, data integrity, and overall quality robustness and effectiveness.
• Authoring, reviewing, and approving compliance-related documentation, inclusive of Risk Assessments, SOPs, Training, and Records, as required.
• KPI monitoring, specifically focused on Deviations, CAPAs, and Training.
• Periodic GEMBA and walk-through audits of the manufacturing facility, inclusive of manufacturing areas and quality control laboratories.
• Internal inspection of QA, QC, Validation, and Manufacturing.
• Foster a strong stakeholder collaboration with other core QA and MFG functions to ensure quality compliance standards are adhered to.
• Foster a LEAN attitude to create a pro-active continuous improvement culture within the team and support the facilitation of ‘Quality Mindset’ throughout the facility.
• Provide feedback to the team to facilitate professional development and foster an ‘open-door’ culture.
• Maintain organised physical and electronic GxP systems to support fast retrieval of information for possible inspection (archiving).
• Any other duties as required, following consultation with the post holder.

Technical:

• Provide technical expertise, specifically focused on regulations and guidances for sterile manufacture under terminally filtered (aseptic processing) conditions, presented in the form of coaching, mentoring, and presentations for stakeholder understanding.
• Participate in risk assessments or strategic decision meetings and act as a QA Compliance SME to ensure either new or modified processes are appropriately documented and implemented under GMP conditions for aseptic manufacture

Who you will be?

Essential

• Working experience within a Sterile Pharmaceutical GMP-regulated industry with a Quality function.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical quality environment under EU GMP regulation
• Working experience with QMS processes, both paper-based and electronic systems (e.g., Veeva Vault, Trackwise, etc.)
• Working experience with Deviations, Investigations, and CAPAs of all classifications (Minor, Major, Critical).
• Working experience of people management (stakeholder or direct).
• Demonstrate a ‘problem-solving’ mindset and working ethic/culture to effectively lead the team.
• Demonstrate project management skillsets for effective handling of multiple high-priority tasks.
• Sound understanding of EU GMP aseptic manufacture, notably Annex 1 ‘Sterile Manufacture’.
• Understanding of ICH Q9 and Q10 Quality Risk Management.
• Understanding and experience with an EU regulatory body with ‘hands-on’ inspection experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft software.

Desirable

• Understanding of Albumin manufacture Purification and Aseptic Filling in a bag presentation.
• Understanding and working experience of cleanroom classifications (Grade A, B, C, & D) and associated controls in-situ, utilizing RABS technology.
• Exposure to systems such as SAP, KNEAT, and LIMS.
• Working experience of people management of ≥2 persons.
• Verbal and written communication in Spanish and/or Catalan.
• Demonstrate a ‘problem-solving’ mindset and working ethic/culture to effectively lead the team.
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Administration

Our Benefits Include:

• Highly competitive salary
• Group pension scheme - Contribution rates are (1.5% / 3%/ 5%/ 7%) and company will match  
• Private Medical Insurance for the employee (Irish Life)
• Ongoing opportunities for career development in a rapidly expanding work environment
• Succession planning and internal promotions
• Education allowance
• Wellness activities - Social activities eg. Padel, Summer Events

We understand that self-doubt can hold talented individuals back from applying for opportunities. We encourage everyone who meets the qualifications to apply – we're excited to hear from you

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