Quality Assurance Manager
Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Baar, Switzerland (hybrid)
Introduction to role:
Join our QA team at the AstraZeneca Swiss Marketing Company, where you will ensure quality oversight, maintain our license to operate, and foster an environment of continuous improvement in collaboration with our global functions.
Accountabilities:
- Prepare the releases of medicinal products and medical devices for the Swiss market.
- Ensure that the medicinal products and the medical devices are manufactured, transported and stored in accordance with the regulations; this means monitoring the specifications, the test methods, the storage regulations, the expiry dates and the packaging materials.
- Handle quality complaints and returns.
- Be in close contact and involved in reporting quality defects and recalls to Swissmedic.
- Support the Responsible Person in supplier and customer assessments.
- Support the GDP inspections in Switzerland.
- Audit support.
- Be a GDP expert and perform self-inspections, handle deviations and CAPAs. Change management and risk management are also part of your tasks.
- Create and revise GDP SOPs.
- Perform Product Quality Report reviews.
- Supervise the Quality Agreements with the manufacturers and with service providers.
- Ensure that all AstraZeneca employees in Switzerland are trained in quality.
- The job holder will be the deputy Responsible Person.
Crucial Skills/Experience:
- Academic science degree, preferably in pharmacy (MA)
- Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry (QA or similar role), public Pharmacy or hospital Pharmacy is preferred
- Organized, structured, and accurate working manner
- Experience in cross-functional teams
- GMP/GDP knowledge
- Proficient in German and English, French an advantage
- Strong communication skills
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel bold thinking with the power to encourage life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our outstanding and ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca?
Fearlessly craft a new future with us! Our team proudly leads the way for International markets as the fastest-growing pharmaceutical. We're bringing ground-breaking drugs to those that need them the most by combining continuous new launches with outstanding solutions across the whole patient journey. It's how we are able to truly make a difference to the quality of lives and answer huge unmet patient needs. Here we take advantage of the huge variety of work and opportunities to push ourselves out of our comfort zone. We encourage new challenges, always looking for something different to tackle, an opportunity to keep learning and growing.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.
