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Head QA Operations – Excellence
Grünenthal Group. Lead, empower, and develop the team, building capabilities and talent while ensuring effective succession planning .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive Quality Assurance expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a strong focus on Quality Risk Management, compliance, and continuous improvement. Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and foster a collaborative Quality culture while ensuring effective stakeholder communication.
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Quality Assurance ExperienceQualified Person (QP)GMP ExpertisePeople LeadershipFluent German and English
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Hard Skills
Quality Risk ManagementRoot-Cause AnalysisCAPAsTrend AnalysisData-Driven Insights
Soft Skills
EmpowermentTalent DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementStrategic MindsetCollaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
Qualified Person (QP)
Industry Keywords
Pharmaceutical ManufacturingGxP ComplianceQuality CultureSenior LeadershipEffective Succession Planning
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, empower, and develop the team, building capabilities and talent while ensuring effective succession planning
- Partner with all GxP functions, including Production, QC, Engineering, and Supply Chain, to ensure compliant and reliable manufacturing
- Provide independent, risk-based QA oversight of manufacturing operations, including strong shop-floor presence, timely guidance, challenge, escalation, and decision-making
- Ensure robust Quality risk management, including investigations, root-cause analysis, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks
- Drive proactive Quality management and continuous improvement through trend analysis, data-driven insights, early risk identification, and prevention
- Champion a strong Quality culture across the site, strengthening ownership, collaboration, and proactive Quality behaviors
Requirements
What you’ll need- University degree in Pharmacy and qualification as a Qualified Person (QP) according to § 15 AMG
- Around 10 years of relevant Quality Assurance experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, including senior leadership experience
- Strong Quality and GMP expertise, combined with sound, risk-based judgment
- Proven people leadership, with a strong focus on empowerment, talent development and succession planning
- Strategic and collaborative mindset, with the ability to build trusted cross-functional partnerships and constructively challenge
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across different organizational levels
- Fluent German and English, both written and spoken