Site Quality Head (d/f/m) - Kundl

About the role

Site Quality Head (d/f/m), Kundl, Tirol, Austria

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz as our new Site Quality Head (d/f/m)!

Provide strategic, technical and people leadership for the Kundl site in all quality and cGMP
compliance related matters and ensure that all aspects of the operational business comply
with cGMP legal and regulatory requirements and Sandoz internal requirements.

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide Leadership to Site Quality Organization and assures site is operating in compliance to national and international cGMP standards
• Assuring Quality oversight of all GxP activities and Quality KPIs are meet
• Assures regulatory compliance and implementation of global quality standards and regulations with successful HA Inspections outcomes
• Responsible for Headcount of the respective Quality organization, driving people and talent management through recruitment, training, coaching and performance monitoring. Ensure succession planning for key roles in quality.
• Promote and improve the Safety and Quality cultures, by implementing the necessary systems and actions.
• Strive for simplification and efficiency improvements by means of internal and external benchmarking
• Assure Quality support Projects, launches and transfers
• Assures financial adherence to own budget, while achieving OPEX targets, leverage synergies and cost
• Meet key launches and transfers against project timeline

Role Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• University Degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Biology)
• English (fluent), German (desirable)
• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in the field of Quality Assurance and Quality Control in a Pharmaceutical industry environment or equivalent with leadership role in leading large teams
• Excellent GMP and QA / QC knowledge
• Experience with Authorities inspections
• Good understanding of API, FDF (sterile & non-sterile) manufacturing technology and cGMP requirements
• Strong Leadership and stakeholder management
• Intercultural communication skills
• Ambitious, driven to make difference, open minded, change leader
• Sound knowledge of financials and OpEx mindset

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €108.430,28/year (on a full time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies. We are open for part-time and job sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.