Director, Global Quality Compliance TORCH
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Teva Pharmaceuticals is the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, proud producer of many products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Together we are on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible to millions around the world.
The main purpose of this role is to act as a subject matter expert and compliance leader in the newly-formed Teva Operations Regulatory Compliance Hypersupport (TORCH) internal and external manufacturing team. This highly experienced quality, compliance and operations leader will drive the activities of the TORCH team, partnering with TGO site leaders in Quality, Compliance, and Operations to ensure proper quality compliance risk identification and mitigation of patient product supply risks, problem solving quality-related issues, vital Pivot to Growth transformation and Teva Global Operations modernization projects, inspection readiness, inspection support and follow-up.
Location: Any Teva TGO (Teva Global Operations) location in Europe.
Travel: Up to 50% international travel expected.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
* Act and behave in accordance with Teva’s values and leadership standards.
* Targeted support based on critical business needs and potential risks.
* Global projects improving patient supply and quality compliance of our sites, processes, and systems; for example: inspection management and readiness programs, significant event scoping and resolution, deviation quality compliance derisking, etc.
* Inspection readiness & inspection management including preparation of subject matter experts, coaching, shop floor Gemba, back‑room strategy, site remediation and investigative protocols, inspection response co‑writing & review, and CAPA effectiveness monitoring and verification.
* Product quality incident management oversight and monitoring.
* Lead multi‑cross site investigations.
* Provide guidance to ensure compliance with Teva’s global standards, regulatory guidelines, and cGMP requirements.
* Support/lead Global Quality Compliance Initiatives; develop and contribute to Teva’s Long‑Range Plan and Global Quality Compliance Initiatives.
* Support critical product incident management events; may include complex investigations at the sites ensuring comprehensive, scientific, well‑written investigations utilizing robust root cause analysis tools with appropriate CAPA.
* Review inspection readiness dashboards, self‑audit program schedules, trends/signals, and CAPA effectiveness for critical supply sites.
* Assist with Health Authority inspection support, preparing inspection responses, post‑inspection support and monitoring commitments.
* Collaborate with site compliance teams to perform floor and laboratory walk‑throughs.
* Work with sites to ensure mock audits meet their needs and verify inspection readiness.
* Write or execute protocols for deep‑dive quality compliance assessments, conduct risk assessments, evaluate justification positions, support storyboards, and prep SMEs.
* Create and monitor Quality Improvement Plans (QIP) to minimize quality compliance risk and improve performance.
* Ensure effective Quality Risk Management to assess, control, communicate, and review risks.
* Contribute to Teva’s Global Compliance Network, addressing and advising GxP regulation interpretation, corporate standards, lessons learned, knowledge management, and evolving regulation.
Education
* Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry, microbiology, pharmacy, engineering, or a related science‑based degree.
Your Experience and Qualifications
* 12+ years of experience as a functional leader with technical, team management, and operational responsibility.
* Ability to work with various organizational leadership levels and in a team environment across multiple roles, with multi‑cultural competence.
* Excellent experience in compliance and Health Authority interaction, leading inspection readiness activities and programs, compliance team leadership or quality unit leadership, successful outcomes delivered through a variety of global regulatory inspections, product submissions, approvals, lifecycle management.
* Working knowledge of audit and inspection management, response writing and investigation, complaint, CAPA management programmes.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate across many levels and functions within Teva, navigate changing priorities, and deliverables, agile and flexible to respond to critical needs of the business, comfortable in a matrix environment.
* Auditing, quality engineering/opex, regulatory affairs, investigation certifications desired.
Functional / Industry Knowledge
* Pharmaceutical quality manufacturing experience; solids, medical device, sterile, biologics, biosimilars quality compliance required.
* Strong practical knowledge of pharmaceuticals manufacturing, contamination control, facility design, utilities, maintenance, and calibration.
* Adequate knowledge of local current and upcoming legislation and current quality best practices, health regulations and guidances also essential; international experience is an advantage.
* Strong knowledge of cGMP requirements for products and process.
* Solid understanding and insight into the different aspects of quality functions: quality control, microbiology, quality assurance, quality systems, quality compliance, documentation.
* Strong knowledge of quality systems.
* Solid ability to understand, interpret, and execute in accordance with Teva Quality Management System.
* Solid knowledge of MRP systems and GMP‑impacting computer systems, like SAP, Empower, LIMS and software platforms typically used by Teva.
* Deep knowledge and experience in auditing, compliance and quality oversight.
Critical Capabilities
* Solid knowledge in problem solving.
* Energetic, committed to continuous improvement and problem‑solving.
* Effective negotiation skills, strong interpersonal skills, excellent presentation skills.
* Strong project management, organizational skills to lead a dynamic team and change management.
* Proactive orientation, self‑motivated, flexible, and innovative way of thinking.
Reports To
Head of TORCH.
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Job Metadata
* Seniority level: Director
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Quality Assurance
* Industries: Wellness and Fitness Services, Biotechnology Research, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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