A Vendor Quality Lead is being sought to strengthen the R&D & Pharmacovigilance Vendor Quality team.

This role will support GCP-focused vendor qualification activities, quality agreement setup, and vendor oversight, particularly due to a backlog of agreements and an increasing number of GCP vendors.

Team Information

• The team is part of R&D and Pharmacovigilance Vendor Quality within the global Quality organization.
• The team covers GLP, GCP, and GVP, but this position will focus primarily on GCP

Typical Day

• Managing GCP vendor qualification activities.
• Handling the setup, review, update, and closure of Quality Agreements (priority focus).
• Supporting risk-based vendor oversight: governance meetings, issue escalation, documentation follow-up.
• Acting as the QA point of contact for deviations, investigations, and audit observations related to assigned vendors.
• Ensuring inspection readiness and compliance with GCP and EMA/FDA/ICH requirements.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders: Quality Leads, Global QA, Procurement, Legal, IT/CSV.
• Interacting directly with vendor organizations regarding performance, compliance, and governance.
• Driving continuous improvement and contributing to harmonization initiatives.