Specialist - QA Vendor Management
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- Ras al-Khaimah
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as second line and program co-owner for new vendors' introduction, qualification, and assessment.
- Act as point of contact for vendors' notifications for quality related issues and changes.
- Oversee the quality oversight program for vendors; in addition to material complaints handling and its close out with vendor.
- Act as the site point of contact for service providers' evaluation, assessment, and qualification.
- Ensure that new product launches and new vendors-related changes are deployed correctly and in compliance with regulatory expectation.
- Ensure timely manners reporting of potential violation or non-compliance issues to the reporting manager.
- Investigate material complaints related to raw and packaging materials
- Evaluate corrective and preventive action (CAPA) responses to the assessment findings for adequacy, including root cause and timeliness.
- Ensure timely receipt of responses from all applicable vendors. Review Approve and Maintain responses.
- Issue and Review contractual agreements (e.g. Quality Assurance Agreements) for vendors, third parties, service providers and CMOs
- Review and approve batch record documents, investigations and change controls for CMOs.
- Service providers qualification management.
- Maintain proper system related KPIs' and trending in a way that allow continuous improvement culture.
- Handling of deviations and investigations.
- In-depth knowledge of the industry's standards and regulations guidelines.
- Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record keeping.
- Business acumen partnered with a dedication to legality.
- Methodical and diligent with outstanding planning abilities.
- An analytical mind, able to “see” the complexities of procedures and regulations.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in science/pharmacy / health care related.
- Experience of overall 6+ years in Quality assurance with 3-5 years in vendor management and QMS is required
- SAP basic knowledge.
- Proven experience in vendor management to resolve quality issues is an advantage.
- Good computer knowledge and knowledge of QMS systems.
- Quality and Business decision taker.
- Good knowledge and command in cGMP.
- Prior experience in handling similar roles will ensure better fitment.
- Excellent command in English (communicating, writing and speaking) Good Knowledge and command on cGMP and audit readiness.
- Effective oral & communication skills.
- Reliability, teamwork and influencing skills.
- Computer knowledge and proficient in English.