Quality Assurance Manager | Belgium

THE OPPORTUNITY – DO WORK THAT MATTERS

We are seeking a highly motivated Quality professional with GMP expertise to join us as the new Quality Assurance Managerat Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Medicine Belgium. At BIVMB we focus on the equine mesenchymal stem cells platform, addressing the unmet needs of multiple veterinary patients.

In this exciting role, you will be ensuring the daily management of the quality management system and develop systems for the implementation of a coherent quality policy.

Additionally, you will be leading a small team of Quality Assurance Officers.

This position is based in Evergem, Belgium, and reports directly to the Head of Quality.

Please apply before September 17th.

FURTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization and train the personnel
• Detect and analyze the needs concerning quality within the business unit and initiate projects to improve the quality in an efficient and effective way
• Determine the quality standards, methods and procedures concerning quality in collaboration with the Head of Quality in order to follow up and optimize the current quality management system and this way fulfil the high demanding quality requirements.
• Write and maintain procedures, work instructions and instructions for maintenance and calibration.
• Approve or reject raw materials, packaging materials, and intermediate, bulk and finished products.
• Perform internal audits and complex quality controls throughout the entire production process and report its results to guarantee the quality of the product.
• Perform external audits for qualification of suppliers and subcontractors.
• Analyze, assess, correct and follow up all OOS/OOT, deviations and changes in the production process and complaints with its associated actions, in accordance with the Head of Quality.
• Ensure compliance with national and international standards and legislation.
• Ensure that all necessary testing is carried out
• Organize and check the maintenance and qualification of premises and equipment.
• Monitor and control of the manufacturing environment and evaluate process records and batch records, labels.
If you are an Authorized Qualified Person you will be certifying batches of medicinal product for release.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING TO THE TEAM:

• Minimum five years of experience in a GMP Quality Management role
• Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Veterinary Medicine or similar
• Profound knowledge and training of Good Manufacturing Practices
• Strong communication skills in English including capability to create and maintain business relations. Dutch is a plus!
• If you are a authorized Qualified person it is a big advantage, but if you’re not we would be interested in ensuring you have the right training to become one!
• Strong strategical and analytical skills
• Flair for electronic data handling and reporting
• Strong skills in documentation, detail-oriented, analytic, administrative Quality-conscious, well-organized, and attentive to detail
Excellent communication skills and people management experience.

YOUR BENEFITS:

Next to the opportunity to develop and challenge yourself while learning from a fast-paced environment:

• Work in a wellbeing-oriented organization (Premium access to Headspace and ongoing support and initiatives related to ways of working to help our employees to stay healthy and constantly improve the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being)
• Customized Development plan based on your role and aspirations, with several learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning Premium, and access to international development opportunities and languages + training programs
• Good balance between work and free time (Mix of working from home within the respective country / office as well as flexible working hours)
• Working in a passionate team within a fun, diverse, and multicultural working environment
• Full time basis with 20 legal holidays and 12 time reduction days
• Competitive salary package and extralegal benefits.