Head Of Quality Control Department

Are you an experienced QC leader ready to take full ownership of QC operations at a manufacturing site?

We are looking a Head of Quality Control Department for Orifarm’s Manufacturing Site in Łyszkowice, Poland. In this role, you will drive the development of the department while ensuring the highest standards of compliance within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

About the role

The objective of the position is to manage the department and take responsibility for all Quality Control activities related to the development and progression of the department while ensuring the compliance with applicable policies, instructions, guidelines, local and international laws and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry.

 
Main tasks:

As Head of Quality Control Department in the Quality Unit, you will be responsible for:

• Management of team (up to 80 employees) and processes effectiveness (including KPI’s tracking);
  Staff development and training;
• Ensure of GMP (including data integrity) and Environment, Health & Safety compliance within area;
• Supervision over timely performance of analysis of non-sterile liquid and solid forms (including raw materials);
• Supervision over results interpretation and trending;
• Supporting laboratory investigations;
• Supporting development, validation and transfer of analytical methods;
• Approval and authorization of quality documentation;
• Working in computer systems, like: SAP, LIMS, EQMS (including QC disposition);
• Supervision over laboratory equipment;
• Supervision over definition and implementation of QMS tasks;
• Supervision over management of controlled substances in the subordinate area;
• Budget supervision (including investments);
• Laboratory Excellence projects;
• Participation in regulatory inspections and external audits from customers;
• Cooperation with external clients as part of the contract services.
   

Who are you ?

You are a skilled professional with at least 5 years of experience in a similar position in pharma industry and you have:

• Higher education degree in chemistry, biotechnology or similar;
• Strong attention to details, organizational and leadership skills;
• In-depth knowledge of quality control procedures and legal standards
• Strong analytical knowledge (mainly with chromatography and spectrophotometry);
• Excellent communication and listening skills;
• English – fluent knowledge (including specific for the pharmaceutical industry)
• Polish – fluent knowledge (including specific for the pharmaceutical industry)

Who are we?

In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop your managerial skills by working with four highly specialized, well-organized quality control teams and their managers/leaders (approximately 70 people) in the areas of raw material and packaging testing, finished product testing, microbiological testing, and QC laboratory support.
As part of your role, you'll have the opportunity to implement new QC projects within an international QA environment and have a real impact on implementing changes and improvements.

What we offer?

• Fulltime employment contract
• Life insurance
• Private medical care
• Sports card
• PPK
• Hybrid work model
• Flexible working hours???
• Subsidy to canteen meals
• Annual bonus

Job Location

Łyszkowice – Orifarm’s Manufacturing Site.

Application deadline

ASAP

Why should you work for Orifarm?

At Orifarm, we know that our growth comes from the development of our employees. We are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts, and hearts. Our secret to success? Valuing how different skill sets join forces to make our journey happen.

You will experience a work environment characterized by flexibility and a strong commitment to work-life balance, understanding that the best results come from satisfied and well-supported employees. Our international setting offers great opportunities for growth and career advancement. We also prioritize social events and gatherings to ensure that our employees feel connected and engaged with each other.

We regard our feedback culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee's opportunities for learning and development. When we have good results, every employee, including student workers, is part of our bonus scheme.

About Orifarm

Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact our possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. At Orifarm, we aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies we serve. Working towards our vision, we create access to affordable, high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With our core values paving the way, we always act responsibly and constantly with our customers at the center of our attention. And everything we do is driven by our sole purpose:

For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Our history goes back to 1994 when Orifarm was founded in Denmark by Hans and Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen. Since then, Orifarm has grown from a small nine-person company into an international company operating globally in 15 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals, with more than 2,300 employees.

We encourage everyone to apply

At Orifarm, we welcome people from all backgrounds, recognizing that the best outcomes come from a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to create an environment where different perspectives and skills drive innovation and contribute to a sustainable future. By creating such an environment, we are confident that we can achieve better results together.

We are often looking for new employees to help us grow and therefore, we may have other interesting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/. Alternatively, if we do not have any vacant positions that match your interests at this time, we encourage you to submit your resume to our talent pool, from which we continuously select candidates: https://careers.orifarm.com/lp/TalentPool/28c5a1691eef5fd4/.