Quality Assurance System Senior Expert / FvP

​Professional  |  Permanent  |  Full-/ Part-time  |  On-Site​

Our people in Manufacturing & Global Operations share two priorities: getting things done and making things better. If you’re a dynamic person with a positive mindset, you’ll fit in well here. It’s an international team with a powerful spirit of collaboration. Together, we make sure our products meet the highest standards of quality by constantly searching for ways to improve at every stage of our value chain – from the raw materials we buy through to the logistics network that brings our medicines to patients. Join our team and help us make an even bigger contribution to Grünenthal’s future.

What the job looks like
Each day you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• As a key person in the Quality Organization you assume the overall responsibility for importation, wholesale, distribution, batch release and related processes at our Commercial Affiliate in Switzerland as the
• GDP responsible person / Fachtechnisch verantwortliche Person according to AMBV Art. 17 and 18)
• Deputy of Qualified Person (QP)/FvP for API manufacturing site and external  procured materials 
• In cooperation with other Quality Assurance departments as well as with the other departments in the Commercial Affiliate and our external partners you ensure compliance with the internal, national and international required quality standards for our medicinal products
• Support to the maintenance and development of the global QMS in the Cluster Affiliates in close cooperation with the other cluster member and CQA team
• Act together with the Team as point of contact for all Central EU cluster GDP related topics
• approves all quality-related documents related to the distribution and testing and evaluation of finished medicinal products
• Ensuring that a quality management system (QMS) is implemented and maintained
• Ensure GMP compliance of manufacturing sites
• Handling of product quality complaints, liaison with Swiss authorities with regards to quality defects and recalls
• the person responsible for narcotics of the companies (Commercial Affiliate, API manufacturing site and trading Business, ensures that Swissmedic's establishment licences for narcotics are up-to-date and renewed in good time

What you’ll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• Professional degree as Pharmacist, chemist or an equivalent scientific education and Qualification as Fachtechnische verantwortliche Person (FvP) in Switzerland
• Sound experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control or Production for several years  
• Excellent knowledge of respective and applicable regulations, legislation and GMP/GDP/ISO guidelines for medicinal products.
• Fluent in German and English; additional languages (e.g. French) a plus, but not required.
• Good analytical skills, capability for problem solving, good organization talent and advanced presentation skills combined with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Resident in Switzerland and within 2 hours of site location