APAC Regional LOC Quality Head

Site Name: Singapore - Rochester Park Posted Date: Nov 24 2022 Job Purpose In this role, you will provide leadership and management support to Asia Pacific LOC (Local Operating Company) Quality on in-market distribution to ensure compliance with GSK Quality Management System (QMS) and appropriate local regulations and align with business objectives. You will also be accountable to maintain an effective management oversight on LOC Quality through having in place an effective QMS and a competent LOC Quality team to support GSK Supply Chain and Commercial business. Responsibilities Develop and monitor implementation of the quality strategy, quality plan and quality performance measures to support GSK business and drive quality improvement. Maintain an effective oversight of LOC Quality operations to ensure licenses to operate are maintained, LOC inspection readiness, quality critical matters that have potential impact to product safety and quality are in control; compliance and regulations are timely and appropriate managed and resolved. Ensure an effective management review and local governance linked with global Pharma and Vaccines governance. Strengthen the business partnership with commercial and Supply Chain operations. Build strong capabilities locally and ensure global awareness of Regional regulations. Ensure there is adequate and competent quality resource to perform the defined scope of LOC Quality operations in compliance with GSK QMS and appropriate local regulations. Enable RFT launch through proactive collaboration between QA/ RA/ SC and ensuring compliance to local regulations Embed Quality Culture and agile ways of working Ensure clear accountabilities and teamwork across local and global functions Why you? We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Bachelor Degree in Science or engineering discipline Experience in manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance or distribution in pharmaceutical industry Experience in Quality Management System Exceptional leadership skills Excellent oral and written communication skills Proven influence and impact skills across business levels and functions Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills Problem identification and solving skills Competent people manager and able to identify and promote talent Ability to enable and drive change Self-starter, able to schedule and progress workload on own Experience of working with and leading cross-site and multi-functional teams Experienced auditor, able to conduct level 2 audits and provide auditor training for self-assessments Preferred Qualifications If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Master of Science or PhD in scientific or engineering discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge Why GSK? GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. To learn more about Singapore GSK and our people, please click on this link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glaxosmithkline/life/gsksingapore
LI-GSK GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.