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Job Function:
Quality
Job Sub Function:
Customer/Commercial Quality
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Istanbul, Turkey
J&J Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Commercial Quality Director reporting to the EMEA Commercial Quality Head and to be based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Key Responsibilities
The overall purpose of this job is to ensure the daily availability of high-quality products and services in the Emerging Markets in EMEA (Russia, CIS countries, the Middle-East and Africa). This role is also the quality point of contact for health equity activities.
This position reports directly to the Commercial Regional Quality Head EMEA and reports in dotted line to the Managing Director, Emerging Markets.
In collaboration with the members of the Emerging Markets (EM) leadership team and the Quality Heads of individual markets, this individual is responsible for developing Quality objectives, enabling the commercial strategy to serve patients.
This position ensures that a Quality Management system (QMS) is established and implemented to ensure compliance across all countries in the Emerging Markets, collaborating with other technical functions including Regulatory Affairs, Medical Safety, Medical Affairs, and Regional Demand & Supply
This role serves a critical function in translating complex Quality topics for clear understanding with business leaders across the organization
This individual will work with regional leaders to identify and implement optimization improvements for Quality processes, working with agility in the Emerging Markets
This role leads a team, including hiring, coaching and development across a diverse group of countries
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in life science or engineering, Master's degree is preferred
Minimum 5 years of experience in a highly regulated industry, including pharmaceuticals or medical devices
Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience, preferably in an Emerging Markets context
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Applying digital tools and capabilities to optimize business processes
Experience working in a GxP environment, interacting with Health Authorities
Strong project management skills, working in an ambiguous environment
Fluency in English is required
Additional languages related to the Emerging Markets team (Arabic, Russian, etc) are an advantage
Required Skills:
Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Preferred Skills:
Continuous Improvement, Developing Others
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