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Senior Specialist Quality & Regulatory Affairs EMEA
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · EMEA
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Supports EMEA-wide QA/RA operations for Henry Schein, including documenting EMEA policies, supporting implementation of the EMEA Quality Management System, performing quality and regulatory visits/audits, and CAPA follow-up. The role is home based in any EMEA country with regular travel up to 30%.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Supports EMEA-wide QA/RA operations, documenting EMEA policies and provides support to implement the EMEA Quality Management System
- Supports to perform quality & regulatory visits and/or audits to countries and issues gap analysis, ensures CAPA follow-up and related documentation on identified issues and support countries in implementing solutions
- Organizing virtual, onsite, and offsite regional meetings, including logistics, agendas and close follow-up on decided actions with related functional / country QA/RA Lead
- Support and assistance to Exec. Director QA & RA EMEA and the EMEA QA/RA Team
- Support to multiple projects, tracking timelines, and ensuring successful outcomes for EMEA-wide QA/RA initiatives
- Maintenance of eQMS and Quality Document Management Tool
- Oversight of change control activities and CAPA follow-up, timely closure
- Provides support to the country QA/RA Teams in Quality related topics to ensure compliance according GDP and MDR
- Implementation of regulatory requirements and continuous improvement, support to ongoing transformation projects and product launch activities
- Support roll-out eQMS implementation in identified countries, inspection readiness initiatives and roll-out of required tools, conduct and oversee quality training and compliance communications
- Assists PRRC and EC Rep responsibilities such as adverse event reporting, post-market surveillance and FSN management
- Other tasks and projects as needed
What we're looking for
- Quality Management, Project Management experiences, Medical Device Experiences
- MDR /IVDR Regulations/ ISO 13485
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacist, Biomedical Engineering, Business management or a related field
- Knowledge and understanding of Quality Management Systems and Project Management
- Quality System process implementation and maintenance to meet ISO 13485:2016; GDP and MDR
- Solution oriented, problem-solving attitude, pragmatic, high adaptability and flexibility
- Ability to work in a matrix, regional environment with different departments and countries
- English speaker
- Good communication skills and stakeholder management
- Balances a sense of urgency of time pressures with adherence to all regulatory requirements
- Sensitive in dealing with confidential Information
- Demonstrates advanced oral and written communication skills
- Must be fluent in written and spoken English
- Job holder based in any country in EMEA
- Home based – ready to travel regularly (up to 30%)
Nice to have
- Pharmaceutical (GDP) experience is a plus
- Validation of (computerized systems) and Risk management (FMEA) knowledge is a plus
Your team
EMEA QA/RA
EMEA QA/RA Team supporting EMEA-wide QA/RA operations within the Global Distribution Group
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About Henry Schein
Key facts
- Sites in EMEA
