Regional Quality Director - Logistics

Join us as a Quality Director in our Logistics Quality team. This role is pivotal in providing Quality Assurance leadership for the regional logistics QA Team, Quality Management system/processes, and Logistics Service Providers in the region. Reporting directly to the Head of Global Supply Chain Quality, you will be a member of the GSC Q leadership team and the Extended EQ Leadership Team. Your accountabilities will include the establishment, maintenance, and continuous improvement of quality management systems, oversight of quality performance, and issue handling., As a Quality Director, you will ensure that roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines are clearly defined throughout the organization. You will lead and develop a team of Regional Operations QA staff members, ensuring sufficiently trained resources with adequate product and process knowledge for execution of GMP/GDP obligations. You will also ensure the continuing suitability and effectiveness of the quality management system, product quality, and GMP/GDP compliance through participation in management reviews and advocating continual improvement.

• Holds a minimum of Degree level in Pure or Applied Science (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering) or other relevant scientific field and experience.


• A background in the pharmaceutical / bio-pharmaceutical industry, including having experience in Quality and GMP associated with the manufacture/distribution of Drug Product or Drug Substance.


• Sound knowledge and understanding of the principles and concepts of GMP, quality and compliance management, quality risk management and performance evaluation and control.


• Global line management experience


• Significant experience of working with global external suppliers


• Ability to operate highly independently and remotely from line management


Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Business, financial and supply chain understanding/awareness


• SHE management knowledge


• Lean principles, understanding, experience and practitioner


• Qualified/Responsible Person


When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, our work in Quality is important and valued. We are always innovating, trialling the latest models and technologies to improve reliability and excellence in our processes. We are proactive, science-based, solutions-oriented, and it's our ambition to go far that keeps pushing us forward. We are a team of ambitious people who want to go far, and we're all here to achieve. We take Quality seriously and there's a clear ambition to shift the mindset around Quality. It's more than just following procedures and regulations; it's about adding value for our patients, which ultimately benefits the business.

Are you ready to accelerate our Lean journey? Take advantage of the huge opportunities to drive efficiencies in our processes and produce better-quality outputs. Now is the time to join and make a bigger impact, as we commit and accelerate our growth in Lean.

If you are ready to make a difference, apply now and join us in our journey to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines! Apply now!