What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Finished Product Quality Lead position at Alexion Pharmaceuticals?
Introduction to role
The Technical Lead for Clinical Finished Product Quality will provide technical support to the Quality Operations team, ensuring timely and compliant oversight of clinical finished products. As a quality partner to the Global Product Development Clinical Supply (PDCS), you will manage clinical product disposition, storage, and logistics. This role connects with various teams to ensure governance and metrics for clinical manufacturing quality. You will represent Quality on execution teams, ensuring the supply of safe, compliant, and effective finished products throughout the clinical program lifecycle at Alexion.
Accountabilities
- Lead quality for end-to-end clinical product release, ensuring timely delivery of safe and compliant products for clinical trials.
- Provide technical expertise and governance for IMP release, including GMP batch release, approval of change controls, deviations, clinical labels, and Quality Agreements.
- Collaborate with the PDCS team to meet commitments for clinical finished products.
- Lead problem-solving activities for complex and time-sensitive issues.
- Identify risks, issues, and inefficiencies, leading improvement and remediation efforts.
- Coordinate risk management, change control implementation, deviation / investigation review, CAPA, and batch release.
- Contribute to functional strategy development using industry best practices.
- Mentor and develop team members through matrix management!
- Lead cross-site forums, including Change Control Review Board and Quality Management Review.
- Manage GXP audits and inspections, including readiness activities.
- Act as a delegate for the Director of Quality Operations.
Essential Skills / Experience
Desirable Skills / Experience
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.
At AstraZeneca's Alexion division, we are driven by our commitment to serve patients with rare diseases. Our work is led by their experiences and needs, allowing us to tackle the toughest challenges. With a rapidly expanding portfolio and an entrepreneurial spirit, we offer an energizing culture where innovation thrives. Our tailored development programs foster deep understanding of patient journeys, aligning your growth with our mission. Join us to make a meaningful impact in a supportive community dedicated to changing lives.
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Date Posted
31-Jan-2025
Closing Date
29-Apr-2025Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness. The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law. Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees. To begin an interactive dialogue with Alexion regarding an accommodation, please contact Alexion participates in E-Verify.
