At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global quality and compliance for pharmacovigilance systems and ensure regulatory adherence.
- Company: Join a leading pharmaceutical company committed to safety and quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on strategic development and operational excellence.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on global health by ensuring drug safety and compliance.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in pharmaceutical quality assurance with leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
The Head of Pharmacovigilance and Regulatory Quality Assurance leads the global quality and compliance function for our pharmacovigilance system. You are the independent quality authority ensuring that our end-to-end PV processes across clinical safety, regulatory affairs, and medical affairs remain compliant with global regulations, ICH guidelines, and company standards.
Your role bridges strategic oversight with hands-on operational leadership: you design the audit strategy and governance framework that keeps the system fit for purpose, but you also own the day-to-day quality assurance of how PV actually works across the business. You will direct both the strategic evolution of the PVRQA function and its operational delivery. This means setting the long-term compliance roadmap while simultaneously managing inspections, deviation management, and the practical quality controls that keep the system sound.
You partner with senior leadership on strategic direction, but you're equally engaged in the details that matter—ensuring SOPs are fit for purpose, CAPA workflows are rigorous, and systems are inspection-ready.
The Role
You will direct the strategic development of the Global PVRQA function, supporting both the global R and delivering annual internal and external audit programs covering global systems, affiliates, and 3rd party vendors.
Industry Tenure: 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience specifically within Quality Assurance.
Leadership Track Record: Proven experience in a senior leadership capacity with deep knowledge of GVP/GCP regulations and international pharmacovigilance guidelines.
Technical Mastery: Extensive understanding of end-to-end pharmacovigilance processes, including Deviation/CAPA management and the conduct of clinical research.
Global Perspective: Experience working within global, cross-functional teams and managing complex regulatory interactions.
Leadership Attributes
Strategic Acumen: The ability to quickly analyze complex circumstances and drive appropriate decisions and actions.
