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Cencora

Distributes medicines and supports patient care

Interim Responsible Pharmacist/Head of Pharmaceutical Affairs

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChaponnay, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Doctor of Pharmacy degree is mandatory, and the candidate must be eligible for registration with Sections B and C of the professional pharmacy order.
  • The candidate must meet the regulatory requirements to serve as Interim Responsible Pharmacist.
  • Significant experience in a similar role is required, ideally with a pharmaceutical wholesaler or a pharmaceutical marketing authorization holder.
  • A good level of spoken and written English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with pharmaceutical regulations and applicable Good Practices, ensure operational compliance, and secure activities relating to the distribution, storage, operation, and supply of medicines.
  • Manage a team including a Regulatory Affairs Manager and a Quality Assurance Manager.
  • Deputize for the Responsible Pharmacist as Interim Responsible Pharmacist in accordance with applicable regulations and contribute to continuity of the company’s pharmaceutical responsibility.
  • Validate and manage packaging components and supervise the design and/or validation of promotional documents for marketed pharmaceutical products.
  • Supervise pharmacovigilance and medical information activities.
  • Manage contracts with companies involved in manufacturing marketed products and plan supplies to prevent stock shortages.
  • Organize any product recalls, including simulated recalls.
  • As necessary, manage interactions with health authorities for marketing authorization application files, shortage risks, or other matters related to the marketing authorization holder.
  • Manage relationships with marketing authorization holders.
  • Organize and monitor associated storage operations.
  • Monitor and audit medical promotion activities.
  • Monitor regulatory developments.
  • Centralize pharmaceutical responsibilities within the company by consolidating official documents from administrations and, with the Responsible Pharmacist, monitoring the company’s pharmaceutical establishment status.
  • Liaise with HAS, as needed, and other authorities and organizations, including ADELPHE and CYCLAMED.
  • Conduct cross-audits and prepare for ANSM inspections.
  • Release batches of marketed pharmaceutical products.
  • Handle pharmaceutical complaints relating to marketed products, including product complaints and quality anomalies.
  • Manage the quality management system in Avanteam, including documentation relating to the marketing authorization holder’s activities and marketed pharmaceutical products.
  • Manage and monitor inventory and shortage risks using Cognos.
  • Prepare the pharmaceutical management review and process review, and monitor resulting actions.
  • Record audits and track actions arising from audits in Avanteam.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience ideally gained with a pharmaceutical wholesaler or a pharmaceutical marketing authorization holder.

About the Company

Cencora

Distributes medicines and supports patient care

Cencora buys and distributes medicines for pharmacies, hospitals and physician practices, while helping drug manufacturers bring treatments to patients. Its businesses combine wholesale supply networks with specialty distribution for complex therapies and services that support prescribing and patient access. Customers order medicines through its distribution systems, and its teams manage sourcing, storage and delivery alongside pharmacy operations and manufacturer support. It earns revenue from pharmaceutical sales and fees for logistics and healthcare services. The parent company was formed in 2001 through the merger that created AmerisourceBergen, adopted the Cencora name in 2023, and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Conshohocken, PA
Founded
2001

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