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Opella

Global OTC & VMS self-care manufacturer

Directeur Qualité de Site / Pharmacien Délégué

Validation, Compliance & Quality SystemsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeLisieux, France€61.5k - €81.5k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Pharmacist or Engineer diploma at Bac+5 is required; a pharmacist profile is preferred due to the site's pharmaceutical regulatory environment.
  • Five to ten years of experience in a GMP environment is required.
  • Significant experience managing quality in a pharmaceutical industrial environment, with broad responsibility for teams and quality systems, is required.
  • Registration with the Order of Pharmacists is required.
  • Strong command of pharmaceutical quality systems, including deviations, investigations, corrective and preventive actions, audits, and regulatory compliance, is required.
  • Ability to connect quality and regulatory requirements with operational realities on the ground is required.
  • Ability to simplify existing processes without compromising compliance or risk management is required.
  • Knowledge of operational excellence and continuous improvement methods is required.
  • Fluent French is essential.
  • Professional English is required for interaction with international teams and sites.
  • Leadership skills, ability to engage teams, challenge practices, and change mindsets are required.
  • A strong on-site presence and ability to connect with production teams are required.
  • A production-partner approach that treats Quality as a performance lever is required.
  • Results orientation, pragmatism, and the ability to make decisions autonomously and credibly are required.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in designing the site's Quality requirements and propose organizational, people-related, and technical improvements to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance and quality of manufactured products.
  • Manage multidisciplinary teams covering Product/System Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Analytical Development, Regulatory Activities, and related functions.
  • Coordinate and supervise activities across different sectors.
  • Ensure staffing levels and employee qualifications meet regulatory requirements.
  • Set objectives for employees and evaluate their performance.
  • Build team spirit and communication with other departments.
  • Ensure successful inspections and audits, then develop and deploy action plans to improve standards.
  • Coordinate Global Quality projects with the site's production activities.
  • Monitor dashboard indicators and analyze trends to propose preventive actions against recurring deviations.
  • Respond to requests from Health Authorities.
  • Take charge of Health Authority inspections and internal quality audits conducted by Opella's Global Quality team.
  • Organize and oversee all pharmaceutical operations related to the activities of the Opella Healthcare International establishment in Lisieux.
  • Exercise delegated authority from the responsible pharmacist of Opella Healthcare International.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in a CDMO/CMO environment or in varied industrial contexts is appreciated.
  • Experience in a TPM environment is a strong advantage.

About the Company

Opella

Global OTC & VMS self-care manufacturer

Opella makes a wide range of over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, minerals, and supplements for global consumers, covering about 100 brands and an 11,000-strong workforce. It develops, manufactures, and markets non-prescription health products that people can buy ready-made in stores for common needs such as pain relief, digestion, and allergy relief. The company differentiates itself with a large global manufacturing footprint (13 sites and 4 science and innovation centers) and its B Corp certification, signaling accountability to social and environmental standards. Its goal is to simplify self-care and put health in people’s hands for half a billion consumers worldwide.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Founded
2018

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