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UCB Pharma

Biopharmaceuticals for neurology and immunology therapies

Quality Assurance Manager

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Updated on Nov 14
Full-timeSaitama, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of quality assurance experience in pharmaceuticals or quasi-drugs.
  • More than 5 years of experience working under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in quality assurance, quality control, production, or an equivalent area.
  • General knowledge of pharmaceutical drugs and production.
  • Ability to participate in meetings, prepare materials, and communicate by email in English.
  • Ability to systematically prepare and review GMP documents and ensure their content is appropriate.
  • Ability to manage and supervise GMP work as a project leader for cross-functional projects, including large-scale process, facility, equipment, and apparatus projects.
  • Broad understanding of GMP and ability to apply it across manufacturing-site operations.
  • Understanding of the relationships between GMP and other GxP areas.
  • Understanding of international regulations such as PIC/S and ICH and ability to apply them in work.
  • Knowledge of processes, facilities, equipment, and apparatus that can contribute to global activities.
  • Deep knowledge of safety and 5S, and ability to apply it to work, processes, facilities, equipment, and apparatus.
  • Deep understanding of processes, facilities, equipment, and apparatus, with the ability to manage and execute the overall work.
  • Ability to respond appropriately to process problems.
  • Ability to explain Japanese and Saitama-site GMP operations and regulations, participate in discussions about process changes, and find agreement.
  • Ability to comply with laws, regulations, company policies, and workplace rules, and ensure team members comply.
  • Ability to manage personal health and daily routines to perform expected work, consider team members’ health, and lead the creation of a healthy workplace.
  • Strategic communication with factory, related departments, and global colleagues, and ability to build effective relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Ability to understand global and Saitama-site objectives and connect them to departmental and individual objectives.
  • Knowledge of the Saitama site and ability to explain it to visitors, including detailed understanding of the department’s work; ability to explain this in English.
  • English ability to participate in and discuss matters in global meetings, prepare explanatory materials, communicate by email, and understand English GMP documents.
  • Ability to understand basic accounting and finance systems and terminology, manage budgets and orders, and assess investment effects and profit and loss.
  • Ability to report and communicate appropriately, build good relationships with stakeholders and team members, and advance work smoothly through strategic communication.
  • Ability to practice mutual respect, actively seek and seriously consider others’ opinions, discuss issues to reach conclusions, and foster mutual respect within the team.
  • Ability to lead problem solving, root-cause analysis, and the development and implementation of recurrence-prevention measures for complex departmental, cross-functional, and global issues.
  • Ability to make appropriate risk-based decisions within the scope of responsibility using diverse information, experience, and knowledge.
  • Ability to contribute to group decisions, take responsibility for implementing them, and clearly communicate and ensure implementation across departments.
  • Ability to draw out individual capabilities and maximize team capability.
  • Ability to understand and implement PVS principles, explain them to team members, and ask them to implement them.
  • Passion for growth and ability to learn systematically.
  • Ability to motivate team members and build team morale.
  • Ability to advise stakeholders in a way that encourages positive thinking.

Responsibilities

  • Assure the quality of products manufactured at the Saitama site and released to the Japan market by developing and maintaining an up-to-date quality system in accordance with local regulations and UCB requirements.
  • Supply good-quality products seamlessly to the Japan market.
  • Develop and maintain an up-to-date quality system at the Saitama site, aligned with the latest local health-authority requirements, pharmaceutical-industry guidelines, and UCB quality policies and standards.
  • Achieve relevant key performance indicator targets.
  • Make batch-release decisions for the site and the market.
  • Support associates in achieving site, team, manager, and personal goals.
  • Develop associates’ knowledge and skills through support and training.
  • Engage in operational excellence activities and enhance quality and/or productivity at the Saitama site.
  • Participate in health, safety, and environment activities, ensure personal and associates’ health and safety, and minimize environmental impact.
  • Collaborate with the global quality assurance organization and other organizations, raise awareness, and work together to achieve better results.

Desired Qualifications

  • Pharmacist qualification.
  • Experience with batch-release decisions.

About the Company

UCB Pharma

Biopharmaceuticals for neurology and immunology therapies

UCB Pharma focuses on developing treatments for severe diseases in neurology and immunology. It discovers, develops, and commercializes novel molecules and generates products aimed at improving patient lives. The company works by researching and developing therapies, integrating patient insights to guide innovation, and investing over a quarter of revenue into scientific research. Its global presence (about 9,000 employees across 40 countries) and €5.3 billion 2023 revenue reflect its scale and commitment to bringing therapies to patients worldwide. UCB differentiates itself by combining direct patient engagement with substantial R&D investment to address unmet needs in neurology and immunology, aiming to transform lives through science and patient care.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
City of Brussels, Belgium
Founded
1928

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