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千代田区, 日本
Onsite
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Your Role: Senior Associate - QA
As the central quality contact for the Elanco Marketing Affiliate organizations (Japan), the Quality Senior Associate advises, decides reports, consults and escalates quality matters relating to Elanco products distributed in Japan, to the affiliate management, Head of Quality Japan, Regional Affiliate Quality Director or Corporate management when needed.
Your Responsibilities:
Be responsible for product quality related matters, escalate any local product quality related issue to the Head of Quality Japan, Regional Affiliate Quality Director and the Affiliate management, and collaborate in any local action to be taken as a result of that (i.e. recall, counterfeit etc.)
Implement and monitor product quality systems and Product Quality Manual in the Marketing Affiliate.
Assist affiliate management and Head of Quality Japan in assuring that all operations of the affiliate comply with the Affiliate Quality Manual and other applicable company quality standards, GQP and local regulations.
Execute the assessment plan for GMP Service Providers
Revise Quality agreement covering affiliate process for GMP service providers.
Demonstrate continuous improvement and minimize risk by a routine self-assessment, corrective and preventative actions (CAPA), and use of a Quality Plan.
Ensure an affiliate training program for employees with quality duties and responsibilities is in place.
Be responsible for product complaints related matters. Investigate any product complaints, responses for the customer all distributed products.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Education: Registered pharmacist with bachelor’s degree or higher
Experience: At least 3 years’ Quality experience in a GMP/GQP environment.
Communication: Fluent English (written and oral), Native level of Japanese
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
SAP system experience
Self-managed
Cross functional collaboration and teamwork skills
Additional Information:
Travel: 10%
Location: Elanco Japan Tokyo office - Hybrid Work Environment
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