Associate Director Marketing Company Operations Quality – MCOQ Poland Lead

For given country, develop, support and drive excellence in MCOQ GMP&GDP Quality activities to maintain the local License to Operate. Primary point of GMP&GDP contact for the country and maintains an effective governance structure to ensure oversight of quality activities. •

: Lead the application, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the

for

activities within the country and across a complex Marketing Company environment, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal standards, global processes, and business objectives to maintain the local

. •

: Serve as the

for the country, maintaining an effective governance structure to ensure oversight of local quality activities and consistent execution of the

. •

: Provide leadership for the country

, contributing to regional and global

development and ensuring execution in alignment with AstraZeneca business priorities, including market expansion, product launches, and patient access. •

: Define, develop, deploy, monitor, and continuously improve

in country markets, while driving simplification, standardisation, and efficiency. •

: Provide expert leadership on

, ensuring adherence to one set of GMP/GDP standards and common GxP processes across the Marketing Company, and Safety Health and Environment and assuring compliance with local regulatory requirements related to manufacture, distribution, and other applicable quality activities. •

: Act as the country subject matter expert for

, providing expert advice and quality-focused decision-making on product quality, deviation management, change control, complaint handling, issue management, recalls, and other complex quality matters. •

: Plan, coordinate, and lead preparation for

, including regulatory agency and AstraZeneca inspections, ensuring inspection readiness, effective response management, follow-up of actions, and implementation of sustainable improvement plans. •

: Lead complex investigations, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and

activities, ensuring timely resolution of quality issues, appropriate escalation to senior leadership and

, and robust closure of concerns and risks. •

: Be accountable for the

process, including preparation, execution, performance reporting, and escalation of significant issues and risks to Operations, Commercial, R&D senior leadership, and relevant

members. •

: Monitor and analyse

, using data and insights to support risk-based decisions, drive proactive issue resolution, and develop continuous improvement plans. •

: Drive

and continuous improvement initiatives across the quality area, proactively identifying opportunities for simplification, digital enablement, process optimisation, standardisation, and cost or efficiency gains while maintaining compliance and business continuity. •

: Provide leadership through influence rather than direct line management, aligning stakeholders across quality, regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, process development, global safety, and other relevant functions to deliver quality objectives. •

: Represent the quality function in

, governance meetings, steering committees, projects, and working groups, ensuring quality risks, priorities, and requirements are understood and addressed. •

: Support development of a high-performing quality organisation by providing

to country and regional MCOQ network roles, strengthening competence, compliance, and consistent application of quality expectations. •

: Conduct compliance reviews and reporting for

, including issue resolution with senior management and AstraZeneca site leaders, and oversight of relevant third-party activities such as storage and distribution of samples to

, where applicable. •

: Support and influence interactions with

, including inspection management, issue resolution, regulatory responses, and actions required to gain and maintain AstraZeneca’s licence to operate in country. •

: Provide

into divestments, acquisitions, licensing agreements, and other strategic business activities within the country. •

: Plan, review, and manage the budget for the

, ensuring high-quality, timely, and cost-effective delivery of services and priorities. •

: Promote a strong

across the Marketing Company by modelling compliance, continuous improvement, accountability, and practical problem-solving, and by leading without authority through expertise, collaboration, and credible communication across all levels of the organization. •

: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of

, contributing technical expertise to local procedures and, where relevant, to the development of global standards. •

at the initiative level, aligning stakeholders, prioritizing strategic initiatives, and driving execution to deliver business objectives.

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