Associate Director Quality Assurance

Associate Director, Quality Assurance Position Summary: This is a full-time salaried position Based onsite out of Philadelphia, PA office   T​he Associate Director, Quality Assurance is accountable for the group providing Quality Assurance support to clinical & commercial manufacturing operations within the facility.  This includes but is not limited to shop floor quality, batch record review, deviation management, customer interface, improving activities related to process and support to business demands.  Our Philadelphia facility is our North American Center of Excellence for clinical supply packaging.

Quality  liaison  for  clients  and  internal  customers; is  expected  to  become  the  owner  or  escalation  point  for  client requests/issues Accountable for maintaining, developing, and nurturing the client partnership to ensure alignment and consensus Participate in Regulatory Inspections and Customer Audits, etc Participate in site and customer meetings/communications and be directly involved in critical projects/issues Establishes goals and monitors performance through monthly, quarterly, and annual summaries and metrics Present summary data to site management on a regularly scheduled basis Provide QA Technical recommendations based on trend analysis to eliminate future problems Participates in project meetings to provide input with respect to compliance to cGMP requirements Other duties as assigned The Candidate: Bachelor’s  degree  in  scientific  discipline,  chemistry,  biochemistry,  biology,  microbiology,  or  chemical engineering, required Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry Minimum four years of leadership/management experience with demonstrated ability to set vision and direction for a team including setting expectations and motivating for results to achieve corporate, site and departmental objectives Working knowledge of cGMPs regulations, required; prefer experience in multiple regions (e.g EU, ANVISA, FDA, Etc.) Experience working with customers – Contract manufacturing experience, preferred Prior experience working with quality control, or GMP manufacturing/packaging, preferred Prior experience working directly with regulatory agencies and handling inspections, preferred Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience Why You Should Join Catalent: Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process  Diverse, inclusive culture  152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment  Tuition Reimbursement  WellHub - program to promote overall physical wellness  Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!   Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.  personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work. Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities. Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may