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In this vital role, you will lead the Incoming Quality Assurance (IQA) team in Breda, ensuring high standards of quality and compliance across incoming materials and processes. You will play a key role in shaping a strong quality culture while developing and empowering your team to perform at their best. You will oversee the end-to-end Incoming Quality processes, ensuring they are executed efficiently, consistently, and in full compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements. At the same time, you will act as a key decision-maker within QA, bringing a risk-based mindset to quality-related topics.
Job Responsibility
Leading, coaching, and developing the IQA team, including hiring and performance management
Ensuring effective sampling, inspection, and disposition of incoming materials
Reviewing and approving deviations, CAPAs, and change controls in line with quality standards
Acting as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Incoming Quality and driving continuous improvement initiatives
Use of digital tools and technologies to analyse team performance and identifying most valuable improvements
Supporting audits (internal and external) and ensuring inspection readiness
Driving process improvements and participating in key projects and programs
Collaborating with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Warehouse teams to ensure alignment and operational excellence
Requirements
Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, or equivalent
+3 years of experience in a GMP-regulated environment
Experience in people management
Proven experience in investigations, CAPAs, and process improvement
Nice to have
Experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Experience in supplier management
Familiarity with deviations, CAPAs, and change control processes
Knowledge of risk management tools (e.g., FMEA)
What we offer
Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization
Diverse and inclusive community of belonging
Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising competitive salary, bonus structure, fixed 13th month, holiday allowance and a collective health insurance
Focus on vitality with an on-site gym, vitality program and a restaurant with healthy food