Associate Director Quality, Management & Compliance; QMC

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Job Details
Cencora are looking for a remote East Coast US based Associate Director Quality, Management & Compliance (QMC) to join their team. The Associate Director QMC provides a broad range of QMC support and consulting. They will be responsible for implementing operational tasks and support with the professional and organizational management and development of the QMC VDC.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with driving major new QMC programs in close collaboration with client partners and PAL, including responsibility for implementation and continuous improvement of budget, KPIs and other project management tasks.
• Thought leadership in relevant technical areas of QMC specialism.
• Develop and maintain client relationships and highlight opportunities for increased service.
• Communicate effectively with clients and Health Authorities.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of client projects in accordance with KPIs. Leadership of project teams with colleagues and qualified external partners.
• Provide QMC Strategy advice to a variety of client programs and projects.
• Active participation in proposal development and decisions for projects.
• Regulatory intelligence - develop and maintain personal regulatory knowledge, apply to client projects and actively share with colleagues.
• Support with VDC strategy implementation and optimization.
• Comply with, maintain and take accountability for optimizing internal processes.
• Technical support and coaching of colleagues.
• Leadership for acquisition of new clients/projects (proposal coordination, participation in bid defense meetings)
• Lead VDC led commercial, marketing and business development activities including proposal input & management. Present seminars and lectures for colleagues, clients and professional audiences.
• Oversee project team to ensure delivery to budget and manage resolution of any invoicing queries.
• In agreement with Head of VDC QMC providing on-site QMC support to Pharma Lex clients.
• The employee agrees to take over other reasonable tasks that are corresponding with their abilities upon agreement with their Line Manager/Practice Area Lead/Head of VDC QMC.

• 10 – 15 years pharma industry experience.
• Extensive professional experience in industry or area of responsibility; good network across industry and associations; complementary knowledge and expertise incl. financial & business acumen; solution focus driving resolution of complex problems.
• University degree in Life Science.

• Ability to define strategic goals for GCS as well as strategic goals of partnerships with clients (e.g. contribution to RfP responses for large outsourcing projects); ability to balance client requests and company interests.
• Structured, analytical, systematic and independent way of working. Ability to adjust rapidly to new, unknown, challenging situations; full discretion to drive strategy and take action consistent with operating policies.
• Lead extensive business process reengineering activities and provide consultation related to change management. Proactively identify and manage up/cross selling opportunities. Ability to analyze and solve problems and to develop pragmatic solutions at a higher level (e.g. company level).
• Experience in leading, mentoring, managing and motivation of staff.
• Ability to lead large international and/or complex project teams, distribute work equally and according to team member's strengths as well as to achieve commitment according project milestones, convincing others in difficult change management situations.
• Ability to manage client relationships on client's Vice President level; ability to convey strategic goals of collaboration.
• Strong…