Commercial Quality Manager

Descripción del puesto:

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

We're in search of a proactive Commercial Quality Manager to join the Reckitt team, where innovation and science converge to make a real-world impact. You'll contribute to the growth of our trusted product portfolio, ensuring the highest standards of quality. Your expertise will drive activities from concept to execution, fostering an environment of continuous improvement. If you thrive in a dynamic atmosphere and are looking for a role where your actions directly contribute to the company's success, we would love to see your application.
Based in the UK, this pivotal role will focus on maintaining and enhancing our Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance across all licensed activities. The successful candidate will play a key role in our quality system and will be supported with a structured development plan to progress towards becoming a named Responsible Person (RP).

What We Offer:
A clear development pathway to becoming a Responsible Person (RP)
Access to industry-recognised training courses and CPD opportunities
Supportive team environment with experienced RP and Quality leaders
Opportunities to work with a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products and the complete supply chain from manufacturer to distribution

Your responsibilities

Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

* Maintain and continuously improve our Quality Management System (QMS) in line with GDP and MHRA regulatory standards
* Oversee and conduct internal audits, supplier audits, and implement CAPA where needed
* Manage quality documentation including SOPs, deviations, CAPA, change controls, and complaints
* Collaborate with supply, logistics and regulatory departments to ensure GDP-compliant storage and transportation of medicines
* Collaborate with our approved third parties, including our third-party warehousing sites
* Ensure appropriate staff training and support for GDP and quality standards
* Assist with the preparation for Health Authority inspections and ensure inspection readiness, including the MHRA and HPRA (Ireland)
* Lead or support investigations into quality incidents and develop risk assessments
* Participate in regular management reviews of the QMS
* Supporting customer and supplier qualification activities
* Work closely with the current RP to gain hands-on experience, with the goal of being nominated as Deputy RP and named RP in the future
* Challenge existing process to improve operational and environmental efficiencies of the business whilst maintaining compliance to GDP and Health Authority expectation.

The experience we're looking for

Required Skills & Experience:
* Proven experience in a pharmaceutical quality role, ideally within a GDP environment
* Strong working knowledge of EU GDP Guidelines (2013/C 343/01)
* Experience in deviation management, CAPA implementation and change management
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Competent with Microsoft Office and eQMS platforms

Desirable Qualifications:
* Degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related discipline
* Previous involvement with MHRA inspections or WDA(H) licence maintenance
* Exposure to RP duties or shadowing experience
* Completion of RP or GDP-related training courses (e.g. Cogent Gold Standard RP training)

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law