Commercial Quality Manager & Responsible Pharmacist at Boehringer Ingelheim

Tasks and Responsibilities: 

Managing Commercial Quality Function and Responsible Pharmacist in South Africa for the Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health South Africa (BIAHZA) legal entity by ensuring the implementation of a standardized Quality Management System in Animal Health (AH) business unit with the following Accountabilities and Compliance with all relevant Acts and Regulations:

• Fulfill the function of the Responsible Pharmacist
• Owner of the Quality Management System
• GxP responsible towards the authorities
•  Local Pharmaceutical Complaint Officer (LPCO)
• Product Supply Support
• Management of External Service Providers
• Fulfill the function of the Authorized Representative for Medical Devices
•  Compliance Responsibility
• Release Responsible

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutics
• Solid experience of 5-7 years in a commercial quality related role in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in the Animal Health industry. 
• Strong knowledge of local and international acts/regulations/guidelines concerning GDP/GMP and Quality Assurance
• Strong knowledge of the legal requirements of a Responsible Pharmacist
• Very good communication and inter-cultural skills
• Interdisciplinary thinking and open communication
• Excellent interpersonal skills, assertiveness, decision-making ability