Head, Third Party Quality

**Site Name**: GSK HQ, Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence **Posted Date**: Oct 31 2024 **Head - Third Party Quality**: **Job Purpose**: The Head, Third Party Quality is a critical management position within the R&D Business Partner Quality organisation that is responsible for the development and strategic oversight of the third-party quality activities. The position provides leadership for the identification and resolution of critical quality issues that may affect GSK. The Head, Third Party Quality is responsible for the strategic alignment with development operation, procurement and Business Units regarding management and oversight of R&D Third Parties. **Key Responsibilities**: **_ Functional Expertise_** - Develops and implements quality strategy to oversee and manage third parties’ activities. - Oversees third party quality oversight activities including qualification, quality governance and quality agreements. - Identifies areas of risks through active participation in risk-based Quality assessments for third parties - Collaborates and partner with the Quality Auditing group to deliver global audits and assessments. - Works with Quality Data Analytics to define KPI, KQI and metrics needs for R&D Quality and Risk Management and stakeholders. - Ensures ongoing inspection readiness in the area of responsibility and implements required activities. - Participate in preparation, execution and close out of health authority inspections in collaboration with Inspection Management - Provide quality advice and GxP expertise within the functional & process area. - Ensures rapid communication of quality issues and risks including potential misconduct to appropriate leaders and colleagues. - Supports the investigations of potential serious breaches and critical issues. - Shares key learning’s to drive simplification and replicate best practices to drive quality into the business. **_ Talent Development/Management_** - Build and maintain a Third-Party Quality team by creating an environment that attracts, develops and retain high-quality employees. - Provide leadership, professional development, mentoring and coaching for direct and indirect reports, including talent planning and performance management. - Develop, motivate, and empower direct reports to have a high degree of accountability for performance and the oversight of key deliverables. **_ Other_** - Lead multidisciplinary or cross-functional work/project teams. - Provides guidance and expectations to the business to enable execution of external regulations and internal standards on a global and cross-functional level. - Manages a fiscally responsible team budget including operating expenses, staffing level and outside collaborations. - May influence the external environment through interactions with regulators, trade associations, and professional societies. - Provides input into the global audit plan based on identified signals/trends/risks/ gaps. - Liaise with stakeholders in R&D to understand global and local needs and determine priorities" **WHY YOU?**: **Basic Requirements**: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in scientific or quality-related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. - Experience in drug development, regulatory compliance or quality management - Experience in clinical, medical, pharmacovigilance or regulatory quality. - Knowledge of GLP, GCP, GVP and regulatory requirements - Experience in TP alliance management **Preferred Qualifications**: - Broad working knowledge/expertise in principles and concepts of quality by design, risk management and quality positions - Solid working knowledge in continuous improvement with a background in the appropriate tools - Strong quality orientation including the ability to focus on details and adherence to standards while maintaining a business perspective. - Analytical mindset to develop effective quality strategies for dealing with current and future industry trends. - Effective communication/negotiation skills and customer management skills - Demonstrated knowledge of Veeva QMS - Communicates professionally, clearly, concisely and consistently both verbally and on writing to internal and external customers. - Proven problem-solving skills to prevent and overcome complex process and quality related issues. - Broad understanding of digitalization and decentralized clinical trial elements. - Proven track record of building/ maintaining high performance teams. - External engagement with industry/trade/quality organisations **Why GSK?** **Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.** GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vacc