Excelya

Senior Quality Assurance – Vendor Manager

Excelya

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Athens • Greece

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

  • **Key Responsibilities**
  • In this role you are expected to:
  • - Lead and support **internal **and **external audits** and **inspections**, ensuring proper **preparation**, **execution**, **reporting**, and **follow-up**.
  • - Conduct and oversee **Risk Assessments** and **Risk Management** activities across **QA processes**. Also manage **vendor qualification, requalification**,and **GMP/GDP-related audits**.
  • - Maintain and enhance the **Quality Management System (QMS)**, including **Change Controls**, **Deviations, CAPAs**, and **documentation governance**.
  • - Contribute to **writing**, **updating**, and **reviewing QMS documents**.
  • In addition you will need to:
  • - Oversee the **documentation system**,** ensuring compliance, accessibility**, and **version control**.
  • - **Develop**, **monitor**, and **report Quality KPIs**, contributing to **Quality Management Reviews**.
  • - Maintain **QA Agreements (QAAs)**, **supplier/vendor records**, the **Site Master File (SMF)**, and the **Quality Manual**.
  • - Collaborate with QA team members on **annual quality review activities**, **audit planning, training planning**, and other core QA processes.
  • Finally, you will be required to:
  • - Contribute to the **annual training plan**,** deliver internal training**, and promote a strong quality culture.
  • - Drive **cross-functional** collaboration to ensure **continuous improvement **and timely **CAPA implementation**.
  • - Contribute to **people management** of the **local QA team** in close collaboration with the GQA Director

Requirements

  • **About You**
  • We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced environment and share our commitment to quality and excellence:
  • - **Experience:** A minimum of **5 years of experience** in quality assurance roles within the **pharmaceutical or clinical research industry**. Prior experience in **Good Clinical Practices (GCP)** is **mandatory**.
  • - **Skills:** In-depth knowledge of **regulatory requirements (GMP, GCP, ISO, etc.)** and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • - **Education:** Bachelor's **degree in Life Sciences** or related field; a **Master's degree** or relevant certification is a plus.
  • - **Languages:** Fluency in **English** is required; **proficiency in French is an asset**.
Benefits
  • **Why Join Us? **
  • At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.
  • Here’s what makes us unique—
  • We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe’s **leading mid-size CRO **with the **best employee experience**. Our **one-stop provider service model **— offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting — enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient's journey.
  • **Excelling with care** means benefiting from an environment that values your natural talents, pushes boundaries with audacity, and nurtures your potential, allowing you to contribute fully to our shared mission.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Risk AssessmentsRisk ManagementQuality Management System (QMS)Change ControlsDeviationsCAPAsQuality KPIsdocumentation governanceaudit planningpeople management
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscollaborationcommunicationtraining deliveryquality culture promotioncontinuous improvementleadership
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Life SciencesMaster's degreeGood Clinical Practices (GCP)