Director, External Suppliers, Quality & Compliance

Pharmascience

Head of External Quality & Compliance responsible for regulatory compliance and quality assurance in pharmaceutical products. Leading product release activities and ensuring effective quality management systems.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeMontréal • 🇨🇦 CanadaLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages the budget while maintaining an efficient organization.
Leads quality and compliance activities with designated third parties to ensure pharmaceutical product lifecycle management in accordance with the company's GMP quality policy and all applicable Canadian and international regulatory and legislative requirements.
Oversees third‑party quality management activities, including third‑party product release (TP release) and change control, conducting batch assessments to ensure effective, timely releases that comply with applicable regulatory standards.
Generates, evaluates, and implements strategic options and opportunities related to third parties, based on GMP compliance as well as commercial and financial analyses.
Defines the division plan and regularly communicates progress toward achieving objectives.
Verifies the GMP compliance status of all parties involved in global supply chains and ensures that all sources comply with applicable marketing authorizations.
Develops, supervises, tracks, and continuously improves the quality risk management program (complaints, deviations, risk assessments), including policies and internal controls, to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company objectives.
Maintains the quality system and SOPs to ensure full compliance with corporate standards as well as current international and European GMP/GDP practices.
Ensures implementation of the applicable quality system within operations, manages authorized activities, and guarantees the accuracy and quality of records.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a pharmaceutical company
Excellent command of French and English, both spoken and written
Experience working in a multicultural environment will be considered an asset
Rigorous execution and strong attention to detail
Strong ability to follow detailed processes and procedures
Ability to work effectively in a team
Results-oriented with a focus on efficiency
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
In-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process

Benefits

Comp & perks

N/A 📊 Check your resume score for this job Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply. Check Resume Score

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

GMP compliancequality risk managementbatch assessmentsthird-party quality managementchange controlstrategic analysisfinancial analysisquality system maintenanceSOPspharmaceutical manufacturing process

Soft Skills

attention to detailteamworkresults-orientedefficiency focusmulticultural communicationrigorous executionprocess adherencetask management