Third Party Operations Quality Manager & Qualified Person (QP)

Date: Nov 3, 2025

Location:

Istanbul, Turkey, 34000

Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals

Job Id: 64617

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

Third Party Operations Quality Manager & Qualified Person (QP) will support business units by managing quality problems in local manufacturers in a way that does not disrupt local production plans and supply, and will manage technical activities (analytical, process, technology etc.) at CMO site level and Change Management Projects between CMOs, API/excipient Vendors and prepare technical dossiers for MOH submissions.

How you’ll spend your day

Market release operations for batches both imported and local to local products (from local CMOs)
Ensure GDP compliance support while working at the 3rd party distribution center (sales warehouse)
Accountable for technology transfer projects by having analytical transfers and process validations (including design of the studies, review/approve protocol and reports, attend production of validation batches as an observer etc.) executed at CMOs in timely manner.
Support KPI reporting & evaluation and discussion at global level in Quality Councils
Accountable for successful QMS (preferred Trackwise, Veeva) forpost-marketin quality issues such as customer complaints, returns etc.
Identify Quality / Compliance risks at CMOs, resolve issues and minimize risks and input, review and endorse investigations in the local manufacturers
Drive continuous improvement /CAPA processes at the CMOs through target setting, quality expert meetings, regular Business Review Meetings
To have active role in the process/quality improvement/ technical troubleshooting projects to drive risk reduction activities to ensure product robustness, sustainability and capability at CMO.
Maintain product risk oversight by reviewing PQR, stability data, BMR, validation report etc. and proactively drive risk reduction program
Provide to maintain the robust quality assurance system with the company SOP & Training management
Provide maintenance of company QMS to ensure compliance to local and global regulations
Manage/follow up new & cuurent regulatory compliance necessities & ensure changes and improvements in the QMS accordingly
Support global QMS projects on behalf of Teva Affiliate
Support Vendor Qualification and Maintenance

Your experience and qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy/chemical engineering/chemist or equivalent scientific degree
In pharmaceutical industry, minimum 7 years of experience in a similar position in local manufacturing related business models or manufacturing environment itself.
Background in R&D or/and Quality Control Laboratory is strongly preferred in parallel with Quality Assurance. Proven experience working with technical and operational teams troubleshooting.
Experience in production & method validation processes, quality oversights in different culture local manufacturers, technology transfer projects, knowledge about the technology of different types of finished product and raw material characteristics such as sterile, non-sterile, non-beta lactams and beta-lactam-penicillin, biotech etc.
Excellent planning, co-ordination, communication skills
Ability to manage multiple tasks and strong daily follow up skills.
Energetic and committed to continuous improvement, meeting evolving Quality compliance expectations.
Result-oriented, analytic, and well-disciplined.
Advanced level of English, good knowledge of MS Office applications and being experienced with computerized Quality Systems is preferred.
Ability to work as part of a team within an international and multicultural team at various level of organizational leadership.
Knowledge of local current and upcoming legislation and current Quality Standards and advanced knowledge of cGMP requirements
Advanced understanding and insight into the different aspects of quality functions like QC, QA, Quality Systems, Compliance, Documentation etc.
Advanced negotiation, interpersonal and presentation skills
Change Management Experience within the complex MoH, Vendor, CMO environment
Able to travel to local contracted manufacturers

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