Teamlead Quality Assurance Formulations

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**Teamlead Quality Assurance Formulations (m-f-d)**

**What you’ll do**

In the SQF Team lead accountability she is the first contact person for department heads with regard to quality related matters, if the issue is related to one single department.

A QA-Manager bears the responsibility for a product group or a number of special quality tasks. The release of products in delegation of the FvP and in the function as Food/Feed Safety Team Lead in compliance with country authorities / legal requirements.

There are intensive contacts with QC managers, plant managers, production support, product managers, technology managers, regulatory affairs, launch teams and customers.

**Key areas of responsibility**

**SHE-requirements**:

- Management of the process in full conformity with the DSM SHE requirements.
- Is exemplary with his or her own SHE-behavior and ensures the adherence of his/her employees.
- Intervene if watching unsafe acts or conditions.

**Q-Requirements**:

- To take responsibility for release or NOT-release of raw materials and endproducts
- To approve and release quality related documents such as specifications, manufacturing instructions and validation documents
- To execute Batch Record Reviews and audits
- To execute Products Quality Reviews
- To clarify and investigate complaints, deviations, changes, Compendial Compliance
- To collaborate with all parts of the Supply-Chain Process especially in quality-related issues
- To assure the performance of the essential stability tests
- To set up site specific procedures and rules for the quality management system in compliance with legal, customer and DSM-internal requirements
- To audit suppliers and service provider as a senior GMP auditor and execute internal audits

**Interfaces**:

- First contact person in the area of responsibility for department heads, in case the matter is related to one single department at the DSM Sisseln site.
- Communication with and information of headquarter functions in the area of responsibility
- Personnel management (employment, job grading, salary, promotion, admonishment) in consideration of the management principles after consultation with the line management.

**Resources**:

- Resource planning to obtain the operative capacity to act (number of employees, training, exchange).
- Personnel management, development and manpower planning (appraisal interview, coaching, holidays and other absences).
- Goal-oriented leadership and motivation for the SQF-Team.

**We bring**
- A team of diverse employees who aren’t afraid to think outside of the box
- A truly global and collaborative team that cares about the experience of our employees
- The encouragement you need to develop and achieve
- A role that is highly visible and allows you to build your brand
- A caring and supportive environment where you’re empowered to grow and share your ideas
- A safe, inclusive workplace where you feel welcome

**You bring**
- Academic background, preferably PhD / master or equivalent education in chemistry, biology or engineering
- Three to five years experience as plant manager or laboratory head or similar
- Knowledge of chemical production processes and equipments
- Knowledge of analytical techniques
- Experience in a firm with ISO certification
- Expert knowledge in quality management and pharmaceutical GMP requirements
- Advanced Leadership skills including
- Good communication and social skills/ability to work effectively in a team & Presentation skills
- Reliability / autonomous working skills
- Convincing leadership style to foster quality thinking on the site / BG
- Analytical and management skills to solve quality issues
- Good command of local language and English

**How to apply**:
Royal DSM als Arbeitgeber setzt sich ausdrücklich für berufliche Chancengleichheit und die Förderung benachteiligter Gruppen ein und alle qualifizierten Bewerber werden ungeachtet von ethnischer Zugehörigkeit, Hautfarbe, Religion, Geschlecht, nationaler Herkunft, Alter, Veteranenschutzstatus, anerkanntem Behindertenstatus oder einem anderen rechtlich geschützten Status in Betracht gezogen.