Quality Manager

**THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Come work for A successful international company in the animal pharmaceutical sector. We are looking for a Quality Manager to join the team of Scientific Affairs at our Lavaltrie sales site. An industry leader for over 90 years, Vetoquinol serves veterinarians worldwide, with a direct presence in 24 countries. What's more, we take the well-being of our employees to heart and continually invest in realizing our team's potential. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to significant growth and take the brand to new heights.

**FUNCTION SUMMARY**:
Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for products from the commercial division and the Lavaltrie warehousing site, and suggest and implement process improvements. Draft quality contracts with suppliers and participate in conducting internal and external quality audits. Participate in the preparation and inspection of regulatory and corporate audits. Supervise the workload and performance of Vetoquinol N.A. Inc. commercial division Quality Specialists.

**MAIN ACTIVITIES**:
**GMP compliance of products and Lavaltrie storage site**
- Establishes, writes and updates procedures related to GMP operations.
- Provides training as required in connection with its activities.
- Supports other departments in establishing procedures related to GMP operations.
- Assists the Scientific Affairs Director in decision-making on specific issues by communicating results, reports and investigations.
- Contributes to and coordinates the investigation and evaluation of potential product recalls.
- Manages investigations, approval of documents relating to limit results and deviations, change controls and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Approves master documents (standard formulas, specifications, analysis techniques) from internal or external sources, and links them with the regulatory file in force.
- Monitors and approves validation reports for analytical methods and manufacturing processes.
- Manages the various qualification programs (product suppliers, transporters, equipment).
- Participates in monitoring and continuous improvement meetings with other departments.

**Annual product quality reviews**
- Verifies and approves annual product quality reviews.
- Ensures that follow-ups have been carried out and that any necessary corrective action has been taken to ensure product GMP compliance.

**Office of Controlled Substances and Chemical Precursors**
- Acts as Alternate Qualified Person (AQP) for the Office of Controlled Substances and Chemical Precursors.
- Ensures control of controlled substances entering and leaving the Lavaltrie vaults.

**Inspections and audits**
- Participates to regulatory inspections and self-inspections, suggests corrective measures and follows them up.
- Participates to supplier audits of finished products / APIs.
- In collaboration with the Logistics Manager and the Princeville industrial site, ensures the compliance of transport conditions for our products.

**Quality system management (QMS)**

**Training**
- Establishes the general training program for employees in GMP-related activities, determining the requirements, type of training and follow-up needed according to the employee's responsibilities.

**Quality contracts**
- Drafts the various quality contract templates: pharmaceutical product suppliers, pesticides, VHP, transport suppliers, distribution, etc. Liaises with internal and external suppliers. Updates quality contracts as they expire.

**Team management**
- Ensures continuous and rigorous follow-up with Quality Specialists.
- Supervises, coordinates, and ensures the operational management of the Quality team.
- Ensures optimization of the Quality team's performance.

**PROFILE**:
Undergraduate degree in one of the following sciences: chemistry, biochemistry, etc.

Essential

In-depth knowledge of GMP

Essential

Minimum 7 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Essential

Experience in inspections and audits

Essential

Oral and written bilingualism (French and English)

Essential

Experience in team management

Essential

Proficiency in MS Office suite software tools

Essential

Knowledge of a quality management system

Important

**COMPETENCIES**:

- Continuous improvement
- Communication
- Customer orientation
- Operational decision-making
- Coaching and developing others
- Quality orientation

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At Vetoquinol, we take the well-being of our employees to heart. That is why we offer a wide range of benefits, including :_**
- Modular group insurance upon hiring
- Personal days
- Employee assistance program
- Telemedicine platform
- Flexible working hours
- Possibility of telecommuting
- Access to ongoing training
- DPSP contribution of 6% of salary
- Work-life balance
- Performance bonus
- Social activities

And much more

**SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE OF THE FUNCTION**:

- Occasional business trips (France, Ottawa, to suppliers in Canada or abroad, national business mee