Supply Operations Quality Senior Associate

SOQ Senior Associate

The SOQ Senior Associate will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and implementing the Quality Management System (QMS) at the Pfizer Country Offices (PCOs) to ensure compliance with both Pfizer and Regulatory Authority expectations. The SOQ Senior Associate will work closely with relevant local stakeholders, such as Global Regulatory Sciences (GRS), Global Supply Chain (GSC), Medical, and PGS sites or ESOQ to ensure that the appropriate quality standards and systems are implemented and maintained for the product supply operation of the Pfizer Vietnam business.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

Quality Assurance & Inspections and Internal Audit

• Assists with the timely implementation of applicable quality management systems (SOPs) within the PCO.
• Assists with ensuring initial and continuous training programs are implemented and maintained for all relevant PCO colleagues.
• Ensures planned, permanent & temporary changes of GMP/GDP related activities & systems are managed & documented appropriately. Ensures change actions are completed as per agreed timelines.
• Collects key quality performance indicators, evaluates and highlights any significant trends and identifies actions

• Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the QMS, evaluate and highlight significant trends, and identify actions. Leads and/or participates in Quality Review Meetings as required.
• Provides support in the preparation and coordination of any Health Authority (HA) inspection and/or internal Pfizer audits of GMP/GDP activities in the PCO.
• Work with local cross functional team to define appropriate action plans to address the inspection/audit observation and tracks action implementation within the agreed timelines.
• Participates in the self-inspection program as an auditor and/or auditee, as required.
• Leads and/or participates in the Quality Risk Management program for the consistent application, documentation and communication of risks to product quality/patient safety in support of GxP activities under the remit of SOQ

Local Product Disposition & Resolution of Product Quality

• Perform the local release process of Products under the PCO’s GSP licence, as required.
• Supports the coordination of all Product repackaging and/or relabelling activities in the PCO and at the third-party packaging site. Review and approve documentation related to the repackaging and/or relabelling of Pfizer Product, as required.
• Actions Quarantine Alert Notifications promptly, as needed.
• Ensures quarantine shipments are managed compliantly according to procedures, as required.
• Provides support for any market action operation in the PCO, as required.
• Complaint Handling – Perform Intake and Triage, issue correspondence letter as required. Acts as a contact point for Regulatory Agency/reporter in the PCO, as required.
• Lead and/or participate in deviation investigations using appropriate tools and works with cross-functional teams to implement CAPAs.
• Notify Management of significant concerns or deviations within the QMS which have the potential to impact product, regardless of release status. Where issues originate in the PCO, assist with the preparation of QRT meetings, where required. Assist with the implementation of local actions identified during QRT.
• Management of relevant corrective and preventative actions (CAPA)

Supplier Quality Management

• Execute tasks associated with the management of GxP Suppliers including qualification, quality oversight in accordance with internal and regulatory requirements for GxP activities.
• Assists with ensuring appropriate customer screening processes are in place to align with Pfizer and local regulations, as required.
• Assist with the coordination of RQA audits at the Supplier

Leadership Skills

• Facilitate development and execution of objectives / projects consistent with SOQ Purpose Blueprint.
• Development and Maintenance of Quality culture, within the team and organisation

Vietnam Good Storage Practice

• Responsible for duties required by Vietnam Good Storage Practice

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• A minimum Tertiary Education in Pharmacy
• A minimum of 5 years in the quality role in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Vietnam Pharmacy Law 2016, GMP, GDP, Vietnam GSP and QMS.
• Technical writing and reporting
• Registered Pharmacist with Vietnam Pharmacy Board with a valid pharmacy practice certificate ("chứng chỉ hành nghề dược") and the scope of export and import, storage service of pharmaceuticals and/or vaccines
• Fluent in English (written & verbal) – business proficiency
• Ability to use problem solving skills and tools to identify and eliminate problems
• Takes initiative and ownership to deliver on time without compromising on quality.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, good negotiation and influencing skills.
• Acts Decisively. Makes decisions in a timely manner, makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment.
• Dealing with Ambiguity. Can effectively cope with change
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to work effectively within own team and interdepartmental teams

Work Location: Assignment: Hybrid

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.