Assoc Dir Quality Function LATAM

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

This role ensures the quality and compliance of products marketed by Teva in Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Mexico, ensuring adherence to corporate and local regulatory standards and applicable GxP requirements.

Ensures the effectiveness of Quality Systems, including deviation management, CAPAs, change controls, complaints, audits, validations, and other regulatory and corporate compliance processes

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Ensure the implementation and maintenance of quality procedures, systems, and controls that guarantee product integrity throughout the entire supply chain, including distribution, storage, analysis, and release for sale.

Ensure the conduct of internal, corporate, and supplier audits, as well as the monitoring and implementation of the respective action plans

Ensure that quality processes and operations comply with local, corporate, and international regulatory requirements in all countries under your responsibility

Lead the approval and maintenance of technical documentation, procedures, policies, technical quality agreements, and other regulated documents, ensuring alignment with local laws and global requirements.

Manage, develop, and train the Quality Assurance team, promoting high performance, operational excellence, and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and other regulatory standards

Ensure the release of products to the market and the monitoring of their lifecycle, including investigations, market complaints, pharmacovigilance, recalls, and quality risk management

Promote and strengthen the culture of quality at Teva’s sites, ensuring awareness, engagement, and accountability across all areas regarding quality and compliance standards

Serve as the Technical Responsible Person before regulatory authorities in the countries under your responsibility, representing the company during inspections, audits, technical forums, professional associations, and crisis committees

Ensure the proper management, monitoring, and escalation of deviations, risks, and critical quality issues, ensuring timely decision-making and the maintenance of business-critical quality systems.

Ensure compliance of operations related to storage, transportation, distribution, reverse logistics, laboratory activities, and other activities related to the supply chain and product quality.

Serve as the primary governance point for quality issues in the region, ensuring risk mitigation, process sustainability, and the protection of patients, the company, and its reputation.

Manage suppliers, partners, and service providers critical to quality, including qualification processes, performance evaluations, contracts, and regulatory compliance.

Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement, ensuring traceability, data integrity, risk management, and adherence to applicable best practices

Lead the governance of key performance indicators, Quality Councils, executive reports, and the escalation of critical events to local, regional, and global leadership.

Develop and manage the Quality team, including succession planning, staffing, talent development, and budget management for the department.

Play a strategic role in evaluating new products, investments, organizational changes, and business risks, ensuring that quality and compliance requirements are incorporated in the countries under your responsibility

Your Skills and Experience

Active Pharmacist License (CRF)

Knowledge of Good Manufacturing and Storage Practices

Knowledge of RDC No.  658/2022

Experience in Analytical tests (QC) and in laboratories

Experience in supplier audits

Experience in corporate audits

Experience with market complaints, deviation management, and CAPAs.

Experience in people management based on goal setting and performance evaluations.

Experience in resolving quality-related issues.

Experience with product recalls

Experience on a quality crisis management

Experience monitoring quality indicators.

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Advanced English

Advanced Spanish

Native Portuguese

Also Good to Have

Experience in:

Business model – Import and distribution

Quality Laboratory

How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community.  When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.

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Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.