Lilly Posted October 30, 2026

Associate / Senior (Sr) Associate / Principal Associate Medicines Quality Organisation (MQO) - (12 Monate befristet – Elternzeitvertretung)

KINSALE, Cork, Ireland FULL_TIME
Quality Principal
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About this opportunity

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work, but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

Associate / Senior Associate / Principal Associate (m/w/d), Global Medicines Quality Organisation (GMQO), Affiliate | Deutschland (remote)

Bei Lilly verbinden wir Fürsorge mit Entdeckergeist, um das Leben von Menschen weltweit zu verbessern. Wir sind ein global führendes Gesundheitsunternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Indianapolis, Indiana. Unsere Mitarbeitenden auf der ganzen Welt arbeiten daran, lebensverändernde Medikamente zu entwickeln und bereitzustellen, das Verständnis und Management von Krankheiten zu verbessern und sich durch philanthropisches Engagement und Freiwilligenarbeit für unsere Gemeinschaften einzusetzen.

Werde jetzt Teil unseres Teams und starte ab sofort und in Vollzeit als:

Associate / Senior (Sr) Associate / Principal Associate Medicines Quality Organisation (MQO)

Du bist Qualitätsberater/in und Ansprechperson für den Affiliate bzw. die Region. Du integrierst Qualitätsanforderungen in die Geschäftsprozesse und sorgst für Konsistenz zwischen globalen Vorgaben und lokalen Anforderungen.

Bei dieser Position handelt es sich um eine Elternzeitvertretung, die zunächst auf 12 Monate befristet ist.

Aufgaben

Mitarbeit bei Entwicklung, Review und Freigabe lokaler Qualitätsdokumente, Tools und Vorlagen

Steuerung von Abweichungen, Change Controls und Eskalationen inkl. Ursachenanalyse und CAPA

Qualitätsoversight für Fachbereiche: Compliance-Monitoring, Trendanalysen, Empfehlung von Maßnahmen

Vorbereitung, Koordination und Begleitung von Audits und behördlichen Inspektionen, inkl. Nachverfolgung der CAPAs

Erste Ansprechperson für Qualitätsfragen und risikobasierte Beratung der Fachbereiche

Weitergabe von Best Practices, Aufbau eines Netzwerks über Qualitätsgruppen hinweg, Mitarbeit in Projekten

Vertraulicher Umgang mit sensiblen Informationen (Patientendaten, Audits, Inspektionen)

Anforderungen

Abschluss in einem naturwissenschaftlichen oder gesundheitsnahen Fach oder Heilberuf (z. B. Apotheker/in, Pflegefachkraft)

5 bis 10 Jahre Erfahrung in Qualität, Arzneimittelsicherheit oder Zulassung

Praktische Anwendung von Qualitätssystemen in regulierter Umgebung (GMP, GCP, GVP)

Analytisches Denken, Sorgfalt, risikobasierte Entscheidungsfindung

Überzeugende Kommunikation und sicheres Priorisieren mehrerer paralleler Aufgaben

Sprachen: Fließend in Deutsch und Englisch

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#WeAreLilly

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

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Full-time equivalent employees may also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a pension plan; vacation benefits; eligibility for healthcare benefits; flexible benefits (if applicable) life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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Job details

Seniority
Principal
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
KINSALE, Cork, Ireland
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 247 comparable Principal Quality roles across 59 biopharma companies.

247Comparable roles tracked
231Currently active
59Companies hiring similar roles
30Countries represented

Salary context

76 of 247 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Quality Control Chemist, Senior (Data Review) · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Highest disclosed · Director, Design Validation & Learning, Biotherapeutics · Lilly $193,500/yr – $338,800/yr
Peer group range $66,560 – $266,150 (median $133,050)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 247 comparable roles

United States144
Ireland17
Spain9
China8
Switzerland6
Japan6

+ 24 more countries

Seniority mix

247 of 247 peers have a known seniority level

Senior167
Director44
Principal36

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 247 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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