Manager, Veterinary Quality Services

BoehringerPRD•Saint Joseph, MI

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About The Position

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The Manager, Veterinary Quality Services leads and delivers AAI through managing assigned department and modeling company best practices and expectations. The incumbent is responsible for management and compliance of personnel, equipment and laboratories as well as responsible for budgeting and day to day operations of Veterinary Quality Services pertaining to sectional requirements and testing to support the release or rejection of components, raw materials, products of assigned department(s). This role will manage and drive GXP training, animal welfare traiing, and administration of key QA systems such as CAPA, deviations, complaint management, validation reviews, change control, controlled documents such as SOPs, Bench Records, etc. The Manager, Veterinary Quality Services is responsible for implementing procedures to assure global compliance with EU, USDA, and corporate requirements. The incumbent is responsible for quality improvement initiatives arising out of audit and inspection findings as well as responsible for compliance, collaboration and communication of any data used to provide the release of product and expediting through put for investigation of product to the customer Departments and Quality Assurance. This role is responsible for prioritizing animal welfare and 3R (reduction, refinement and replacement) initiatives. The incumbent may serve as a backup to the Director, Quality Control or direct supervisor in the event of their absence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline and a minimum of six (6) years of related quality control and/or quality assurance experience in a GMP regulated manufacturing or similar environment.
Master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline and a minimum of four (4) years of related quality control and/or quality assurance experience in a GMP regulated manufacturing or similar environment.
PHD in a relevant scientific discipline and a minimum of two (2) years of related quality control and/or quality assurance experience in a GMP regulated manufacturing or similar environment.
Experience must inclusive of at least two (2) years leading people, complex projects and/or leaders.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

Business & Technical Knowledge
Customer Orientation
Delivering Results
External Customer/Stakeholder Focus
Fast and Focused Execution
Innovation and Change
Teamwork and Collaboration
Winning Vision
Analytical Thinking
Business Acumen
Communicates Effectively
Planning and Organization
Quality Orientation

Responsibilities

Manages the overall operation of the department.
Prioritizes work, provide training, leads investigations, resolves issues, develops and institutes quality and efficiency improvements, and conducts performance reviews.
Prioritizes animal welfare, 3R initiatives and IACUC support.
Interprets requirements for compliance and creates, develops, and implements Departmental procedures and GXP's. Initiates review and revision of testing procedures and specifications.
Ensures that policies, SOPs, and safety procedures are instituted and followed.
Manages expenditures relating to laboratory operations and instrumentation.
Responsible for budget, expense and CAPEX oversight of assigned area(s).
Maintains personal knowledge skills in the awareness of current regulatory and corporate practices regarding quality and animal care.
Ensures personnel have regulatory and compliance training and skills to perform assigned work.
Responsible for sourcing, introducing, and bringing new instrumentation/technology into the department.