Job Description

Quality Specialist

Does your motivation come from challenges and from working in a dynamic environment? Are you motivated by the opportunity of being a part of a highly engaged team with ambitions to develop Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster? Do you have what it takes: the right drive, a sharp mindset, openness and curiosity to other cultures and an interest in partnering with the business? Then we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a Quality Specialist. This position is based in Kuwait, which is also our Gulf Cluster Headquarters and directly reports to the Head of Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Pharmacovigilance. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career.

The position

As a business-minded quality professional, you will be responsible for managing the quality assurance system, providing support to the entire cluster members in their daily job requirements and collaborating with cross functions to ensure compliance with all requirements. Your primary tasks will include:

Proactively monitoring all relevant local regulations, policies and guidelines, including potential requirements and updates Maintaining, updating and improving local quality management system in accordance with Novo Nordisk and local requirements Participating in external partners' audits and review all internal processes for internal Audit Evaluating the temperature deviations/temperature data, informing distributors about the results and ensuring right actions taken in accordance with quality agreement Ensuring quality matters and quality competency development trainings for employees and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure fulfilling all authorization requirements

Qualifications

You have a relevant bachelor's degree of pharmacy; you also possess an excellent command of written and spoken English. Arabic knowledge will be an advantage. You should have at least 4 years of proven quality experience in the pharmaceutical or the healthcare industry.

We expect you to have excellent communication and negotiation abilities and effective time management skils. We also, imagine you having good planning and project management skills. We expect you too, to have a high level of commitment to assigned duties, having a structured approach towards work, attention to details and to be good at applying logical reasoning on taks and challenges. You are expected as wel to have experience working in cross-cultural teams and cross-organizational stakeholder management.

About the department

Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster is a leader in diabetes care, obesity and haemophilia and will continue to drive change and awareness in the Gulf Cluster countries. Gulf Cluster is one of the fastest growing affiliates covering Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Yemen including 80 employees spread over the region. Gulf Cluster Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Pharmacovigilance team's role is to secure license to operate through fast and robust regulatory approvals. Ensure compliance with Novo Nordisk Pharmacovigilance requirements as well as local Pharmacovigilance requirements. Compliance to Novo Nordisk Quality requirements.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That's why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

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Deadline

Apply before September, 1st 2022

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we're life changing.