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Establish a close collaboration with Country business partners and ensure a сompliant Country Quality Organization is in place to best support overall business strategy.\nAttract and develop talent in the organization supporting a diverse and inclusive culture. Ensure robust performance management to optimize productivity across the organization. Provide active mentoring and coaching of associates at all levels. Lead the implementation and execution of the talent management strategy for all key positions.\nManagement of Country QA budget.\nKey performance indicators:\nRobust and effective QMS implemented - Quality and compliance metrics monitoring system effectively implemented. No Health Authority overdue commitments from inspections.\nMarket release / Release for distribution for commercial supplies performed in line with Marketing Authorizations/regulations where appropriate.\nImplementation tracking of issued Quality Manual modules consistently in place.\nCustomer/stakeholder satisfaction and corresponding feedback tracked regularly.\nPerformance against Key Quality Indicators.\nDelivery of the Quality Plan Budget.\nProgress against Quality Risk Assessment.\nAvailability of fully qualified key Quality personnel with succession plans and robust Talent pipeline\nWhat you will bring to the role \nBachelors degree in pharmacy or any related field\n10 years of experience in Quality assurance with at least 7 years in managerial role in a pharmaceutical industry\nStrong experience in Quality Assurance GMP compliance Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Audits and inspections\nProven track record leading QA teams and handling health authorities\nCollaborating across boundaries\nOperations Management and Execution\nPeople Leadership skills\nProject Management skills\nExcellent command of English and Arabic language\nSkills:\nAgility.\nAudit Management.\nBusiness Acumen.\nBusiness Partnering.\nCollaboration.\nCommunication Skills.\nContinuous Learning.\nDealing With Ambiguity.\nDecision Making Skills.\nGoal Oriented.\nGuideline.\nInspection Preparedness.\nLeadership.\nLogical Thinking.\nProblem Solving Skills.\nQA (Quality Assurance).\nQuality Decision Making.\nQuality Management.\nRegulation.\nSelf-Awareness.\nStakeholder Management.\nTeamwork.\nTechnological Expertise.\nWhy Sandoz\nSandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the worlds medicines at 30% of the cost touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100 countries! 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