Job Description:

Lead Auditor - GCP Compliance & Audits

 
Do you have solid experience as a Lead GCP Auditor within the pharmaceutical industry?
Do you enjoy taking ownership as a self-driven auditor in an international environment, including frequent travel?
Our Lisbon-based opportunity could be the right fit for you.
 

Our Shared Service Center, Lagoas Park – Part of the Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharmaceutical leader in reproductive medicine, maternal health, and key areas within gastroenterology and urology. By joining our Shared Service Center in Lagoas Park, Oeiras, you will become part of Ferring’s global network. Over the past five years, we have grown from an 80-person IT hub to a dynamic team of more than 300 professionals, supporting business areas such as Finance, HR, Procurement, Legal, and Digital—and we’re still expanding. Our office offers a fresh, modern, open-space environment designed to foster collaboration, innovation, and comfort.

Ferring +You – Our collaboration
You will join a team of 10 engaged and dedicated colleagues in a environment guided by Ferring’s Performance Drivers: ACE – Accountability, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurship.
The team and this role refer to Head of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Development Quality Assurance, located in Copenhagen Denmark

Your day at Ferring- Tasks where you are accountable
In this role you will be responsible for Audit Management regarding Clinical Service Providers, Investigator sites and GCP/Clinical Processes. Besides you will be responsible for Regulatory Inspection and Compliance Management:

 Your primary tasks will be

• Plan, perform, report, and close audits per the Global Audit Plan; peer-review audit reports and support GCP risk assessments.

• Ensure inspection readiness and participate in health authority inspections at Ferring sites and clinical investigator sites, including preparation and follow-up.

• Identify and report compliance gaps and critical observations; interface with stakeholders to resolve quality issues.

• Review quality records (e.g., TrackWise) and author/review local and global SOPs related to clinical and QA activities.

• Drive quality improvement projects and contribute to Quality Review Board reporting.

• Minimum 35 % global travel activities - primarily in Europe.
   

Beside you will:

• Support harmonization of quality systems and training for GCP auditors.

• Monitor regulations and benchmark to ensure audits meet current standards.

• Promote Quality Management principles across the organization.

Behind our entrepreneurship … there´s your skills

We expect that you bring Solid experience and understanding of clinical trial management processes and GCP/GVP regulated activities from the pharmaceutical industry.

The skills you need to have:

• Experience within quality processes and/or as a subject matter expert within clinical and pharmacovigilance regulated processes

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to identify business issues/opportunities

• Strong knowledge of business regulations

• Previous experience working in a global pharmaceutical company is a plus

Beside we like you to have:

• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and at least one of Nordic languages.

• Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across functions and regions.

• Skills in managing complexity, driving results, and leading teams through change.

Become a part of Ferring – apply now
If our mission and your vision are aligned, apply via the link in the job ad and include a short motivation in your CV.
Please note that applications are reviewed continuously, and we close the process when we find the right match.

We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this position.
Candidates must be located in the Lisbon region
 

Note to agencies:
This search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us unsolicited profiles.

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Read more at ferring.com.

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