Associate Quality Director

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Advancing possibilities for a brighter tomorrow

We are seeking an Associate Director of Quality & Qualified Person on a permanent basis to join our team.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the Associate Director of Quality and QP role is to provide quality, and compliance expertise to ensure that all pharmaceutical products manufactured and distributed by the organization meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. Key responsibilities include to provide subject matter expertise, provide functional leadership, including allocating and managing department resources to accomplish business objectives, to ensure compliance of quality system activities and objectives, and to interface with external regulatory agencies. This role is essential in overseeing and managing Boston Scientific Cork’s Pharmaceutical Quality Management System (PQS) and ensuring that the products comply with industry regulations. This role will support the site QP and serve as a backup QP to ensure that pharmaceutical products are properly reviewed, and their release is compliant with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Talent Management: Recruit, coach, and develop organizational talent. Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential.
  • Leadership: Lead the Pharmaceutical Quality team, ensuring team members have the necessary training, skills and knowledge to effectively meet the quality requirements as detailed in regulatory standards, and drive process optimization initiatives. Provide direction and guidance to the wider team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Pharmaceutical Quality System: Act as Pharmaceutical Head of Quality. Applies and leverages a comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutical quality systems that ensure the highest quality products and compliance with GMP Guidance and regulatory requirements. Review and analyze the effectiveness of the quality system and recommend changes as needed.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure efficient compliance with all applicable regulations through a robust quality system and communication with regulatory authorities. Sets best practices and influences compliance with policies and procedures
  • Operational Management: Ensure that all necessary preparations are made for both internal and external audits and regulatory inspections. Lead audit teams, collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve any observations or deficiencies, ensuring continuous compliance with applicable regulations and quality standards. Responsible for the leadership of the Quality Operations team supporting chemistry based products.
  • Crisis Management: Leads complex analysis of data and decisions regarding quality-related crises in the their area of responsibility.
  • Continuous Improvement: Foster an entrepreneurial environment where individuals identify and bring forward process, policy, and system improvements to the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS).
  • New Product Introduction (NPI): Collaborate with the NPI team to ensure product designs, formulations, and processes comply with cGMP standards and regulatory expectations.

Education & Experience:

• • Level 8 in Science or Engineering (Level 9 desirable)
  • 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing, particularly in Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), or Compliance.
  • 5+ years in a leadership or managerial quality-related role.
  • Strong understanding of cGMP, ICH guidelines, EU GMP Annexes, and FDA/HPRA expectations.
  • Experience with regulatory inspections (e.g., HPRA, FDA).
  • Medical Device manufacturing experience desirable.
  • Established experience in leading and solving complex problems.
  • Experience as QP preferrable.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

To search and apply for open positions, visit: https://bostonscientific.eightfold.ai/careers

At Boston Scientific, we recognise that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative. It is essential in advancing science for life and improving patient health. We stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. Boston Scientific is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.  Boston Scientific is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with a disability. Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please email TalentAcquisitionIre@bsci.com

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