Description of position

We are looking for a person to work as the Head of Supplier Qualifications in Quality System (QS) organization. Your responsibility is to lead the Supplier Qualification Team and to assure that we have timely qualified suppliers.  You will also conduct audits and other core tasks as needed. You will have the overall responsibility for the supplier qualification performance by continuously developing the processes.

Location: Espoo, Turku or Kuopio

Description of unit

Supplier Qualification team belongs to Quality System, which is part of the Quality Management organization.  The responsibility of Quality System is to manage, maintain and develop Company’s quality level. In our responsibilities belong Supplier Qualifications, Quality Agreements, Technical QA, Computerized System QA, GxP Training, Inspections, Compliance follow-up, ISO13485 responsibilities and regulatory guidance follow-up.

We offer

We offer you an interesting, challenging and versatile position in Quality System organization.

Requirements

• University degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biochemistry or similar
• Capability of leading and developing your team of supplier qualification professionals
• Experience in quality management in pharmaceutical industry
• Competence in GMP, GDP and also Medical Devices.
• Familiarity with processes of production, quality control and quality assurance in pharma industry
• Readiness to travel abroad and in Finland
• Fluent oral and written English and Finnish language skills
• Fluent IT skills and knowledge of IT systems
• Proactiveness, exactness and orderliness
• Stress tolerance
• Capability to handle simultaneous tasks
• Capability to work independently
• Capability to work as an active member of the team sharing responsibilities and driving continuous development.

Contact information

If you are interested, please apply by 3rd February 2022.

For further information please contact Director, Quality System Marjaana Heikkilä-Hoikka tel. 050 966 7448 (on 24.1. between 2-4pm or 31.1. between 2-4pm).

Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.


Orion Corporation operates in more than 30 countries, where we Orionees, 3300 in total, work in all kinds of positions. Among us there are Research Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Engineers and IT Specialists as well as people working in Production, just to mention some examples. We offer diverse and responsible jobs to our personnel in a truly multi-disciplinary work environment. We encourage people to develop their competences and offer opportunities to affect the job description and creating their own career path at Orion. We are searching for top talents who are ready to share our passion for the work that we do.