<div>QUALITY MANAGER</div><div>Role Purpose</div><div>The Qualified Person (QP) is responsible for ensuring that medicinal products are manufactured, tested, certified, and released in full compliance with applicable GMP regulations and regulatory requirements. The role acts as a key quality representative within the site, fostering a strong quality culture while balancing compliance and operational needs.</div><div>Key Responsibilities</div><ul><li>Perform batch certification and release in accordance with applicable pharmaceutical regulations.</li><li>Ensure ongoing GMP compliance across manufacturing and quality operations.</li><li>Review and manage deviations, non-conformances, CAPAs, and customer complaints.</li><li>Support and participate in internal, external, and supplier audits.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing, and Site Leadership teams.</li><li>Lead interactions with regulatory authorities during inspections, including AIFA and other health authorities.</li><li>Promote continuous improvement initiatives related to quality systems and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Provide guidance and influence decision-making to ensure an appropriate balance between operational requirements and compliance obligations.</li></ul><div>Required Qualifications</div><ul><li>Valid AIFA Qualified Person Eligibility Certificate.</li><li>Degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (CTF), or a related scientific discipline.</li><li>Registration with the Order of Chemists or Pharmaceutical Chemists and Technologists (may be completed after joining the company).</li></ul><div>Required Experience</div><ul><li>7-10 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry.</li><li>Experience working in GMP-regulated manufacturing sites.</li><li>Strong background in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs, or Compliance functions.</li><li>Proven experience managing supplier audits, deviations, non-conformances, CAPAs, and complaints.</li><li>Experience within API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) environments is considered highly relevant and valuable.</li></ul><div>Key Competencies</div><ul><li>Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>Ability to build effective relationships across Quality, Manufacturing, and Leadership teams.</li><li>Excellent negotiation, mediation, and influencing capabilities.</li><li>Pragmatic approach with strong compliance awareness.</li><li>Flexibility, empathy, and sound judgment in complex situations.</li><li>Confidence in managing regulatory inspections and establishing constructive relationships with inspectors.</li><li>Good command of English, both written and spoken, enabling effective communication with European colleagues and international inspectors.</li></ul><div>Ideal Candidate Profile</div><ul><li>Professional with approximately 2-3 years of experience as a Deputy Qualified Person and the potential to grow into a fully autonomous QP role.</li><li>Willing to relocate to the Verona area; daily commuting from distant locations is not considered sustainable.</li><li>Able to work effectively with senior stakeholders and plant leadership, balancing business objectives with regulatory requirements.</li><li>Collaborative, resilient, and capable of operating in a dynamic manufacturing environment while maintaining the highest quality standards.</li></ul><div>About Ecolab: </div><div>At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Our solutions not only enhance operational efficiency but also contribute to sustainability and public health, making a positive impact on the world. We are committed to eliminating unnecessary complexities and embracing a beginner's mindset, continuously seeking new perspectives and innovative solutions to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. </div><div>Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right. </div><div>Apply today and join one of the most ethical companies with over a hundred years of history. </div><div>Join Ecolab and help us protect what’s vital.</div>#li-eu Compensation Range:The annual pay range for this position is 59.500,00 - 74.400,00 - 89.200,00 EUR. This position is eligible for annual bonus. Benefits:Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click <a target="_blank" href="https://ecolab.widencollective.com/portals/ixpqjqcz/EcolabEuropeBenefits#5e425adc-4b41-4265-b03c-db2571d00168">here</a> to see our benefits. Collective Agreement Information (Italy): In Italy, Ecolab applies the National Collective Labour Agreement for the Chemical Industry (CCNL Industria Chimica).

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