Director, Quality Assurance - Distribution

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The Director Quality Assurance, US market, a member of the Global Product Distribution & Affiliates (GPD&A) group, is responsible for supporting distribution of Gilead products within the US market. The Director QA acts as Designated Representative (DR) for Gilead Sciences Inc. and works with internal & external stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met and compliance to Good Distribution Practise (GDP) is adhered to for Gilead products, throughout the US distribution network to patients.

• Act as Designated Representative (DR), for Gilead Science Inc., responsible for ensuring compliance with National Association or Boards of Pharmacies (NABP) Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) requirements as well as all relevant regulations pertaining to current best practice
• Responsible for maintaining the California Board of Pharmacy (CA BoP) Wholesale Drug Permit (license) by ensuring all licensee requirements are met
• Work with trade operations colleagues to establish and maintain an engagement program for quality with Gilead’s US trading partners/customers
• Perform vendor site owner responsibilities in relevant Gilead system relating to Gilead’s US trading partners/customers
• Responsible for providing guidance on interpretation and application of existing and new US requirements pertaining to product distribution.
• Act as the QA SME relating to DSCSA compliance and provide strategic support for operational processes relating to implementation of DSCSA requirements
• Act as prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) Quality representative in Gilead’s Sample Compliance Committee (SCC)
• Act as Deputy Designated Representative (dDR) for Asegua (a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences Inc), supporting the DR to ensure compliance with state pharmacy state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to current best practice
• Lead/Support market actions, including recall, of Gilead products distributed in US market
• Support shipping & distribution-related complaints process for US market & investigations into suspect product, as required.
• Manage QMS records such as deviations (internal & external), CAPAs & Change Controls related to QA Operations supporting US market distribution.
• Collaborate with Global QA teams as well as working cross-functionally with Trade Operations personnel, Global Supply Chain and other relevant colleagues supporting all aspects of US product distribution
• Host NAPB or CA BoP audits of Gilead and interacts closely with external regulators/stakeholders as well…