Global Quality Compliance Inspection Readiness & EMEAC Audits

Company: Galderma
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead global quality audits and build a sustainable inspection readiness framework to support regulatory inspections across EMEAC. You will develop and enhance auditing capabilities, monitor regulatory trends, and guide regions to strengthen compliance. The position offers cross-functional exposure within a growing, diverse organization focused on dermatology. You will impact audit governance, readiness, and the company’s regulatory posture.

Pay / Benefits

  • hybrid work culture
  • competitive compensation with bonus
  • extended benefit package
  • global career opportunities
  • ownership from day one

Responsibilities

  • Lead regionally managed quality audits (internal, external, supplier) across EMEAC with risk-based planning and timely closure
  • Establish and govern a global inspection readiness framework ensuring preparedness for regulatory inspections
  • Develop and continuously enhance auditing capabilities within regions
  • Monitor regulatory trends and inspection outcomes to strengthen compliance and audit effectiveness
  • Develops and maintains the global inspection readiness playbook, governance model, mock inspections, and readiness sprint methodology
  • Design and deploy a structured, risk-based Global Mock inspection program
  • Lead inspection readiness sprints prior to anticipated regulatory inspections with remediation prioritization
  • Monitor global inspection outcomes and regulatory trends to strengthen defence capability
  • Lead end-to-end execution of internal, supplier, distributor, and third-party audits for EMEAC
  • Administer the global auditor qualification framework
  • Provide guidance and system support to LATAM, US, JPAC regions
  • Ensure traceability of audit activities, findings, and corrective actions with timely closure and consistent application of Good Practices
  • Escalate critical regulatory compliance issues with global suppliers/vendors and define action plans
  • Share audit trends and risk insights across regions to support inspection readiness
  • Provide functional direction to regional audit leads regarding inspection readiness standards

Key requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of audit management experience in a Pharma/Medical Devices environment
  • Broad types of audits across cosmetics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals
  • Fluent English; additional languages a plus
  • leadership
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • proactive problem solving
  • audit management across regulated areas
  • regulatory inspection readiness
  • global auditor qualification framework

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Posted: October 5th, 2026