Director, Central Quality Audit, Pharmacovigilance
Job Description SummaryManaging, ensuring and improving capabilities to comply with external standards and regulations. Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may influence work.GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.Job DescriptionRoles and ResponsibilitiesOwn the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Audit Program: Develop, implement, and maintain the global PV audit strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations (e.g., EMA, FDA, MHRA, PMDA) and industry best practices.Manage Audit Operations: Oversee scheduling, planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up for PV audits, including internal audits and audits of service providers and affiliates. Fully participate in the audit program; actively owning and executing PV audits.Risk Identification and Communication: Identify high-risk compliance issues, escalate findings, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership.Regulatory Inspection Support: Prepare for and support PV-related health authority inspections, including back-room management and post-inspection follow-up.Metrics and Reporting: Define and track PV audit KPIs, ensuring visibility of compliance risks and trends to leadership.System Ownership: Manage audit-related modules within the electronic Quality Management System (eQMS), including support of configuration, UAT, and documentation.Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of 3–5 auditors, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with PV Operations, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure audit outcomes drive continuous improvement.Strategic Influence: Contribute to policy development and influence PV compliance strategy across the organization.Required QualificationsMinimum 5 years of people leadership experience, including team development and performance management.Qualified Lead Auditor with active certification.Master’s degree and 5+ years in pharmacovigilance or pharmaceutical industry; or Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years relevant experience.Minimum of 5 years’ experience driving Global programs to resolve quality compliance issues (directly).Experience with Pharmaceutical QMS requirements and regulatory requirements including but not limited to cGMP, GDP, GPvP, GCP and GLP.Desired CharacteristicsExperience with Medical Device QMS requirements and regulatory requirements including but not limited to FDA CFR 21 820 and ISO 13485.Prior Veeva and TrackWise Digital experience a plus.Prior health authority experience a plus.IRCA, ASQ (CQE, CQA, etc.) and/or Lean Certification a plus (green belt, black belt).Extensi...