Director, Quality Excellence

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

The Director Quality Excellence, reporting to the Head of Global Quality Excellence, will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a Brilliant Culture of Quality, implementing operational excellence initiatives and continuous improvement projects across the Quality organization (all GxPs). This role will communicate with Quality leaders and teams to devise improvement projects that enable reduction of waste and defects, simplification and efficiency of Quality processes. The role may also project manage and support cross-functional projects involving Quality resources and personnel.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Partner with global Quality leaders to implement BeiGene’s Culture of Quality program.
• Drive a culture of excellence across the Quality organization through coaching, mentoring, formal training, and personnel development programs related to operational excellence and continuous improvement, such as Lean Six Sigma etc.
• Design a fit for purpose Continuous Improvement program to enable the organization in making better decisions, ensure effective use of the resources through defined priorities.
• Partner cross-functionally to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and quality within the pharmaceutical manufacturing process.
• Use advanced tools to enable processes to swiftly identify problems and solutions and implement best practices. Knowable with risk-based approach and methodology.
• Create measurable progress tracking
• Lead project review meetings and present project status updates to leadership, reporting the risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define and prioritize the project portfolio in alignment with organizational strategy and goals
• Ensure that projects are selected based on their strategic value and potential return on investment
• Engage with internal and (where appropriate) external stakeholders, including senior management or third-party partners, to communicate project status, obtain buy-in, and address concerns.
• Work within the Quality Excellence team to provide input to all key activities as requested such as Quality communications, budget management, project management, and new request triage.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• Individual contributor, operating and reporting in a matrixed team, using strong technical and leadership experience to influence Quality leaders and staff without direct authority

Computer Skills:   

• Strong PC literacy
• Experience with GxP QMS platforms, e.g. Veeva

Other Qualifications:    

• 12+ years of experience in GxP pharma or biotech
• Lean Six Sigma Green-Belt certification minimum required
• Operational excellence hands-on experience required
• Experience with small and large molecule development, manufacturing, supply chain or Quality preferable
• Experience with global multi-national companies is highly desired, demonstrating ability to collaborate across functions, time zones and cultures, and in a matrixed environment
• Advanced facilitation skills and change agent abilities, guiding clearly and convincingly through influence without authority
• Deep analytical and problem-solving skills as well as a strong work ethic and good organizational and decision-making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Cultural dexterity in work environments
• Ability to effectively collaborate in a high-paced dynamic environment
• Fluent in English required

Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline

Travel: 

• Up to 10% worldwide

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence