Global Supplier Quality Head

Chiesi is an international research-focused biopharmaceutical group with 90 years’ experience, operating in more than 30 countries, with its Headquarter in Parma, Italy. More than 8,000 employees across the group are united by a singular purpose: promoting a healthier world for our people, patients, and the planet. This is what drives us as we research, develop, and market innovative drugs across our main therapeutic areas. Discover more here.

At Chiesi we are thinking generations ahead, driving sustainable innovation with purpose. This fosters a culture of reliability, transparency, and ethical behaviour at every level. As a Benefit Corporation and a certified B Corp, we have embedded sustainability in our bylaws and continuously measure our impact.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We believe our differences make us stronger. We are a vibrant ecosystem of passionate, talented individuals united by strong values, each bringing unique perspectives that help us to continuously challenge the status quo for the better.

Global Technical Operations & Supply

Global Technical Operations & Supply (Global TechOp&S) is Chiesi’s global manufacturing and supply area, responsible for ensuring consistent, outstanding quality, service and value across our end‑to‑end supply chain. Global TechOp&S oversees the entire lifecycle of the drug: from process optimization and industrialization, to manufacturing, engineering, quality oversight, and supply chain management. Throughout this journey, Operational Excellence drives continuous improvement. This end‑to‑end model is powered by our four manufacturing sites - Parma (IT), Blois (FR), Santana de Parnaíba (BR), and Nerviano (IT) - together with our Virtual Plant network of external partners.

This is what you will do

We are looking for an experienced quality leader to drive the global oversight and lifecycle management of suppliers supporting Chiesi's pharmaceutical network. The position reports directly to the Global Quality Operations VP and leads a small team of Quality Subject matter experts.

The role is responsible for defining and implementing the global supplier quality strategy across Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), excipients, primary and secondary packaging materials, Device Constituent Parts (DCPs) used in inhalation products, and other critical GxP suppliers supporting both sterile and non-sterile products.

Acting as the global quality owner for supplier management, the position ensures a harmonized qualification, performance monitoring, risk management and governance framework across the manufacturing sites of Chiesi Farmaceutici SPA.

The role works in close collaboration with Global Procurement, Manufacturing Sites, Regulatory Affairs, Technical Development, External Quality and Supplier Audit functions to ensure consistent supplier quality oversight throughout the supply chain.

As this is a newly established global function, the role will require strong commitment, senior leadership engagement and the ability to promote, embed and lead a new approach across the organization.

You will be responsible for

• Defining the global supplier qualification and requalification strategy for APIs, excipients, packaging materials, Device Constituent Parts and critical GxP suppliers.
• Ensuring consistent supplier qualification standards and processes across all manufacturing sites.
• Governing supplier approval, conditional approval, probation and disqualification decisions.
• Maintaining oversight of the Approved Supplier List and supplier lifecycle status.
• Ensuring supplier qualification activities support business continuity and long‑term supply strategies.

Supplier Quality Governance

• Establishing and maintaining the global supplier quality governance framework.
• Defining global standards, policies and procedures for supplier quality management.
• Providing supplier quality metrics to senior leadership and Leading escalation forums
• Driving harmonization of supplier quality processes across sites.
• Defining and monitoring supplier quality KPIs and performance indicators.
• Overseeing supplier scorecards, performance trending and quality reviews.
• Identifying recurring quality issues and driving effective improvement plans with suppliers.
• Supporting procurement and business stakeholders in supplier performance evaluations.
• Escalating critical supplier quality concerns and ensuring appropriate mitigation actions.

Supplier Quality Risk Management

• Implementing a risk‑based framework for supplier oversight to define a risk mitigation strategy and supporting business continuity plans.
• Leading supplier risk and criticality assessments.

Supplier Quality Events Management