Specialist, Pharmaceuticals Products, Quality Assurance, Supply Operations - GL D - Defined Duration until December 2028

Specialist, Pharmaceuticals Products, Quality Assurance, Supply Operations - GL D - Defined Duration until December 2028

The Global Fund aims to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria as epidemics. As part of our mandate to fight the three diseases, the Global Fund plays a leading role in global markets for medicines and technologies that prevent, diagnose, and treat HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Every year, more than half of the Global Fund’s investments is used to procure key health products, ensuring they are available to those who need them most.

As one of the biggest health product procurement entities in the public sector, investing nearly US$3 billion in health products and equipment procurement, the Global Fund is uniquely placed to drive equitable access to quality-assured health products, services and innovations through its Supply Operations department.

Supply Operations, collaborating across the Global Fund Secretariat, is responsible for the Global Fund’s market shaping activities and the overall management of health product sourcing, procurement, quality assurance and supply chains.

The Quality Assurance (QA) & Compliance team plays a key function in ensuring safe access and delivery of quality assured health products to the communities and people we serve. This mission is implemented by enabling program and operational requirements, while mitigating residual risks associated with quality, safety and efficacy of health products procured with Global Fund funds and / or through Global Fund pooled procurement mechanism through clearly established policies, governance model, case management and in-country support.

The Specialist, Pharmaceutical Products Quality Assurance (QA) (“Pharmaceutical Products QA Specialist”) contributes to ensuring the effective use of Global Fund resources to procure quality-assured products with a focus on Pharmaceutical Products under the supervision of the Manager Product & Supplier QA Compliance.

The Specialist will be responsible for;
• Policy & Guidance
• Partnerships
• Advice and support to grant implementation
• Complaint, safety signal, out-of-specifications and risk management
• Management of the Expert Review Panel (ERP)
• Implementation and Product Compliance
• Communication & collaboration

Key Responsibilities
 

Under the supervision of the Manager Product & Supplier QA Compliance and in collaboration with the other QA Specialists and Associate Specialists, the Specialist,  Pharmaceutical Products QA works to ensure that Pharmaceutical Products, procured with  Global Fund funds and / or through Global Fund pooled procurement mechanism are quality assured and of adequate standard.

Working with the Manager Product & Supplier QA Compliance, the Specialist will be responsible for:

Policy and guidance

• They contribute to the continuous improvements of the QA requirements in sharing QA issues, challenges and risks, and suggest innovative and constructive solutions (policy, tools, and guidance).
• They contribute to increase knowledge on quality assurance principles and develop institutional QA culture.

Partnerships

• They maintain good relationships and close collaboration with partners, including normative agencies such as WHO, technical partners and manufacturers.
• They work with partners toward convergence & harmonization of QA related decisions and approaches to respond to country program needs and new or emerging risks.
• They collaborate on regulatory matters with WHO, regulatory authorities, national and international procurement agencies.
• They represent the Global Fund Secretariat in relevant interagency working groups on QA policy harmonization and other relevant QA matters in his/her areas of work.

Advice and support to grant implementation

• They provide support to internal stakeholders e.g., Sourcing Team and Health Product Management Specialists to support the operationalization and implementation of QA decisions and related risks mitigations for Pharmaceutical Products
• They maintain a history of signals, information received on poor quality, lack of safety and efficacy, decision made and support provided for consolidation and contribution as relevant to continuous improvements of QA requirements
• They ensure the verification of product eligibility, as well as maintaining and regularly updating the product master data and ensuring publication of lists of eligible products in their respective areas of work.

Complaints,out-of-specificationsandriskmanagement

• Theyleadtheinvestigationsofquality complaints, safety events and other quality challenges experienced by Global Fund Principal Recipients and advises Manager Product & Supplier QA Compliance on optimal risk-mitigation measures.
• They contributetotheassessmentsofcountryrisk,adviseand support relevant in-country risk mitigation measures.
• They proactively collaborate with technical partners and manufacturers to identify risks and develop related mitigation measures to maintain the availability and quality of Pharmaceutical Products.

 

Management of the Expert Review Panel (ERP)

• They are responsible for the Secretariate of ERP process in collaboration with WHO and in line with NextGen Market Shaping approach on new product introduction.

Crosscuttingwork

• They support the implementation of the Quality Assurance Strategic Initiative with a focus on quality assurance-related work.
• They contribute to the continuous improvement and documentation of relevant QA processes.
• They provide advice and support in the course of verification activities.
• They engage, advise and supervise the Quality Assurance / Quality Control Services provider work related to their area of work.
• They contribute to strengthening collaboration and effective communication between the QA & Compliance team, other teams within Supply Operations and teams in other Global Fund divisions / departmentssuchasGrantManagement,TechnicalAdviceand Partnerships (TAP) and Risk on shared priority initiatives and activities

Subject to change by the Executive Director and Head of Supply Operations at any time at their sole discretion.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in pharmacy, laboratory science, or biomedical/chemical engineering

Desirable:

• Project management, process improvement or organizational change qualifications

Experience

Essential:

• Relevant minimum 5-year professional experience working in the field of Pharmaceutical Products including experience in quality & risk management and regulatory affairs for Pharmaceutical Products, at national and international level;
• Experience of partnership with UN agencies, International NGOs and Donors, on QA issues
• Demonstrable experience in managing complex situations, issues at country, regional or international level
• Experience in developing QA related policies, tools, and guidance

Desirable:

• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience working in the field of Pharmaceutical Products in design & manufacturing for Pharmaceutical Products, at national and international level;
• Demonstrated experience working in diverse teams to lead and collaborate effectively in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Extensive work experience with a major multilateral organization.
• Experience living and/or working in a country supported by the Global Fund
• History of holding positions of incremental responsibility

Competencies

Languages:

• An excellent knowledge of English and preferably a good working knowledge of French. Knowledge of other languages would be an asset.

Functional Competencies:

• Global/Public Health -Level 3
• Procurement & Supply Chain - Level3
• Project Management- Level 2
• Communications -Level 2
• Business -Level 2

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Job Posting End Date

13 May 2026

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