The Associate Director External Quality is accountable for providing quality oversight and expert QA leadership across supplier-related projects from planning through execution, close-out, and handover into routine commercial supply.

As a key representative of Global Quality within cross-functional project teams, this role ensures GMP and regulatory compliance across activities related to supplier selection, new supplier establishment, technology transfer, validation, audit support, change control, deviation management, issue resolution, product launch, and ongoing supplier maintenance. The role also drives quality improvement initiatives across AstraZeneca and its external network, providing authoritative quality guidance in a complex, global, and highly regulated environment.

The position requires strong collaboration with international suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders across multiple countries and time zones, as well as willingness to travel up to 25% acros...