Vice President, Quality - Bradford, Canada - Aurora Cannabis

Aurora Cannabis

Verified Company

Bradford, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Us:

We are a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives.

We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers.

We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael '71 and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our "A-Team".

We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together.

We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

We are searching for a strategic, passionate, and resilient professional to join our team in the role of _Vice President, Quality.

_The role is responsible for leading the Global Quality Organization in alignment with Aurora Cannabis Inc.'s quality strategy to achieve the best service standards and outcomes for patients, consumers, and the company.

What You'll Be Doing:

As a member of Aurora's Senior Leadership Team, provide overall guidance and direction to the business to provide quality governance, oversight, and alignment to operational and business initiatives
Lead and direct the quality teams to support marketed products for domestic and international markets. The quality teams are based in Canada, Europe, and South America.
Ensure implementation, effectiveness, and integrity of a quality system that is compliant to all applicable standards and regulations (i.e. Health Canada, GPPs, GMPs, etc.) to support the domestic and international marketed products
Work with the Senior Leadership Team to establish and drive the Quality Strategy to align with Aurora's values and corporate objectives and balance industry trends while maintaining compliance to regulatory expectations
Ensure adherence to the appropriate policies and procedures in place to support quality oversight of the operations
Stay current with industry trends, standards, and expectations to be able to adopt best practices
Establish and maintain the Quality budget
Ensure the Quality Organization is Fit for Purpose through measuring Quality Key Performance Indicators and employing continuous improvement strategies
Partner with other functional areas to establish and cultivate the Quality Culture and foster a World Class Quality Program across the business
Employ datadriven and factbased approaches to have the right metrics and objectives to enable having the pulse on the business
Focus and understanding of the daytoday operational activities to be able to correlate to the appropriate strategies
Create a strong partnership with key functional areas, specifically with Operations, Supply Chain, Business Development, and international teams
Provide leadership, technical direction, and coaching to direct and indirect reports
Other duties as required

Requirements:

Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills and ability to navigate across the organization
Proven ability to develop and build high performing teams and strong crossfunctional stakeholder relationships
Ability to coach and develop employees to build a strong leadership pipeline
Ability to navigate through automated systems (I.e., ERP, eQMS, etc)

Other Qualities We Require:

A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Technical discipline, or related field
15+ years of experience in a Quality Operational environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry or consumerpackaged goods industry
10+ years of experience in progressive leadership roles
Experience in manufacturing operations and controls, laboratory operations, quality systems within a GMP environment
Experience with interacting with domestic and international health authorities (Health Canada, FDA, etc)
Knowledge of European and International regulatory environment would be an asset
Knowledge of the cannabis regulatory framework would be an asset

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Health and safety
Our mission at Aurora has always been to improve the health and wellness of our core community.

We strive to create a safe, healthy, and inclusive environment for our team and strongly believe introducing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy will help us achieve this.

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