Compliance and Excellence Coordinator

Are you passionate about compliance, process improvement, and operational excellence in a regulated environment? Do you enjoy working across functions, driving change, and helping organizations become more efficient and compliant?

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

We are looking for a Compliance & Excellence Coordinator to join a Analytical Development organization and play a key role in strengthening compliance, optimizing business processes, and supporting strategic transformation initiatives.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the crossroads of science, quality, governance, and business operations. Initially focused on the deployment of a new Third Party Management (TPM) framework, the role will progressively evolve into a broader Compliance & Excellence function covering process optimization, governance, risk management, continuous improvement, and digital transformation initiatives. This is a long term consultancy mission for which we may accommodate Freelance or Employee status.

Your Responsibilities

Third Party Management & Governance

• Lead the deployment and implementation of the Third Party Management (TPM) framework across Analytical Development.
• Translate global requirements into practical, sustainable, and compliant local processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for TPM-related topics.
• Maintain governance structures, process documentation, and oversight mechanisms.
• Monitor KPIs and performance indicators to ensure effective implementation.
• Collaborate closely with Procurement, Quality, Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders.

Compliance & Operational Excellence

• Coordinate compliance, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support governance, audit readiness, risk management, and data integrity activities.
• Drive process harmonization, simplification, and operational excellence projects.
• Identify improvement opportunities and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Coordinate document retention, archiving, and process documentation activities.
• Monitor action plans, risks, blockers, and implementation progress.

Cross-Functional Project Coordination

• Manage projects involving multiple stakeholders across business functions.
• Facilitate project kick-offs, workshops, governance meetings, and follow-up actions.
• Support the deployment of new systems, digital solutions, technologies, and business processes.
• Provide structured reporting and stakeholder updates to leadership teams.

Your Profile

• Master's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 4-8 years of experience within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, or another regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of GMP environments, compliance requirements, and Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience in process improvement, operational excellence, business process management, or project coordination.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and drive initiatives across multiple functions without direct authority.
• Strong organizational, planning, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Autonomous, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in French and English.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Third Party Management (TPM), outsourcing governance, supplier management, or vendor oversight.
• Exposure to Analytical Development, CMC, laboratories, or scientific environments.
• Experience working with CROs, CMOs, external laboratories, or outsourced partners.
• Knowledge of audit readiness, CAPA management, risk management, or quality initiatives. xlxgzvr
• Experience supporting digital transformation, technology deployments, or process automation projects.