SHEQ Manager & Qualified Person page is loaded## SHEQ Manager & Qualified Personlocations: Milan - Via Tommaso Gulliposted on: Posted 3 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: January 11, 2026 (26 days left to apply)job requisition id: R6970We are looking for a **SHEQ Manager & Qualified Person (QP)** who will lead the SHEQ function in Azelis Italy and ensure compliance with regulatory, quality and corporate standards. The role also includes serving as the **Qualified Person** for imported Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in accordance with EU GMP requirements.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead and maintain the SHEQ Management System, ensuring compliance with local regulations, ISO standards and internal policies.* Oversee product quality assurance activities, including managing non-conformities, customer quality requests, supplier documentation and corrective actions.* Coordinate internal and external audits and monitor the effectiveness of improvement actions.* Support supplier qualification, evaluation and continuous improvement processes.* Ensure that product specifications, certificates and quality documentation are accurate and up to date.* Plan and deliver training and awareness programs related to SHEQ* Collaborate with commercial, logistics and operational teams to maintain consistent SHEQ performance across the business.* Act as Qualified Person (QP) for imported APIs, ensuring compliance with applicable GMP/GDP regulations, batch certification principles and proper documentation standards.**Qualifications & Experience*** Degree in relevant scientific discipline (required for QP eligibility).* Eligibility to act as a Qualified Person under EU Directive 2001/83/EC.* Experience in Quality Assurance, GMP/GDP, and SHEQ roles, ideally in the pharmaceutical or chemical sector.* Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks, GMP, GDP, and ISO standards.* Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.* Strong command of EnglishAzelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry, present in 63 countries across the globe with over 3,800 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to more than 59,000 customers, supported by +2,700 principal relationships, creating a turnover of €4.1 billion (2022). Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under ticker AZE.Across our extensive network of more than 60 application laboratories, our award-winning staff help develop formulations and provide technical guidance throughout the customers’ product development process. We combine a global market reach with a local footprint to offer a reliable, integrated, and unique digital service to local customers and attractive -business opportunities to principals. Top industry-rated by Sustainalytics, Azelis is a leader in sustainability. We believe in building and nurturing solid, honest and transparent relationships with our people and partners.Impact through ideas. Innovation through formulation.Azelis Americas is an equal opportunity workplace. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. You can view the EEOC Know Your Rights poster .Azelis Americas’ U.S. entities participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Azelis is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.Azelis Americas is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at human.resources@azelis.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr