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GDP Commercial Specialist

ID:  2422
Date of Posting:  Apr 7, 2026
Business Area:  Quality
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Hub Office: 

Hemel Hempstead, GB

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

The GDP Commercial Specialist ensures that Recordati’s Quality Management System supports compliant, efficient, and reliable GxP operations across the commercial supply chain. The role strengthens GMP/GDP quality oversight by partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain high standards, resolve quality issues, and drive continuous improvement. It also contributes to key departmental initiatives that enhance compliance, operational effectiveness, and inspection readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Systems:

  • Provide QA support in alignment with Recordati Quality Management System and applicable GMP/GDP regulations
  • Establish, review and maintain procedures and quality documents
  • Record, assess and manage deviations and distribution complaints within the designated quality system
  • Coordinate investigations by engaging with warehouses, 3PLs, distributors, and internal teams to ensure timely and complete data collection and recording
  • Verify documents related to returns and approve checklists prior to RP decision-making
  • Liaise with third parties to confirm stock receipt, quarantine status, and reconciliation
  • Track, manage and close action items and CAPAs as appropriate
  • Initiate and manage changes related to warehouses/3PLs, distributors
  • Maintain up to date licenses for warehouses/3PLs, distributors
  • Review Quality Agreements as required

Key Responsibilities

QA Coordination: 

  • Provide GDP guidance and support across Recordati commercial and industrial operations
  • Act as the QA point of contact for the central warehouse 3PL and other relevant partners

Quality Systems Requirements

  • Maintain an understanding of RRD Pharma working practices and SOPs and relevant country codes and ensuring these standards are met across the organisation

Technical/Professional Expertise

  • Master’s degree in medical, pharmaceutical or science discipline
  • Previous experience (5 years) in a GMP/GDP environment, ideally in Quality Assurance

Required Behaviours and Competencies

  • Analytical thinking to manage in advance new legal requirements
  • Negotiation and project management skills
  • Problem solver
  • Fluent in English (business)

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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