Germany, Hamburg

We work only with qualified manufacturers, whose performance is continuously monitored and evaluated, and who are subject to regular Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audits. We maintain a permanent global team of auditors, who perform over 100+ GMP inspections every year on our own. The advantage is receiving one internationally recognized audit by TIEFENBACHER instead of numerous time-consuming audits of various customers. We continuously refine our Quality Assurance (QA) + Regulatory Affairs (RA) programs to ensure consistency in every batch and product we deliver.

The highest demand concerning high-quality, and security were key since our founding in 1963. We adhere to all relevant pharmaceutical industry standards and guidelines from start to finish – from API-sourcing to delivering the right product to the right place at the right time. Quality, safety and efficacy is our ultimate task. Therefore, we incorporate quality in every element of the API-supply chain – and each year our APIs positively impact millions of patients’ lives.

Since 1963, we’ve built our business by providing high-quality products and value-added service from start to finish with a customer-centric focus for the pharmaceutical industry. We offer a global network of expertise, a trusted partnership, and a solution-oriented approach to business. Most of our customers have been with us for decades. They can rely on our proven capabilities that results in high-quality products and the way we do business – with passion, a focus on excellence and always staying personal.

We do not stop at delivering raw material on time, we accompany them throughout the entire life cycle and maintenance to ensure reliable product distribution. By thinking “out of the box”, we also support our partners and customers in making API-processes as simple, efficient, and successful as possible. We offer a comprehensive value-added service to ensure that the drug production never stops and that it is continuously supported by experts throughout its entire service life that guarantees safety and quality for human and animal health.

We manage the distribution of raw material products in compliance with Good Distribution Practices (GDP) from the point of productions to either our own GMP-Warehouse or directly to a manufacturing facility in Europe. We handle every single product with track and trace according to its exact special sensitivity, such as temperature. In short: we are the single source for everything you need. We are delivering the right product in a timely, efficient, and secure manner.

Our very own GMP-warehouse set-up with more than 1.500 temperature-controlled pallet spaces storage for narcotics offers state-of-the-art solutions. The warehouse is centrally located in Hamburg near the airport and harbor, serving as a strategic distribution hub to customers in Europe. We have the expertise to handle projects involving just a few products, as well as complex, large-volume outsourcing-projects.

We provide instant access to markets around the world, including the major producing countries in China and India. All our products (APIs & ingredients) are consistently manufactured to the highest quality standards at trusted GMP facilities in Europe and Asia. We also can tailor the quality request of each API to your specific needs. We reduce supply chain vulnerability by having multiple sourcing options for safe, reliably pharmaceuticals.

Since the company was established by Alfred E. Tiefenbacher in 1963, we provided high-quality raw materials for human and animal health with value-added service. We tap into our international network of manufactures to source and offer the latest and optimum performing products (APIs, Ingredients, Excipients) on the market. All products (both volume and niche products) are consistently manufactured to the highest quality standards at trusted GMP facilities in Europe and Asia.

The health of our employees is very important to us. Our company physicians and their team take care of the health of our employees. We also offer massages for our employees; half of the costs are covered by the company. Our company sports program currently includes a mixed soccer team. The groups train regularly in the hall, which is rented by the company. Every year in the summer our big soccer tournament takes place, where all employees are invited to line up for a team. Of course, the management does not miss the opportunity to kick the ball over the field themselves.

We believe that high-quality medicine should be affordable and available to everyone – irrespective of their income, their origin or their nationality. We also believe that there are always new ways of smart medicines which better deliver on patients ́ needs. That’s why all our activities are focused on creating pharmaceuticals more available, more affordable, and better than before. We drive everything from a patient-centered approach – in close collaboration and alignment with universities and key opinion leaders of all relevant medical disciplines.

We believe that we can only improve patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. That ́s why we concentrate with our 700 diverse, highly skilled employees worldwide our curiosity and passion and use our experience of almost 60 years in the pharmaceutical industry to deliver best-in-class solutions along the whole pharmaceutical value chain. By working together as TIEFENBACHER GROUP, in flexible and agile cross-functional structures, we tap into our full potential, drive our success, and stay at the forefront of our field.

We believe that the most important driver for our pioneering role is curiosity – the curiosity of each of our employees dedicated to make patients ́ life better. That ́s why we are always challenging the status quo and striving for novel healthcare solutions – in terms of business models as well as concrete products and services towards the benefit for patients.Thanks to the constant curiosity of our employees, we’ve always been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and we’ll continue to do so in the years to come.

We provide a modern working environment in harbor atmosphere directly on the waterfront to develop a positive working climate – creating room for ideas, engagement, and enthusiasm. Your opinion and your contribution count to achieve exceptional performance for a sustainable future and to improve patients care. Furthermore you can easily reach our location in Hamburg by public transport – we cover the full cost of the HVV ProfiTicket. Or rather by bicycle or car? We have sufficient bicycle and car parking spaces in our underground garage – including numerous electric charging station for electric vehicles.

We make sure your work environment leaves you the space you need to attend to pursue your professional work. Meanwhile our chefs cook freshly prepared healthy and balanced meals for us every day with daily changing dishes. In addition, all employees are provided with free water and coffee specialties at our headquarters in Hamburg.

Our more than 600+ employees at our locations in Germany, India and Cyprus come from over 20 different countries around the world. We foster a culture of mutual respect and diversity. We believe that different personalities enrich us and we highly appreciate seeing things from different perspectives – a great environment to thrive and grow by fulfilling our vision of making a better life for patients.

Our healthcare business is developing dynamically and so are we. We want our employees to make the most of their talents and their job. Therefore, we support our employees in permanently improving their own skills and strengths. We offer professional and need-based education, online and offline, to successfully meet current and future challenges in the healthcare sector.

Working at TIEFENBACHER GROUP means we offer an attractive range of company pension plans for all our employees which are subsidized by the employer. Our external insurance broker will professionally present our offer every year and answer all open questions. Of course, the service provider is also available to us as a contact person during the year.

We know that it is a challenge to balance a demanding job and a fulfilling private life. In return we make sure that your work environment gives you the space you need to take care of your personal ambitions, meet your family responsibilities and pursue your professional development. Our flexible working concepts at the TIEFENBACHER GROUP are designed to help our employees balance and manage these two perspectives.

Entrepreneurial thinking and flat hierarchies were already important to our inspiring founder, Alfred E. Tiefenbacher back in 1963. And we still value active, forward-looking self-starters willing to promote innovation in all aspects of our Healthcare-business. We still believe that true passion for what you do arises, when you can bring in your personality and your experiences in what you do. It gives you the courage and motivation to make decisions that help both you and the company move forward by creating affordable high-quality pharmaceuticals worldwide.