Vice President Quality Assurance
Are client undertakes life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies for life science companies.
As the Vice President of Quality Assurance you will collaborate closely with cross functional leadership and associates to ensure compliant execution, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the implemented QMS in line with certification requirements and customer expectations.
This position leads Quality Assurance teams internationally across multiple sites.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the VP of Quality Assurance, leading QA/QC functions, ensuring regulatory compliance
- Oversee QMS, ensuring procedures, work instructions, and IT systems support operations and lead with mindset to drive continuous improvement across the network of sites
- Collaborate with site and global leadership and drive customer-centric solutions during change management initiatives
- Build a high-performing quality department, fostering a safe, empowering environment that encourages skill development, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
- Lead Quality Management Reviews, define and monitor KPIs, host audits, and represent the site in executive discussions and global best practice initiatives
- Ensure the strategic QA vision is aligned to business and customer needs
Qualifications/Skills
- Ideally degree level, preferably in Science, Business, or Engineering
- Quality Assurance within Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Biopharma, Diagnostics, Medical Device or other FDA/EPA-regulated environments
- Senior leadership
- Regulatory and Quality Expertise: knowledge of ISO standards, FDA regulations, cGMPs, CFR requirements, and quality management
- Candidates will have worked ideally in multinational companies
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