Head of Quality North America
Core
Lead and transform Quality across North America by deploying a harmonized QMS, ensuring alignment, consistency, and measurable performance improvement for plant-based ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients.
Role type
Senior leadership Quality Head (Transformation & Strategy)
Builds
Harmonized Quality Management System (QMS) and high-performing regional Quality network
Domain
Manufacturing / Pharma & Food Ingredients / Operational Excellence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Quality oversight in manufacturing plants)
Required skills
Quality leadership, QMS deployment, Lean/Operational Excellence, change management, multi-site strategy, regulatory compliance, team development, supplier quality oversight, crisis management
Preferred skills
Six Sigma Black Belt, advanced degree, CAPEX project quality oversight
Technologies
QMS tools, Lean methodologies
Responsibilities
Own product release across North America sites, lead Quality strategy and roadmap, drive QMS rollout and standardization, lead internal/external audits, develop Regional Operational Quality network, manage supplier quality oversight, act as Regional Crisis Leader
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership team
