Head of Quality North America
Core
Lead and transform Quality across North America by deploying a harmonized QMS, ensuring alignment across sites, and driving measurable performance improvement in pharma and food/feed ingredients.
Role type
Senior leadership quality transformation head (North America)
Builds
Harmonized Quality Management System (QMS) and high-performing regional quality network
Domain
Pharmaceutical excipients and plant-based ingredients manufacturing
Required skills
Quality leadership, QMS deployment, Lean/Operational Excellence, multi-site regional management, change management, audit leadership, supplier quality oversight, crisis management, team development
Preferred skills
Six Sigma Black Belt, advanced degree in science/engineering, CAPEX project quality oversight
Technologies
QMS tools, Lean methodologies
Responsibilities
Own product release across all North America sites, lead North America Quality strategy and roadmap, drive deployment of global QMS, lead internal and external audits, build and develop regional Quality leadership team, ensure oversight of third-party suppliers, act as Regional Crisis Leader
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership span
