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Quality Director
We are supporting a leading life sciences and pharmaceutical manufacturing business in the search for a Site Quality Director. Operating within a highly regulated GMP environment, this role offers the opportunity to lead and shape the quality function at site level, ensuring compliance, driving performance, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
- Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the site Quality function (QA, QC, QPs)
- Define and deliver a robust quality strategy aligned to business goals
- Ensure compliance with UK, EU and FDA cGMP requirements
- Act as the lead for regulatory inspections and external audits
- Drive continuous improvement across quality systems and KPIs
- Lead quality risk management and governance activities
- Collaborate across manufacturing, supply chain and technical teams
- Coach and develop high-performing quality leaders and teams
- About you
- Senior leadership experience within pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing
- Strong expertise in GMP (UK, EU, FDA) environments
- Proven track record managing regulatory inspections and audits
- Experience across QA, QC and quality systems leadership
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Degree in scientific discipline (or equivalent) essential
- QP status desirable
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Manufacturing & Engineering
Focus: Manufacturing & Production
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Salary: Negotiable
Workplace Type: On-site
Experience Level: Director
Location: West Yorkshire
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: 9TQGTE-60CB966B
Date posted: 19 May 2026
Consultant: Ben Appleton
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