Quality Director

PPD (Thermo Fisher) UK

Bourgoin, France
Quality management system leadership
Regulatory compliance and inspections
Qualified person (qp) registration
This role is a critical leadership position combining regulatory authority, operational excellence, and people leadership within a global CDMO environment

Job Summary

  • This role is a critical leadership position combining regulatory authority, operational excellence, and people leadership within a global CDMO environment.
  • The Quality Director holds full accountability for the Quality Management System, regulatory compliance, and oversight of QA, QC, and laboratory operations to ensure the highest standards of quality and patient safety.
  • The position requires leading a large, multi-layered Quality organization and driving a proactive quality culture with strong risk-based decision-making.

Matching Summary

This role is a critical leadership position combining regulatory authority, operational excellence, and people leadership within a global CDMO environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Quality Management System leadership
  • Regulatory compliance and inspections
  • Qualified Person (QP) registration
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing quality oversight
  • Risk-based decision-making culture
  • CAPA and deviation management
  • Multi-layered quality team leadership

Nice-to-have

  • Continuous improvement initiatives
  • Cross-functional partnership
  • Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Client-facing quality governance
  • NDA submission support

Key Requirements

  • French Pharmacist degree and QP registration
  • Fluent in French and English
  • 10+ years senior Quality leadership experience
  • Experience in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Site Quality Lead and leadership team membership
  • Experience with regulatory inspections
  • Industrial GMP manufacturing environment experience
  • CDMO experience preferred

Work Rights

Not specified

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