Head of Quality

Head of Quality

Walker Cole International is partnering with a pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation in the West Midlands to appoint a Head of Quality. This role will provide strategic leadership of the Quality function, ensuring robust GMP and ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management Systems while overseeing QC laboratory operations and product release activities.

Key Responsibilities for a Head of Quality:

• Leading the Quality and QC functions, overseeing laboratory operations, material release and ensuring effective analytical and QA support across manufacturing operations.
• Developing, maintaining and improving the Quality Management System, integrating GMP requirements with the ISO 9001 framework and driving compliance through internal audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Providing senior oversight of quality activities, including deviation investigations, change controls, validation activities, OOS investigations and the release of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

A Head of Quality will have:

• Strong experience leading Quality and QC functions within a regulated pharmaceutical or life sciences environment
• Extensive knowledge of GMP and Quality Management Systems, ideally with ISO 9001 integration
• Experience managing laboratory operations, product release and regulatory compliance activities

Job Id- 97083