Site Quality Head (SR MANAGER)

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Title: Site Quality Head (SR MANAGER)

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Division/Site Specific Information

You'll be based in our High Point, North Carolina location, where you'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. You will support our Drug Production Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific and play an important role in our company's success.

Discover Impactful Work:

As the Site Quality Head at Thermo Fisher Scientific, High Point, NC you will guide strategic quality initiatives and support a culture of continuous improvement across our organization. You'll oversee quality management systems, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance customer experience through excellent quality standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll develop and implement quality strategies that support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

A Day in the Life:

• In this role, you'll manage quality assurance and quality control teams while building strong partnerships with operations, R&D, commercial teams, and customers.

• You'll guide process improvements through Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodologies and risk-based approaches.

• Your leadership will be essential in maintaining inspection readiness, managing customer relationships, and ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements.

• As a member of the site leadership team, you'll support quality initiatives that deliver consistent product excellence while meeting business objectives.

• You'll develop quality professionals, lead investigations, and implement data-driven solutions that enhance our quality systems and customer satisfaction.

Keys to Success:

Education

• BS degree required. Preferred Fields of Study: Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical field

• Advance degree highly preferred.

• Professional certifications desired (ASQ, Lean Six Sigma, etc.)

Experience

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical, medical device, or regulated life sciences industry

• 5 years of quality management/leadership experience

• Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives

• Experience with quality tools including FMEA, Risk Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis

• Experience hosting regulatory inspections and customer audits

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Expert knowledge of global quality standards (ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR 820, EU MDR/IVDR)

• Strong understanding of quality management systems and GMP requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading quality investigations, CAPA, and change control processes

• Excellent project management and cross-functional leadership abilities

• Strong data analysis and problem-solving capabilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to build collaborative relationships at all levels

• Proficiency with quality management software systems

• Ability to travel up to 25%

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.