Senior Director of Quality for Europe and APAC

2 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time

As the Senior Director of Quality for Europe and APAC, you will lead the Quality organization of the Europe & APAC Business Unit, comprised of 5 facilities. This role requires full direct oversight on all the quality units within the DPD EU&APAC network, which includes over 1100 colleagues across a variety of Quality sub-functional roles such as Quality Control, Quality Operations, Quality Systems, and Compliance and Regulatory.

You will serve as a Role Model Leader by staffing and developing a strong Quality team in the region through continuous feedback, mentoring, and coaching.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Driving budgeted profit results, establishing objectives, and implementing preventative actions.
  • Establishing both short-term and long-term objectives for your team.
  • Holding teams accountable for action plans and performance metrics to ensure key quality targets are achieved, and implementing corrective actions for targets that are not met.
  • Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key customers, vendors, and regulators, representing the company in its relationships with external entities.
  • Emphasizing the critical need for on-time delivery through the lens of full compliance, driving this focus across all levels of the organization.
  • Leading all company activities in compliance with quality system regulations per cGMP standards and other regulatory entities, ensuring division participation and compliance.
  • Driving proactive talent management across sites in partnership with the Extended Quality Leadership team and Business Unit Leadership team to ensure a robust pipeline for key positions.
  • Ensuring Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodology is applied across the network.
  • Leading all aspects of the implementation of quality policies to ensure sites maintain the highest level of regulatory performance.

Requirements for this role include:

  • A degree in a scientific/technical field is required. An advanced degree such as an MBA or Master's is a plus.
  • 15+ years of professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Strong experience in sterile injectable operations.
  • Leadership experience with direct responsibility over multiple quality units is required for this role.
  • Previous experience in a CDMO is a strong plus.
  • Experience in adjacent areas such as Operational Excellence, Manufacturing, or other technical departments is considered a plus.
  • Capability to quickly build connections and develop trust with customers and colleagues, locally and globally.
  • Drive accountability and influence in a highly matrixed environment.
  • Prioritize with flexibility.
  • Collaborate with peers in other functions and with colleagues in other businesses or divisions.
  • Business-minded Leader committed to deliver results for patients and customers.
  • Change Champion.
  • Be passionate about team building, coaching, and mentoring.
  • Lead through ambiguity and uncertainty, assessing risks and making sound decisions.
  • The ability to travel regionally and globally (approximately 50%).


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