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Quality Director

United Kingdom, Skipton Employment contract · Job Posted May 28, 2026
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Job Description

A leading GMP manufacturer in North Yorkshire is seeking to appoint a Site Quality Director. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for site-wide quality operations, regulatory compliance, and strategic development of quality systems within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Job Responsibility

  • Leading and developing multi-disciplinary quality teams across QA, QC and QP functions
  • Designing and implementing a sustainable site quality strategy aligned to business objectives
  • Ensuring full compliance with GMP standards and regulatory expectations (UK, EU, FDA)
  • Managing quality risk, driving performance improvement, and monitoring KPIs
  • Acting as the primary contact for regulatory bodies, audits and inspections
  • Supporting cross-functional collaboration, supplier and customer quality activities
  • Mentoring and developing the quality team to build capability and succession

Requirements

  • A degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
  • Extensive experience in pharmaceutical quality systems and GMP compliance
  • Proven track record managing audits, inspections and regulatory interactions
  • Strong working knowledge of manufacturing, packaging, testing and distribution processes
  • Experience across key quality activities including investigations, change control and batch review
  • Leadership capability with the ability to influence across functions

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