Job Summary
Provides enterprise‑level leadership for Global Product Development Quality Assurance, defining strategy, operating model, and enabling capabilities. Leads managers, senior managers, and lead engineers to embed quality‑by‑design, leverage current and emerging technologies, and proactively manage risk and technical debt. Success is measured through scalable systems, accelerated development velocity, predictable compliance, and sustained product and portfolio health.
Let’s talk about Responsibilities
• Define and own the global QA strategy aligned to business, product, and technology priorities.
• Lead and develop managers, senior managers, and lead engineers across the QA‑PD organisation.
• Establish scalable QA operating models enabled by modern digital tools, data, and automation.
• Drive adoption of current and emerging technologies to improve development efficiency and velocity.
• Embed quality‑by‑design and risk‑based decision‑making across the end‑to‑end development lifecycle.
• Provide strategic oversight of portfolio‑level quality, technology debt, and systems maturity.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape product, process, and systems investment decisions early.
• Ensure QA capability influences work upfront through process, systems, and data enablement.
• Govern and continuously improve design control and product development processes globally.
• Anticipate regulatory, industry, and technology trends to future‑proof QA‑PD capability and platforms.
Let’s talk about Qualifications and Experience
i. Required
• Degree or equivalent with extensive leadership experience in regulated product development environments.
• Deep expertise in global quality and regulatory frameworks (MDSAP, FDA, MDD, ISO).
• Proven experience leading leaders and senior technical experts in complex organisations.
• Strong portfolio‑level project, risk, and delivery management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive decision‑making and organisational direction.
• Ability to balance quality system rigor with business agility and delivery commitments.
• Strong negotiation, escalation, and stakeholder alignment capabilities.
• Experience providing strategic insight on quality, risk, technical debt, and systems maturity.
• Proficiency with enterprise quality, document control, and manufacturing systems and tools.
ii. Preferred
• Significant program or portfolio management experience at enterprise scale.
• Medical device or pharmaceutical industry background with direct application of GxP practices.
• Post‑graduate qualification or MBA.
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