Head Of Quality

Wallace Hind Selection; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

25 days holiday

pension

Car allowance

Healthcare

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection seeks a Head of Quality to drive quality strategy across regulated pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing. You will ensure patient safety, lead continuous improvement and deliver business growth.

Reporting to UK Operations leadership, you’ll oversee GMP compliance, supplier and customer audits, and a large quality team across multiple sites, balancing strategic planning with hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or Life Sciences.
• Significant experience in regulated pharma/manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of GMP and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality across pharmaceutical, medical and industrial operations.
• Develop and implement quality strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Provide leadership to multi-site quality teams and talent development.
• Ensure regulatory requirements (GMP, MHRA/EudraLex/FDA) are met.
• Lead customer, regulatory and third-party audits and inspections.
• Maintain quality systems, change management and deviations.

Skills

Leadership

GMP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Quality systems

Education

Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Science degree

Job description

Head of Quality

As Head of Quality, you’ll lead quality strategy across a highly regulated pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing operation, ensuring patient safety remains at the heart of everything whilst driving continuous improvement, operational excellence and business growth.

BASIC SALARY: £90,000 - £100,000

Benefits

• Bonus
• 25 days holiday
• pension
• Car allowance
• Healthcare

LOCATION: North West

Commutable Locations

Liverpool, Manchester,

Relocation

We are fully prepared to relocate the right candidate, this role therefore as also been posted in Leeds, Cambridge, Oxford, Derby, Birmingham, Bristol and London

Why read on

In this critical leadership role, you’ll:

• Set the direction - shaping and delivering the quality strategy across multiple manufacturing and technical locations (2x UK, US and Far East).
• Lead from the front, be visible and present - developing and inspiring established quality teams whilst creating a culture of quality beyond compliance (4 direct c30 indirect reports).
• Influence the business - acting as a key member of the senior leadership team, helping shape operational and strategic decisions.
• Drive improvement - championing continuous improvement, modern quality systems and best practice across highly regulated environments.
• Protect what matters most - ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance and world-class customer service remain central to every decision.

Job Description

Reporting to the UK Operations Director with a dotted line to the Business Unit Head, you’ll have overall responsibility for the quality function across a complex manufacturing business supplying products into highly regulated pharmaceutical and medical markets.

This is a genuine leadership role where you’ll balance strategic planning with operational execution, working closely with manufacturing, engineering, technical, commercial and external regulatory stakeholders. You’ll be responsible for developing quality capability, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting commercial growth and creating a collaborative culture focused on excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of Quality across pharmaceutical, medical and industrial operations.
• Develop and implement quality strategies aligned to wider business objectives.
• Provide leadership to multi-site quality teams, developing talent and succession plans.
• Ensure GMP, regulatory (MHRA/EudraLex/FDA) and customer quality requirements are met or exceeded.
• Lead customer, regulatory and third-party audits and inspections.
• Maintain oversight of quality systems, change management, deviations, non-conformances and compliance activities.
• Drive a culture centred around quality, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Person Specification

You’ll be joining a business at an exciting point in its growth journey. To be successful in your application, you’ll be able to demonstrate:

• A degree qualification in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience within pharmaceutical, excipient, API, medical device, specialty chemical or similarly regulated manufacturing environments.
• A strong understanding of GMP and pharmaceutical quality systems.
• Proven experience leading, developing and mentoring Quality professionals.
• Experience operating within complex manufacturing environments where safety, quality and compliance are critical.