Head of Quality

R&D Partners; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences recruiter is seeking a Head of Quality to lead the global quality strategy in the Food/Drink/Nutritional/Cosmetics industry. The role involves ensuring product compliance with global standards and leading a quality team. Ideal candidates will have proven leadership skills, knowledge of quality systems, and experience in managing serious incident investigations. This position is based in Nottingham, UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a quality leader with knowledge of quality systems.
• Experience in developing and managing teams of subject matter experts.
• Expertise in handling incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global quality team for compliance with KPIs and regulations.
• Define and implement a global quality strategy.
• Lead investigations and manage product recalls.

Skills

Quality leadership

Strong leadership skills

Influencing skills

Regulatory knowledge (MHRA, FSA, BSI, HPRA)

Communication skills

Job description

Champion safety, efficacy, and consistency across global markets as our Head of Quality.

R&D Partners is seeking a highly experienced Head of Quality to lead and drive the global quality strategy for a leading organization in the Food/Drink/Nutritional/Cosmetics industry. This role focuses on ensuring products meet the highest global standards of safety, efficacy, and consistency while fostering innovation and growth.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global quality team to ensure compliance with KPIs, regulatory requirements, and internal quality standards.
• Define and implement a global quality vision, strategy, and policies aligned with business goals.
• Champion a culture of quality across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams.
• Act as a global authority on quality matters with regulators, partners, and industry bodies.
• Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Promote operational excellence by managing QA and QC functions across all sites, both internal and third-party.
• Ensure effective triage, investigation, and management of consumer complaints and feedback.
• Lead serious incident investigations and manage global product recall processes.
• Provide leadership to the global quality team, ensuring performance management and professional development.
• Deliver a management review process and risk-based internal audit program to maintain compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting market insights and industry best practices.

Key Skills and Requirements

• Proven experience as a quality leader with in-depth knowledge of quality systems and operational quality processes.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in developing and managing teams of subject matter experts.
• Excellent influencing and senior stakeholder management abilities.
• Expertise in handling serious incident investigations and escalations.
• Knowledge of regulatory landscapes, including MHRA, FSA, BSI, and HPRA.
• Experience with quality systems improvement and reporting mechanisms.
• Exceptional facilitation and communication skills at all organizational levels.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with beauty markets, main brands, product types, and claims.
• Knowledge of regulatory landscapes for beauty devices and medicinal products.
• Awareness of statistical analysis best practices.

For more information, please contact Frankie Cunningham.

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