SVP Quality, EMENA

A Bit About Us; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Stockley Park, London, seeks a Senior Vice President of Quality. This role involves leading the EMENA Quality function, collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and continuous improvement. Applicants should have extensive experience in Quality management and a science degree. A competitive salary and rewards package await the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing Quality functions in senior pharma roles.
• Technical knowledge of GxP QMS and ISO standards.
• Experience in long-range Quality planning in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EMENA Quality function to maximise output.
• Work with cross-functional teams to align quality strategies.
• Implement best-in-class approaches to Quality management.

Skills

Quality Management

Leadership

GxP QMS knowledge

Interpersonal Communication

Commercial Acumen

Education

Degree-level qualification in a science

QP qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role Details

SVP Quality EMENA

Role: Full Time Permanent

Location: Stockley Park London

Salary: Competitive bonus benefits

The Role

We’re seeking a driven and commercial Senior Vice President of Quality to strategically lead our EMENA Quality function to maximise output across the region in line with business objectives operational KPIs and budget targets and in compliance with all governance standards whilst driving continuous improvement and transformation initiatives aligned with our Global Quality agenda. As an active member of our Executive Leadership Team you’ll work closely with our Operations Commercial Supply Chain and New Product / Tech Transfer teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of our current and future market requirements including product portfolio volume development and new product launches and translate this into an effective Quality plan agreeing strategies to navigate market complexities and identifying any equipment investment and resource requirements to avoid bottlenecks. With a continuous improvement mindset you’ll implement a culture of best‑in‑class approaches to Quality management by integrating relevant technologies and building appropriate skills to reduce cost drive efficiencies / yield and optimise inventory to avoid write‑off and reduce lead / cycle times.

The Person

• Significant experience of managing Quality functions in a senior‑level pharma role used to delivering results in a high volume complex global operations function.
• Thorough technical knowledge of GxP QMS and ISO standards across the Quality lifecycle and experience of GMP accountability through MHRA licence obligations.
• Experience of long‑range Quality planning (balancing strategic and operational) in a manufacturing environment; able to manage Capex and Opex budgets to ensure ROI.
• Strong Leadership experience used to managing motivating and developing high performing teams across multiple locations (preferably with experience of unionised environments) with the ability to retain talent.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentations skills; able to relate to stakeholders at all levels and cultural backgrounds and utilise persuasion and influencing skills to support the best outcomes.
• Good commercial acumen with the ability to think strategically in a complex business environment identifying and driving transformational change and continuous improvement.
• Well organised able to manage multiple workstreams to deadline and maintain a good eye for detail even in a fast‑paced and changeable work environment.
• Good IT skills across Microsoft Office with experience of Quality Management Systems.
• Degree‑level qualification in a science subject with QP qualification.

The Rewards

In return we offer a competitive salary and rewards package. Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in this dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business at an exciting time of growing international reach.

How to Apply

If you have the experience passion and ability to make this role a success then we would love to hear from you. Please complete your Candidate Profile on our careers site to apply for this role. The closing date is 21 / 09 / 2025. For more information you can contact us on :

A Bit About Us

Accord Healthcare Europe is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Europe. Accord has one of the largest market footprints of any European generic and biosimilars companies selling generic medicines in over 80 countries around the world. This global footprint enables us to deliver vital affordable medicines to national health systems supporting healthcare professionals to transform patient lives worldwide. The approach of Accord is agile and inventive always seeking to improve products and patients access to them. Accord are driven to think differently and deliver more for the benefit of patients worldwide.

To continue our growth we’re looking for the best and brightest technical minds and forward‑thinking business professionals. Keeping our people at the heart of all we do we offer rewarding opportunities for those looking for continued personal and professional growth investing in training and development tailored to each individuals focus. So if you’re looking for an inclusive company to take your career to the next level you’re certainly in the right place; come and join us to make it better.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or disability.