Global Quality & Compliance Director — Strategy & Risk

Scorpion Therapeutics; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Sick days

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Wilmington, DE seeks a senior leader to own QC governance, QMS oversight, and cross-functional quality initiatives across global sites.

You will drive risk management, CAPA programs, and executive reporting, ensuring compliance with GMP and regulatory readiness.

This role requires 10+ years in quality/compliance within regulated manufacturing, with strong leadership and strategic influence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field with 10+ years in quality/compliance in regulated manufacturing.
• Proven governance, risk/escalation expertise and senior stakeholder influence.
• Global, ambiguity-tolerant priority management and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination and oversight of Quality Councils, manage agendas and executive analyses.
• Assess quality risk signals and ensure proper escalation to decision makers; drive leadership interventions.
• Oversee QMS documents for QMSC review and coordinate topic assignments for governance.
• Own annual Operating Unit Quality Plan progress, monitor performance and resources.
• Lead quality improvement activities from audits, inspections, and leadership reviews.
• Drive global critical compliance projects with governance, metrics, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

QMS governance

Risk management

Executive communication

Global coordination

Continuous improvement

Data integrity

GMP compliance

Quality metrics

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s in Life Sciences/Pharmacy/Chemistry/Engineering/Quality or related

Tools

QMS systems

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics in Wilmington, DE seeks a senior leader to own QC governance, QMS oversight, and cross-functional quality initiatives across global sites.

You will drive risk management, CAPA programs, and executive reporting, ensuring compliance with GMP and regulatory readiness.

This role requires 10+ years in quality/compliance within regulated manufacturing, with strong leadership and strategic influence.