Quality Director

Job Type
Permanent
Location
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Salary
Negotiable
Job Ref
BBBH184336_1779459489
Date Added
May 22nd, 2026
Consultant
nathan fairhurst

Site Quality Director - North Yorkshire

Pharmaceutical / GMP Manufacturing

A leading GMP manufacturer in North Yorkshire is seeking to appoint a Site Quality Director. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for site-wide quality operations, regulatory compliance, and strategic development of quality systems within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

The Role

Reporting at site leadership level, you will oversee Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Qualified Person activities, ensuring compliance with UK, EU and FDA cGMP requirements. You will lead the development and execution of the site quality strategy, embedding robust systems and driving continuous improvement across all quality functions.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading and developing multi-disciplinary quality teams across QA, QC and QP functions
  • Designing and implementing a sustainable site quality strategy aligned to business objectives
  • Ensuring full compliance with GMP standards and regulatory expectations (UK, EU, FDA)
  • Managing quality risk, driving performance improvement, and monitoring KPIs
  • Acting as the primary contact for regulatory bodies, audits and inspections
  • Supporting cross-functional collaboration, supplier and customer quality activities
  • Mentoring and developing the quality team to build capability and succession

Candidate Profile

Our client is looking for an experienced quality leader with a strong background in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

You will bring:

  • A degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
  • Extensive experience in pharmaceutical quality systems and GMP compliance
  • Proven track record managing audits, inspections and regulatory interactions
  • Strong working knowledge of manufacturing, packaging, testing and distribution processes
  • Experience across key quality activities including investigations, change control and batch review
  • Leadership capability with the ability to influence across functions

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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