Site Quality Head

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Location: Mississauga, CA-ON
Work arrangement: On-site
Job type: Full-time
Pay: $160,000 – $200,350 / year
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Key skills in this ad

Skills and tools

Health and safety
Risk management
Quality control

Experience

5+ years proven experience

About this role

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION: Join our team as Quality Director and make a meaningful impact on health and safety. In this leadership role, you'll guide quality assurance strategy and develop a culture of excellence across our manufacturing sites. Working at the intersection of innovation and compliance, you'll lead quality initiatives that ensure our products meet the highest standards while enabling scientific discoveries.

You'll oversee all QA activities, maintain regulatory compliance, and work collaboratively to improve business outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to build and implement quality systems that support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Lead and own the quality strategy, regulatory compliance, and Pharmaceutical Quality System execution for an Oral Solid Dose CDMO manufacturing facility.

This role ensures consistent delivery of high quality products including tablets, capsules, granules, and soft gel formulations. The Site Quality Head serves as the independent Quality authority on the Site Leadership Team and holds ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all products manufactured, tested, and released from the site meet global regulatory requirements and Thermo Fisher Scientific quality standards. REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field. 12 to 15 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience including significant leadership roles in quality. Strong knowledge of OSD manufacturing processes, cGMP requirements, and regulatory expectations.
ASQ Quality Manager Certification preferred
ASQ Lead Auditor Certification preferred
5+ years proven experience as a site quality lead
Demonstrated expertise in FDA CFR 820, ISO 13485/9001, MDR, and risk management (ISO 14971)
Strong experience managing CAPA systems and quality improvement initiatives
Proficiency in quality tools including FMEA, SPC, and risk management methodologies
Experience with problem-solving techniques such as PPI, 8D, DMAIC, and PPS
Experience leading and developing large quality teams (8-10 direct reports, 100+ indirect)
Experience working with external regulatory authorities and managing inspections
Ability to build cross-functional partnerships and collaborate at all organizational levels
Proficiency in strategic planning and execution of quality initiatives
Success in transitioning organizations from quality control to quality assurance
Experience with Lean or Six Sigma improvement systems preferred
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Change management and organizational development capabilities
Ability to travel 25-30% of time
Electromechanical manufacturing experience preferred Compensation The estimated annualized pay range for this position in Ontario is $160,000.00–$200,350.00.

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$160,000 – $200,350 / year

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