VP of Quality Assurance - VP/QA

The Vice President, Quality Assurance will be a leader and champion my client’s culture of quality, and will be responsible for the design and achievement of its goals with respect to quality of products and services across multiple product areas, manufacturing facilities, product design locations and a global supply chain.  In so doing, the Vice President, Quality Assurance will also ensure compliance with all medical device related regulations applicable, in the U.S. as well as elsewhere around the world.  The Vice President, Quality Assurance will provide leadership and direction to an international staff, and will be responsible for the selection, motivation and oversight of that staff for the achievement of the department’s goals.

The Vice President, Quality Assurance will possess outstanding operational experience and skills, including the demonstrated ability to design quality and regulatory goals and processes, and to provide positive motivation to his/her colleagues in implementing the processes and achieving the goals.  With the appropriate operational experience, he/she will understand operating disciplines and how to set appropriate goals and how to measure and show relevant metrics for all areas of my client involved in the production and delivery of products and services.  Moreover, it will be critical to this individual’s success that he/she has a true collaborative approach to the achievement of goals, be team oriented and has a hands-on approach. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·        Assure quality of products and services.

·        Assure compliance with all medical device regulations applicable, and manage relationships with regulatory and standards-setting bodies.

·        Serve as a visible leader and role model

·        Partner closely with management and the parent company to set quality and regulatory objectives, and to achieve those objectives.

·        Lead a global QA and regulatory compliance team.

·        Focus management on the appropriate metrics and actions based on those metrics across the organization, assuring effective tracking of operational performance.

·        Challenge all aspects of existing goals, processes and assumptions.

·        Articulate goals and expectations, and communicate effectively with the management team Provide positive motivation to all areas to implement processes and achieve goals with respect to quality of products and services.

·        Participate in acquisition programs in which appropriate targets are evaluated, acquired and integrated.

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION:  KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

Ideal Experience

·         Strong leadership skills and the ability to work well with other strong personalities.

·         Broad quality assurance and regulatory compliance background in the field of medical devices, with at lease fifteen years of experience and progressive leadership responsibility.

·         Experience in a growth-oriented, multi-national, manufacturing and sales organization.

·         Ability to challenge the paradigms for the way the business is being run, add vigor and discipline to the controls and processes.

·         Global perspective and international experience, including the ability to work effectively across a complex global footprint.

·         Success as a change agent.

·         Record of leadership in driving medical device products and services quality to industry-leading levels.

·         Success in the design and management of world-wide regulatory compliance programs; record of positive interactions with medical device regulators and standards-setting bodies.

Ideal Personal Profile

·         Untarnished reputation for personal and professional integrity and honesty.

·         Strong presence and credibility with management skills that allow for instant credibility with employees, customers and business partners.

·        Exceptional overall business and general management skills, both quantitative and qualitative, and the street smarts to be able to quickly identify salient issues.

·         A creative and innovative individual, with the ability to simplify, communicate and sell ideas across the organization. 

·         A team-oriented, assertive personal style; highly developed interpersonal skills, adept as an influencer and negotiator.

·         A confident professional able to proactively resolve issues and challenge assumptions.

·         Multi-cultural sensitivity; the ability to thrive across the globe and manage talented professional from diverse geographies and cultures.