Director, Global Quality

We are a global organization with a mission to provide high-quality animal models and services to our customers. As part of our commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, we are currently looking for a Director of Global Quality to lead our Quality Assurance efforts across multiple sites. The ideal candidate should have experience as a progressive hiring manager and demonstrated success in building and leading a high performing team. Additionally, the candidate will have proven experience in the ability to quickly assess business deliverables and build a cohesive and impactful business plan that will positively impact and inform the build of a Quality Management System (QMS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive global quality strategy aligned with business objectives.

• Maintain quality management systems and procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards.

• Lead audits, CAPAs and supplier management programs.

• Monitor and analyze metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the business unit, operations, project management and customer service.

• Lead the quality assurance team in the area of continuous learning incorporating Lean practices.

• Develop and deliver training programs associated with quality assurance best practices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field, advanced degree preferred.

• Extensive experience in quality assurance with a minimum of 6 years in a leadership role preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in building a Quality Management System in a start up or established business and leading the business through ISO or similar certification.

• Proven problem-solving skills.

• Ability to successfully collaborate cross-functionally; a known bridge-builder.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

• Willing to relocate within 100 miles of Bar Harbor Maine or Sacramento California

• Experience as an auditee, 10 or more audits

• Experience in QMS software design deployment

• ASQ Certifications required: CMQ/OE, CQA

• ASQ Certifications preferred: CSQP, CQIA, CQPA, CQE, CPGP

Pay Range: $133,785 - $223,986

About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org.

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.