Hiring: Quality Site Head Company: Lonza Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:48:05 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Quality Assurance, R About the job Required Skills: •The Quality Site Head is a prominent member of the site leadership team and will be onsite mostly to support key responsibilities. •The Quality Head for the site, is the leading source of Quality and GMP related expertise within the site and is responsible for providing the strategic leadership and management for the Site`s Quality organization •Provide leadership to the Site Quality organization to ensure that teamwork, high morale and innovation are fundamental components of a team •Develop and execute the Quality strategy commensurate with the overall plan for the company •Ensure alignment with customer needs and linkage with the overall Quality and business strategies •Implement continuous improvement initiatives to drive Quality programs and ensure maximum productivity. Ensure systems meet the needs of all internal and external constituencies with an emphasis on process, quality, productivity, budget control, and profitability •Develop, implement and monitor Quality programs, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with GMP standards, corporate policies, FDA, EMA and other regulatory body regulations and guidelines •Serve as the point person with industry partners regarding product quality matters, customer satisfaction levels and regulatory authority interaction. Oversee all partner and regulatory authority audits and inspections and corrective action programs Qualifications: •Confirmed leadership experience in quality assurance and quality control within a GMP environment. •Deep expertise in GxP, ISO standards, FDA regulations, and quality compliance frameworks. •Proven change leader who drives adoption of new ways of working and aligns teams to transformation. •Demonstrated capacity to translate corporate strategy into critical success factors and executable implementation plans. •Demonstrated senior leader with sustained performance, including compliance remediation, turnaround experience, and budgeting. •Strong track record in developing and executing strategic quality initiatives. •Excellent problem‑solving skills with a results‑oriented, pragmatic, and urgency‑driven mindset. •Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines. •Strong communication, negotiation, facilitation, mentoring, and stakeholder‑management skills. •Proven ability to promote a culture of empowerment, accountability, rigor, and effective issue escalation and reporting. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!