Executive Director, Quality Site Head

The Quality Site Head is a key member of the site leadership team and is responsible for leading, developing, and continuously improving all quality-related activities across the site. As the organization expands its Drug Product (DP) manufacturing capabilities and scales operations, this role will provide strategic and operational quality leadership to ensure the highest standards of product quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and business performance. The Quality Site Head will drive the site's quality culture, strengthen organizational capabilities, and ensure alignment with global quality strategies while supporting the successful growth of a world-class Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). The role will play a critical part in preparing the site for future expansion, regulatory inspections, customer audits, and increasing manufacturing complexity.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

• Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality Management, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related discipline. Advanced qualifications in quality, regulatory affairs, or business leadership are considered advantageous.

• Several years’ of progressive leadership experience within pharmaceutical quality organizations.

• Many years’ in a senior quality leadership role with direct responsibility for site-wide quality operations.

• Demonstrated expertise in Drug Product manufacturing within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CDMO environment.

• Proven track record of successfully leading regulatory inspections by FDA, EMA, Swissmedic, and other global health authorities.

• Experience supporting large-scale site expansions, organizational transformation, or significant operational growth is highly desirable.

• Strong understanding of biologics, sterile manufacturing, aseptic processing, and modern pharmaceutical quality systems.