Senior Director, Quality Systems

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Switzerland Req#: R-084835, USA Req#: R-084664, UK Req#: R-084838, Belgium/Ireland Req#: R-084839All Job Posting LocationsGeel, Antwerp, Belgium; Little Island, Cork, Ireland; Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland; Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium.
Role SummaryThis Senior Director, Quality Systems is a global leadership role reporting to the Vice President of Quality Management & Digital in Innovative Medicine. The position is responsible for shaping, operating, and continuously improving the Quality Management System technology and operational landscape that enables compliant, efficient, and modern GxP quality processes across Innovative Medicine.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the global QMS systems strategy, investment roadmap, and governance model to support current and future Innovative Medicine Quality & Compliance priorities.
- Oversee planning, execution, sustainment, and continuous improvement of QMS system initiatives and investments.
- Serve as business owner for core QMS systems and enabling platforms, including LMS, EDMS, QMS workflows, and related operational capabilities.
- Partner with Global Process Owners, Enterprise Quality, IM Digital Quality, JJT, and regional stakeholders to ensure systems are aligned with process needs, quality architecture, and enterprise priorities.
- Provide quality leadership and guidance for strategic system investments, ensuring compliance with applicable GxP, computerized system validation, and quality requirements.
- Develop scalable operational services and support models that enable consistent, efficient, and compliant QMS operations.
- Represent IM Quality Systems in enterprise transformation efforts, governance forums, and senior leadership discussions.
- Lead, develop, and engage a global team, fostering accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and high performance.
- Monitor internal and external trends in Quality Systems and digital capability to identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, innovation, and value creation.
- Develop dashboards, metrics, and leadership updates to provide visibility into QMS system performance, investment progress, risks, and opportunities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in Quality Systems, Quality Operations, digital quality, program management, transformation leadership, or a related regulated environment.
- Experience with Quality Management System platforms and solutions supporting GxP processes.
- Demonstrated experience shaping system roadmaps, leading system investments, and translating business needs into executable plans.
- Strong understanding of quality systems, regulatory expectations, computerized system validation, and continuous improvement principles.
- Proven ability to influence, collaborate, and drive alignment across senior leaders, global teams, and matrixed stakeholders.
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, presentation, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
- Experience leading teams, developing talent, and creating an inclusive, high‑performance team environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outcomes in a complex, global organization.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree such as M.
S., MBA, Ph.
D., Pharm.
D., or equivalent is preferred.
- Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical technology, or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience with QMS platforms such as Veeva, TrackWise, ComplianceWire, EDMS, LMS, or similar systems.
- Experience partnering with digital, technology, process ownership, and quality organizations to deliver enterprise‑scale transformation.
- Experience developing metrics, dashboards, and executive‑level updates to support decision‑making and governance.
TravelThis position may require up to 10% domestic and international travel based on business needs.
Preferred Skills
- Business Alignment
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Policies
- Developing Others
- Inclusive Leadership
- ISO 9001
- Leadership
- Process Improvements
- Quality Control (QC)
- Quality Standards
- Quality Systems Documentation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Systems Thinking
- Technical WritingThe Anticipated Base Pay Range For This Position Is€152,900.00
- €264,385.00BenefitsIn addition to base pay,

we offer
the following

benefits:
an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover,

we offer
vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well‑being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the term