VP of Quality

Our client's mission is to provide a full range of creative and manufacturing services to the health, beauty and household industries, and to bring quality brands to the market. They are looking for a VP of Quality to join their growing team in Chino, CA!

Type: Direct Hire

Location: Chino, CA

Salary range: $140,000 - $185,000/year

Ensures all quality activities are performed according to company's Quality Program and all applicable requirements. The VP of Quality will provide leadership, direction and mentoring to ensure the Quality departments (QA, QC, and Regulatory) successfully meet site objectives in support of corporate goals and operates within the regulatory environment as well as comply with relevant cGMP's and standards concerning the manufacturing and control of both cosmetic and OTC drug products.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct all aspects of the Quality Assurance program
• Interpret and integrate regulatory requirements for the manufacture of cosmetics/OTC products
• Develop and implement quality systems in compliance with federal regulations (cGMP’s)
• Develop and maintain QA standards relating to processes and products
• Create, implement, and evaluate company’s quality policies, standards, procedures and strategic plans
• Review the following documents before approving their release for use: quality system documents, standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for manufacturing processes, product specification changes, bill of materials (BOM) and validation documentation
• Establish inspection and sampling requirements for validation and production release
• Maintain the customer complaint file
• Contribute to formulation of policy and strategy as a member of the senior management team
• Provide support to other affiliated companies
• Provide guidance on the Company’s position in relation to regulatory matters
• Recruit personnel and oversee development of staff in required areas in addition to selection, evaluation, and progressive discipline
• Maintain the customer complaint file
• Respond and correct all FDA deficiencies
• Maintain the OTC Master Drug List
• Interact with all customers, suppliers and regulatory agencies pertaining to our quality program
• Determine, review, and approve supplier’s performance as per required specifications
• Maintain systems to measure performance against established standards
• Implement approved sampling, reporting and data analysis as required
• Supervise, communicate with and provide direction to QC Manager, Regulatory Manager, and QA Supervisor on quality issues on a regular basis
• Responsible for continuous improvement of the Quality Department and ensure support in the following areas: statistical analysis, quality planning and inspection processes, root cause analysis
• Educate all departments regarding the specific requirements of the customer and regulatory requirements
• Manage quality related communications across all departments
• Oversee routine internal quality audits and hence determine and document any areas that may need improvement
• Set department goals.
• Support all company policies.
• Attend outside conferences and training seminars as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any scientific discipline.
• Prior leadership experience as a VP or Head of Quality.
• Superior problem solving, decision making and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations, cGMP’s and validations related to the pharmaceutical/OTC industry
• 10 years of OTC drug experience with 5 years of supervisory experience.
• 5 years of quality management related experience
  
  

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