Head of Regions Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs

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Position: Head of Regions Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs Head
Location: US East coast

Mission / Position summary:

• Lead the Regional Quality & Regulatory Affairs organization across North America, EMEA, APAC, and Latin America, driving a harmonized, standardized, and high-performing operating model that ensures regulatory compliance, product safety, and operational excellence across Commercial Operations and Customer Services.

• Serve as the Regional Head of Quality & Regulatory Affairs for North America, ensuring compliance, product quality, and business continuity across commercial operations and customer services.

• Develop and execute regional Quality & Regulatory strategies, translating regulatory requirements into pragmatic business actions that enable market access, customer satisfaction, and sustainable growth.

• Act as the Quality Representative for assigned legal entities, fostering a risk-based quality culture that balances regulatory compliance with business objectives.

Key responsibilities:

Global Regions leadership

• Lead and develop the Regional Quality & Regulatory leadership teams across EMEA, APAC, and Latin America, driving capability, accountability, and performance.

• Establish a harmonized global operating model by standardizing Quality & Regulatory processes, governance, tools, and best practices across all regions.

• Drive consistency in Quality Management Systems, regulatory execution, performance metrics, and continuous improvement while enabling appropriate regional flexibility.

• Foster cross-regional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence to improve efficiency, compliance, and customer outcomes.

Quality Management & Continuous Improvement NAM

• Maintain and continuously improve the Quality Management System (QMS) to meet regulatory and business requirements.

• Ensure effective execution of Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering processes (e.g., audits, training, documentation, CAPA, nonconformance management).

• Identify and mitigate quality risks in commercial operations through structured risk management.

• Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Leverage digital tools and data insights to enhance quality performance, transparency, and decision-making.

Regulatory Strategy & Compliance NAM

• Define and execute the regional regulatory strategy, ensuring timely submissions, approvals, and adherence to country-specific requirements.

• Ensure full compliance with internal policies and external regulations, with a strong focus on product safety and market access. Translate regulatory requirements into clear business implications and actionable guidance for leadership teams

• Act as key interface to health authorities and external stakeholders, representing the organization with credibility and impact.

Commercial & Customer Quality NAM

• Ensure product integrity and compliance across commercial operations and customer services.

• Ensure on time and accurate Post Market Surveillance & Reporting

• Partner with customer-facing teams to resolve quality issues and improve the end-to-end customer experience.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Embed a strong quality culture focused on continuous improvement and customer-centricity.

• Build and lead a high-performing regional Quality & Regulatory team, driving accountability, capability, and ownership.

• Collaborate closely with global Quality and cross-functional teams to align standards, share best practices, and ensure consistent execution.

Your qualifications and experience:

• 15+ years in Quality and/or Regulatory Affairs within medical device / pharma, including leadership responsibility.

• Strong experience with QMS, regulatory submissions/approvals, inspections (e.g., FDA/NMPA), and product safety/compliance frameworks.

• Proven success leading Quality & Regulatory organizations in complex, international matrix environments.

• Experience driving global process harmonization, standardization, and implementation of Quality Management Systems across multiple countries and cultures.

• Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Competency Requirements:

• Deep expertise in Quality & Regulatory frameworks, including QMS, audits, and authority interactions.

• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into clear business actions and decisions.

• Strong analytical, data-driven, and problem-solving mindset.

• Effective stakeholder management and communication in global, cross-functional settings.

• Proven ability to lead, develop, and drive performance of high-performing teams.

• High ownership, execution focus, and change agility.

• Fluent in English.

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