Site Quality Leader
Zoetis
June 25, 2026
On-site
Charles City, IA
Operations
Role Description
- Accountable for product quality and site regulatory compliance (cGMPs), maintaining Inspection Readiness, and ensuring continuous supply of high-quality products.
- Champion quality culture; direct day-to-day quality operations and participate in setting quality unit/site strategic direction.
- Co-chair the site Quality Council (with Site Lead) to drive continuous improvement and compliance objectives and prioritize quality culture initiatives.
- Own the Site Risk Assessment Process on a predetermined cadence.
- Use data/metrics for continuous improvement (site quality management systems and Product Quality); create and execute the Site Quality Roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and reinforce site quality culture; ensure sustainability of Quality Management Systems.
- Maintain inspection readiness for USDA, VMD, and European agencies; act as site inspection readiness point of contact.
- Ensure products are manufactured and released per regulatory standards/registration files; partner with regulatory team.
- Promote compliance, remediate audit findings; oversee QC testing standards/methods/procedures.
- Oversee supplier quality programs (audits/qualification); develop/implement Quality Plan/Roadmap.
- Co-lead Quality Council and metrics; develop metrics for product/process improvements.
- Ensure Validation Master Plan compliance; collect/analyze process data for new/modified products.
- Investigate quality-related customer complaints; collaborate on QMS activities across sites/orgs.
- Coach/develop staff; ensure training plans; develop site quality budget/resource planning; support quality goals/targets.
Qualifications
- BS/MS/PhD in Biological, Chemistry, or Engineering.
- Significant leadership experience in a Quality role in Pharma/Vaccine/Animal or Human Health manufacturing.
- Operations or Quality Manufacturing preferred; USDA/EU regulated experience desired.
- Fluent with Six Sigma and/or Lean.
Skills
- Excellent communicator/collaborator; change agent.
- Root-cause/problem-solving; data/continuous improvement orientation.
Physical Requirements
- Charles City, Iowa; some off-site travel; occasional non-core hours.
- Accountable for product quality and site regulatory compliance (cGMPs), maintaining Inspection Readiness, and ensuring continuous supply of high-quality products.
- Champion quality culture; direct day-to-day quality operations and participate in setting quality unit/site strategic direction.
- Co-chair the site Quality Council (with Site Lead) to drive continuous improvement and compliance objectives and prioritize quality culture initiatives.
- Own the Site Risk Assessment Process on a predetermined cadence.
- Use data/metrics for continuous improvement (site quality management systems and Product Quality); create and execute the Site Quality Roadmap.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and reinforce site quality culture; ensure sustainability of Quality Management Systems.
- Maintain inspection readiness for USDA, VMD, and European agencies; act as site inspection readiness point of contact.
- Ensure products are manufactured and released per regulatory standards/registration files; partner with regulatory team.
- Promote compliance, remediate audit findings; oversee QC testing standards/methods/procedures.
- Oversee supplier quality programs (audits/qualification); develop/implement Quality Plan/Roadmap.
- Co-lead Quality Council and metrics; develop metrics for product/process improvements.
- Ensure Validation Master Plan compliance; collect/analyze process data for new/modified products.
- Investigate quality-related customer complaints; collaborate on QMS activities across sites/orgs.
- Coach/develop staff; ensure training plans; develop site quality budget/resource planning; support quality goals/targets.
Qualifications
- BS/MS/PhD in Biological, Chemistry, or Engineering.
- Significant leadership experience in a Quality role in Pharma/Vaccine/Animal or Human Health manufacturing.
- Operations or Quality Manufacturing preferred; USDA/EU regulated experience desired.
- Fluent with Six Sigma and/or Lean.
Skills
- Excellent communicator/collaborator; change agent.
- Root-cause/problem-solving; data/continuous improvement orientation.
Physical Requirements
- Charles City, Iowa; some off-site travel; occasional non-core hours.