VP Quality, Global Life Sciences

Ecolab

VP Quality leading global Life Sciences quality vision and compliance strategy at Ecolab. Overseeing quality management and regulatory compliance across manufacturing operations.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeMinnesota, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $249,500 - $374,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute the quality vision and strategy for the Life Sciences divisions
Partner with business and technical teams to build a culture that embeds Quality as a foundation of the business
Lead QMS process improvements to meet customer quality expectations and global regulatory requirements
Provide leadership for design controls, post-market vigilance, supplier controls, and associated quality processes, including CAPA, complaints, and internal and external audits
Provide executive leadership for plant quality managers, site quality teams, and quality control laboratories across the Life Sciences manufacturing network, ensuring strong site quality performance, laboratory excellence, disciplined release governance, and alignment to global quality standards
Benchmark industry and Ecolab best practices and optimize the quality organization, including organizational design, QMS, and talent development
Ensure the Quality System complies with all applicable quality and regulatory requirements in the markets where products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, and aligns with Ecolab quality policies
Proactively address customer feedback and ensure CAPA and other resolutions meet customer and regulatory expectations while driving continuous improvement
Ensure new and modified products are supported by current design and quality plans that meet customer, regulatory, and supply chain requirements
Build capabilities to support new business lines and processing or material changes that improve product cost, quality, and performance
Build customer and regulator audit capabilities that are well understood, streamlined, and a source of competitive advantage
Own governance and capability building for network quality performance, plant quality organizations, and quality laboratory operations, including standardization, talent development, quality risk escalation, and sustained inspection readiness across the manufacturing network

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, biology, microbiology, or chemistry
15+ years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or broader Life Sciences industry in quality or compliance leadership roles with increasing technical, operational, and organizational scope
10+ years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders and managing multi-site quality organizations in a regulated manufacturing environment
Experience leading organizations through global regulatory inspections and compliance expectations, with demonstrated accountability for inspection readiness, remediation, and sustained regulatory performance
Experience with batch disposition, release governance, quality risk escalation, and quality decision-making within regulated manufacturing operations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Quality Management System (QMS)CAPADesign ControlsPost-Market VigilanceSupplier ControlsQuality Risk EscalationBatch DispositionRelease GovernanceRegulatory ComplianceContinuous Improvement

Soft Skills

LeadershipOrganizational DevelopmentCommunicationCollaborationStrategic PlanningProblem SolvingTalent DevelopmentCustomer FocusAudit CapabilitiesPerformance Management