Senior Director, Quality - UCAN

Location: Remote candidates considered; Northern Illinois-based candidates are preferred, with Illinois relocation openness preferred. Travel up to 40% to manufacturing sites, vendors, and hirify.global headquarters.

Base salary: $232,000–$290,000 annually, with potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses, commission, and long-term incentives.

Company

Healthcare company focused on developing and supplying life-sustaining products and improving outcomes for patients and healthcare providers.

What you will do

• Develop and execute a multi-year Quality strategy across the United States and Canada network.
• Lead Quality governance, decision-making, and performance management across multiple manufacturing, laboratory, compounding, and distribution sites.
• Partner with senior business, manufacturing, supply chain, and technical leaders to support growth, operational resilience, and reliable product supply.
• Drive inspection readiness, regulatory excellence, quality improvement, remediation, and transformation initiatives.
• Make risk-based decisions balancing patient safety, product quality, compliance, and business objectives.
• Lead, coach, and develop approximately 400 employees while strengthening succession planning and organizational capability.

Requirements

• More than 15 years of senior Quality leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience leading Quality strategy, compliance, governance, and performance across complex multi-site operations.
• Deep expertise in global quality systems, regulatory requirements, inspection management, and risk mitigation.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and leading large-scale transformation, remediation, and continuous improvement programs.
• Strong business acumen, including experience managing significant budgets, investments, and strategic operating plans.
• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or related discipline required; an advanced degree is preferred.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a scientific, engineering, or related discipline.
• Northern Illinois location or willingness to relocate to Illinois.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven environment focused on patient safety, product quality, and reliable supply.
• Medical and dental coverage beginning on the first day, plus life, disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employee contributions and company matching, employee stock purchase plan, and flexible spending accounts.
• Paid holidays, 20–35 days of paid time off based on tenure, family and medical leave, and paid parental leave.
• Educational assistance, commuting benefits, childcare benefits, employee discount program, and employee assistance program.