Vice President, Quality Assurance - Laboratories (Environmental Testing)

Location: Remote within the United States; North Carolina designation in the posting. Travel up to 50% required.

Salary: $175,000–$200,000 total compensation annually, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

Company

hirify.global is a global environmental solutions company that combines science, data, engineering, field expertise, and consulting to address environmental, regulatory, and operational challenges.

What you will do

• Lead enterprise quality strategy, governance, standardized implementation, and continuous improvement across accredited environmental, chemical, and defense testing laboratories.
• Direct accreditation, regulatory, client, DoD, DOE, and internal audit and inspection programs, including readiness, investigations, root-cause analysis, and CAPA.
• Establish risk-based quality programs using metrics, trend analysis, and systemic issue identification to protect data quality and accreditation status.
• Harmonize quality processes, documentation, audit practices, and performance metrics across multi-site laboratory operations.
• Provide executive and technical guidance on analytical methods, data validation, reporting, document control, LIMS, and data governance.
• Build and lead the quality organization while representing quality matters to clients, regulators, accrediting bodies, and government agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biology, Microbiology, or a related scientific discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of progressive quality assurance leadership experience in accredited laboratory environments.
• Experience leading enterprise quality management systems, multi-site laboratory organizations, CAPA programs, risk management, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Extensive knowledge of TNI Standards, NELAC requirements, DoD/DOE ELAP programs, and ISO/IEC 17025.
• Experience managing accreditation and regulatory audits, laboratory operations, and analytical testing methodologies.
• Exceptional communication, executive influencing, leadership, and stakeholder management skills; ability to travel up to 50%.

Nice to have

• Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or similar credential.
• Experience supporting environmental laboratories serving federal government programs.
• Deep knowledge of DoD ELAP assessments, data integrity requirements, and quality-system harmonization across multiple locations.

Culture & Benefits

• Purpose-driven work focused on environmental responsibility, human progress, and scientific integrity.
• Collaboration across scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants, and professionals.
• Remote work arrangement within the United States with significant travel across laboratory operations.
• Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide quality performance, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.