SVP Quality, EMENA

SVP Quality, EMENA

Role: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Stockley Park, London

Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits

The Role

We’re seeking a driven and commercial Senior Vice President of Quality to strategically lead our EMENA Quality function to maximise output across the region, in-line with business objectives, operational KPIs and budget targets and in compliance with all governance standards, whilst driving continuous improvement and transformation initiatives, aligned with our Global Quality agenda. As an active member of our Executive Leadership Team, you’ll work closely with our Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain and New Product / Tech Transfer teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of our current and future market requirements, including product portfolio, volume development and new product launches, and translate this into an effective Quality plan, agreeing strategies to navigate market complexities and identifying any equipment investment and resource requirements to avoid bottlenecks. With a continuous improvement mindset, you’ll implement a culture of best-in-class approaches to Quality management by integrating relevant technologies and building appropriate skills to reduce cost, drive efficiencies / yield and optimise inventory to avoid write off and reduce lead / cycle times.

To rollout your plan, you’ll manage and develop a high performing Quality team across EMENA, setting and assessing effective performance goals, ensuring key skills are in place and implementing career pathways and talent management initiatives. Working more broadly, you’ll foster collaborative relationships across EMENA to ensure connections between Operations, Quality, Engineering and EHS to allow understanding of any impacts on Plant performance, Quality metrics and GMP compliance. As we continue to grow and evolve as a company, you’ll work closely with our Global Quality Leadership Team to drive efficiencies and synergies across the Quality network. To ensure the department runs smoothly, you’ll proactively track, manage and report on key Quality metrics (e.g. output / absorption, customer service, Opex, Capex, inventory targets, CAPA / improvement plans) and project progress and ensure all QHSE, Legal and Governance standards are met, regionally and in individual countries.

The Person

• Significant experience of managing Quality functions in a senior-level pharma role, used to delivering results in a high volume, complex, global operations function.
• Thorough technical knowledge of GxP, QMS and ISO standards across the Quality lifecycle, and experience of GMP accountability through MHRA licence obligations.
• Experience of long-range Quality planning (balancing strategic and operational) in a manufacturing environment; able to manage Capex and Opex budgets to ensure ROI.
• Strong Leadership experience, used to managing, motivating and developing high performing teams across multiple locations (preferably with experience of unionised environments), with the ability to retain talent.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentations skills; able to relate to stakeholders at all levels and cultural backgrounds and utilise persuasion and influencing skills to support the best outcomes.
• Good commercial acumen with the ability to think strategically in a complex business environment, identifying and driving transformational change and continuous improvement.
• Well organised, able to manage multiple workstreams to deadline, and maintain a good eye for detail, even in a fast-paced and changeable work environment.
• Good IT skills across Microsoft Office, with experience of Quality Management Systems.
• Degree-level qualification in a science subject with QP qualification.

The Rewards

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package. Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in this dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.

How to Apply

If you have the experience, passion and ability to make this role a success then we would love to hear from you. Please complete your Candidate Profile on our careers site to apply for this role. The closing date is 21/09/2025. For more information, you can contact us on: [email protected]

A Bit About Us

Accord Healthcare Europe is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Europe. Accord has one of the largest market footprints of any European generic and biosimilars companies selling generic medicines in over 80 countries around the world. This global footprint enables us to deliver vital, affordable medicines to national health systems supporting healthcare professionals to transform patient lives worldwide. The approach of Accord is agile and inventive, always seeking to improve products and patients' access to them. Accord are driven to think differently and deliver more for the benefit of patients worldwide.

To continue our growth, we’re looking for the best and brightest technical minds and forward-thinking business professionals. Keeping our people at the heart of all we do, we offer rewarding opportunities for those looking for continued personal and professional growth, investing in training and development tailored to each individual’s focus. So, if you’re looking for an inclusive company to take your career to the next level, you’re certainly in the right place; come and join us to make it better.