Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zoetis is the world’s leading animal health company, advancing care for animals through products and services that support veterinarians, livestock producers, and pet owners worldwide. The VP, Quality Operations will lead global manufacturing Quality Operations across BioPharmaceuticals and BioVaccines, governing quality systems, GMP compliance, commercialization, supply reliability, and continuous improvement across multiple international sites. The role will also build organizational capability, drive digital quality transformation, and serve as a senior leader across Global Manufacturing and Global Quality, Sustainability & EHS.
Responsibilities
- Provide platform-level leadership and independent governance for Manufacturing Quality (QA/QC) across all internal BioPharmaceuticals (mAbs) & BioVaccines sites, ensuring the QMS and GMP controls are in place, in use, and in sustained control to deliver compliant, reliable supply
- Own and execute the platform Quality strategy, translating business needs into clear objectives/targets, a best-in-class quality culture, and measurable improvements in quality performance and operational excellence across the product lifecycle
- Lead end-to-end quality oversight of the commercial manufacturing lifecycle—from CMC registration of GMS-generated data through tech transfer, PPQ, launch, and ongoing supply—ensuring continued alignment with approved filings and evolving health authority expectations
- Partner with VMRD/DS&T and GMS Process Owners (GMT/Manufacturing) who own and execute process/analytical development and validation; Quality approves the validation lifecycle strategy, sets risk-based governance, and ensures rigorous documentation and quality decision-making
- Ensure continued compliance and robustness through CPV oversight, strong deviation investigations/CAPA, disciplined change control, data integrity, inspection readiness, and product release governance
- Co-lead platform Quality governance with the BioPharmaceuticals (mAbs) & BioVaccines Platform Lead, including establishing and facilitating the Platform Quality Council to embed Quality strategy into commercial manufacturing plans, targets, and business continuity planning, while ensuring compliance with licenses and local requirements
- Drive harmonization, learning, and innovation across sites by leveraging best practices and accelerating data/digital and predictive analytics in Quality Operations
- Build a scalable organization through talent development, retention, succession planning, and resourcing; represent BioPharmaceuticals (mAbs) & BioVaccines platform Manufacturing Quality with key external bodies as needed and contribute as a senior leader within Global Manufacturing and Global Quality, Sustainability & EHS leadership forums to enable Zoetis growth
Skills
- Senior manufacturing Quality Operations leader (biologics/biopharma strongly preferred) with a proven record leading multi-site, international QA/QC organizations through complexity, change, and growth—delivering inspection readiness, reliable supply, and operational excellence in a collaborative leadership environment
- Demonstrated success building and optimizing cGMP operating models for BioPharmaceuticals (mAbs) and/or BioVaccines, including tech transfer, PPQ/validation governance, launch readiness, commercial supply, deviation/CAPA effectiveness, change control, data integrity, and product release
- Strong working knowledge of global Quality, Compliance, and Regulatory expectations across biologics manufacturing environments (GMP; GDP), with the credibility to influence Manufacturing/GMT, VMRD/DS&T, QC, Supply Chain, Regulatory CMC, and external stakeholders
- Customer centricity & customer satisfaction: Anticipates and responds to customer needs (veterinarians, producers, and partners) by ensuring reliable supply, right-first-time quality, transparent quality decisions, and rapid issue resolution—strengthening trust, enhancing customer experience, and enabling Zoetis growth
- One Zoetis / platform alignment: Breaks silos across BioPharma/BioVaccines sites and functions to execute a unified Quality strategy and raise GMP maturity
- Inclusive, courageous leadership: Builds trust through listening and transparency; invites challenge and makes timely, high-quality decisions
- Talent and culture builder: Develops leaders, strengthens succession depth, and embeds a purpose-driven, speak-up, accountability culture
- Resilient and steady under pressure: Leads calmly through compliance risk, supply disruption, and ambiguity—holding high standards with clarity and empathy
- Enterprise influencer: Shapes outcomes through partnership and persuasion, not control; balances compliance, quality, and business priorities
- Data- and digital-minded operator: Uses analytics and digital enablement to improve compliance, throughput, and speed of decision-making
- BS in Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline; Master's degree strongly preferred
- Significant senior leadership experience in pharmaceutical/biological Quality Operations, ideally including commercialization and launches of cGMP biologics and/or vaccines
- Track record delivering superior results through a combination of quality governance, operational excellence, organizational development, and business leadership
- Deep familiarity with relevant standards/expectations (as applicable): FDA cGMP (21 CFR), EU GMP (EudraLex Vol. 4), ICH, and animal health/biologics regulations such as USDA/APHIS
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills; able to present to Executives with clear risk-based recommendations
- Proven ability to lead cross-site transformation, continuous improvement, and change management in a fast-paced digitalized manufacturing environment
- High personal credibility as a spokesperson for Quality Operations; strong stakeholder management across regions, cultures, and levels
- Demonstrated ability to scale QA/QC capacity and capability, improve quality cycle times (e.g., batch disposition), and enable growth through resource planning and productivity
- Fluent English (written and spoken) required; additional languages are a plus
- Strong cultural sensitivity and ability to influence effectively across multiple geographies and cultures
- Animal Health experience is an advantage but not required; must show high learning agility and genuine interest in the industry and Zoetis' purpose and customers
Benefits
- Bonus
- 25.5 days holiday per annum plus public holidays
- A defined contributory pension plan
- Private medical insurance for you and your family
- Empowered flexible working
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