STERIS · 1 day ago
Vice President, AST Quality Operations
Mentor, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$191K/yr - $247K/yr
15+ years expSTERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. The Vice President of Quality is responsible for providing leadership in quality management across all business units, ensuring compliance with quality standards and driving continuous improvement in quality performance.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
Responsibilities
Leads strategies to enhance and ensure implementation of STERIS Quality System
Formulates risk reduction and mitigation tactics, where necessary
Leads manufacturing, processing, or service quality staff within their respective Business Unit or functional area in the execution and continuous improvement of the STERIS Quality System. Operates collaboratively with a focus on the following objectives:
Ensure compliance to appropriate ISO, FDA and other applicable regulatory requirements
Drives and implements strategies and objectives to continuously improve quality performance
Establishes clear and consistent quality measurement systems in order to monitor and drive results
Leads supplier quality improvement strategies and the development of supplier improvement programs
Lead the continuous improvement and standardization of quality system procedures and effectiveness monitoring
Establish world class levels of product reliability by fully integrating design for reliability tools and techniques within the quality system
Directs staff on planning sequential and concurrent quality activities. Establishes planning and monitoring tools and techniques
Provides Quality viewpoints, influence, and opinions to key business leaders in planning and specifying existing and future products
Takes ownership and delivers on the resolution of Quality issues, implementation of projects and development activities within their respective Business Unit or functional area
Manages and provides direction to a teams of quality professionals with responsibility for hiring, performance management, appropriate staffing and deployment of resources
Identify, retain, and develop top talent, establishing a team of highly motivated, high-performing, and engaged Associates
Develop, lead, and mentor team members through active coaching, development plan implementation, accountability, and demonstrating professional excellence
Create a Customer-centric culture of Quality, Safety, Accountability, and Continuous Improvement
Lead in a matrixed environment and in close partnership with key team members across various functions to ensure objectives are aligned and achieved
Works closely with the Compliance and Regulatory functions to ensure compliance to appropriate ISO, FDA standards, plan for and manage external audits and support product requests and submissions
Leads site quality teams to ensure alignment to the respective operations strategies, support lean efforts and drive quality improvement performance for products, processes and/or services across the site
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum 15 years of experience with increased responsibility leading quality system and product quality improvement efforts, with experience in a senior leadership role. Exceptional leadership manifested through organizing and motivating teams toward their respective goals by employing hands-on management
Minimum 13 years Quality Management Systems leadership in the medical device industry
Minimum 10 years of experience with multi-site, multi-country and functional Quality implementation and improvement
A solid quality foundation indicated by a demonstrated understanding of Lean/Six Sigma, quality system and product/process improvement methodologies
Advanced knowledge of Quality System principles, practices, requirements and standards
Benefits
Market competitive pay
Extensive paid time off and (9) added holidays
Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
Long/short term disability coverage
401(K) with company match
Maternity and parental leave
Additional add on benefits/discounts for programs such as pet insurance
Tuition reimbursement and continued educational programs
Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career
Company
STERIS
STERIS is a leading provider of infection prevention and other procedural products and services, focused primarily on healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical device Customers.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$0.28M2010-05-21Post Ipo Debt· $0.28M
1998-12-01IPO
Leadership Team
Daniel Carestio
President and CEO, STERIS
Walter Rosebrough
CEO Emeritus & Senior Advisor
Recent News
2025-11-05
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