VP, Quality and Compliance

Eurofins EAG Laboratories sets the global standard for materials and engineering testing services. No other analytical testing services company offers the breadth of experience, diversity of analytical techniques, or technical ingenuity of EAG Laboratories. We offer a consultative, multi-disciplinary approach to solving our clients’ materials and engineering-related product problems. Now with the support from our parent company, Eurofins Scientific, a multi-billion-dollar global leader in scientific services with a portfolio of over 200,000 validated analytical methods, EAG is expanding our presence in the battery industry to help accelerate the energy storage revolution.

Are you an experienced Quality & Compliance leader looking to make a lasting impact? As a member of EAG’s leadership team, you will have a pivotal role in creating a collaborative partnership with operations to drive excellence in quality and compliance, supporting customer demand while aligning with corporate objectives. This is an opportunity for you to utilize effective organization and development leadership to deploy assets to achieve desired outcomes for engagement, accountability, productivity, continuous improvement, growth, and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the development and implementation of the vision and strategy that adheres to relevant global regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• As a key leader within the organization, you will drive quality initiatives and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Create and build confidence by establishing the quality assurance functions as an informed, capable, knowledgeable, and accessible resource to staff, management, and stakeholders, positioning the company as a preferred source for quality expertise.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, HR, Finance, etc. to support the overall business objectives of EAG Laboratories.

Candidates located or willing to relocate to our labs in St. Louis - MO, Raleigh - NC, East Windsor - NJ or Syracuse - NY are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Relevant degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in materials science, chemistry or relevant scientific discipline is ideal.
• 15+ years of operational management experience with P&L accountability.
• Experience in laboratory operations in materials science or scientific testing services is a plus.
• Knowledge of export control requirements (EAR, ITAR) and industry standards (FDA GMP and GLP, DLA, ISO9001, ISO17025, ISO27001, NIST 800-171, NAD-CAP) is a plus.
• Strong people management skills with a focus on coaching and mentoring the next generation of leaders.
• Excellent collaborative work style, and commitment to get the job done.
• Displays passion and optimism and inspires respect and trust.
• Sets and achieves challenging goals while demonstrating persistence and overcoming obstacles.
• Develops workable plans and communicates changes effectively.
• Gives authority to work independently while setting expectations and require accountability.
• Responds and manages customer needs; solicits customer feedback.
• Exhibits sound, accurate and timely judgment.
• Pursues training and development; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills and share expertise.
• Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views and provides and welcomes feedback, puts success of team above own interests.
• Displays original thinking and creativity, meets challenges with resourcefulness.
• Develops strategies to achieve goals through understanding the organization’s strengths & weakness as well as markets and competition.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer or lab equipment for extended periods of time (4 or more hours).
• Require close distance visual acuity with or without correction (Glasses, Contacts, etc.)
• Ability to operate a keyboard and other lab equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
• Ability to communicate clearly and understandably ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting.
• Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with visitors, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We will consider reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need, we would like to know how we can better accommodate you.