Head of Quality at Dawa Life Sciences

About the role

• As Head of Quality, you will be the Management Representative for Quality — accountable for an effective Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) that safeguards patient safety, product quality and regulatory compliance across the group. You will set the quality agenda and drive a culture of quality excellence, continuous improvement, data integrity and inspection readiness throughout the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Set and deliver the company’s Quality Strategy, aligned to corporate objectives.
• Lead and continuously improve the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS).
• Oversee the QA and QC functions, ensuring compliance with PIC/S GMP, applicable regional GMP and ISO standards.
• Act as final quality authority for batch disposition and product release.
• Lead regulatory inspections and audits, serving as the primary quality contact.
• Drive quality risk management and ALCOA++ data integrity across products, processes and suppliers.
• Lead, coach and develop high-performing QA and QC teams.

What We’re Looking For

• Master’s Degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Registered Pharmacist with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) Kenya.
• Minimum 15 years’ pharmaceutical industry experience, including at least 8 years in senior quality leadership.
• Proven experience leading both QA and QC functions within GMP manufacturing environments.
• Track record of managing regulatory inspections and audits; multi-site experience highly desirable.
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, decision-making and stakeholder management skills.