Empower Pharmacy
Director, Quality Control 503A - 503B
Houston, TX · Director
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About the role
- The Director of Quality Control leads Empower's laboratory quality control strategy across 503A and 503B facilities, ensuring testing operations protect product quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and reliable supply.
- This role owns the internal and external laboratory network, establishes performance expectations, and advances chemical, microbiological, and stability testing capabilities.
- Success requires strategic judgment, technical depth, cross-functional leadership, and rigorous oversight of testing methods, data integrity, investigations, and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Performance Management: Set performance targets for laboratory quality, cost, service, productivity, and turnaround time, using defined measures to drive accountability and sustained improvement across operations.
- Process Improvement: Lead continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process constraints, prioritizing corrective opportunities, and confirming implemented changes achieve measurable operational and quality outcomes consistently.
- Stability Governance: Direct stability program design and execution supporting research and development, technical transfers, routine production, and reliable shelf-life determinations for the commercial product portfolio.
- Control Governance: Maintain effective quality control practices for method governance, documentation, data integrity, investigations, change implementation, and inspection readiness across laboratory operations and partnerships.
- Risk Resolution: Partner with Quality Assurance, Operations, Regulatory, Research and Development, and other stakeholders to resolve risks, coordinate priorities, and support compliant execution enterprise-wide.
- Team Development: Build and develop a high-performing laboratory organization through clear accountability, technical training, coaching, succession planning, and consistent performance expectations across facilities and teams.
- Partner Oversight: Manage external contract laboratories through defined expectations, performance reviews, issue resolution, and risk-based oversight that protects quality, service, cost, and supply continuity.
- We invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field.
- Master's degree in related field or Master of Business Administration. <span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559685":495,"335559740":270,"469777
- Required experience applying compounding pharmacy regulations and laboratory quality systems across 503A and 503B facilities or comparable regulated operating models.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical quality control or assurance, including expertise in laboratory operations, regulatory compliance, and stability programs, with at least 2 years in senior leadership driving team management and strategic initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field. Master's degree in related field or Master of Business Administration. <span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":2,"335559685":495,"335559740":270,"469777
Benefits
- Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide.
- We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc.
- Guided by these principles, we've created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care.
- It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that's transforming healthcare at scale.
- Let's transform healthcare together.
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