Vice President, Product & Supplier Quality (Medical)

Cardinal Health’s Global Medical Products and Distribution (“GMPD”) segment, focuses on U.S. and International Products and Distribution businesses. We offer industry expertise and an expanding portfolio of safe, effective medical products that improve quality, manage costs and reduce complexity. With our trusted regulatory experience, insights, and infrastructure, we help manufacture and source medical products that meet the demand for value-driven, comprehensive healthcare solutions. Cardinal Health is seeking an experienced and transformational Vice President, Product & Supplier Quality to lead quality strategy and execution across our global manufacturing and supplier network. This executive leader will have enterprise-wide responsibility for supplier quality, product quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across 25 global manufacturing sites and an extensive external supplier network.  This role requires a seasoned quality and manufacturing leader with a proven track record of driving quality excellence in highly regulated manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can anticipate risk, build robust quality systems, strengthen accountability, and ensure operational discipline to prevent quality, compliance, and supply disruptions before they become business-critical events.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Quality Leadership 

• Develop and execute the global product and supplier quality strategy aligned with business objectives, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements. 

• Provide executive leadership and oversight for quality operations across 25 global manufacturing facilities and strategic supplier partners. 

• Establish a proactive quality culture focused on prevention, risk mitigation, accountability, and continuous improvement. 

• Lead enterprise-wide quality governance, management review processes, and quality performance monitoring. 

Product Quality & Manufacturing Excellence 

• Ensure consistent product quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance across all manufacturing operations. 

• Partner with manufacturing leaders to strengthen process controls, quality systems, and operational discipline. 

• Drive quality excellence initiatives that improve performance while reducing defects, complaints, nonconformances, and compliance risks. 

• Utilize quality metrics and trend analysis to identify emerging risks and implement preventive actions before issues escalate. 

Supplier Quality & Risk Management 

• Own the global supplier quality program, including supplier qualification, performance management, and continuous improvement initiatives. 

• Establish robust supplier oversight processes to ensure consistent adherence to quality and regulatory requirements. 

• Lead supplier risk management strategies that strengthen supply continuity and reduce business disruption. 

• Partner with procurement and supply chain leadership to improve supplier performance and accountability. 

Regulatory Compliance & Inspection Readiness 

• Ensure compliance with all applicable global regulatory requirements, including FDA, ISO, cGMP, and other international standards. 

• Provide leadership for regulatory inspections, audits, responses, and remediation efforts. 

• Maintain a state of continuous inspection readiness across all sites and suppliers. 

• Escalate significant quality and compliance risks to executive leadership and drive timely resolution. 

People Leadership 

• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing global quality organization. 

• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, transparency, and employee development. 

• Coach leaders to elevate performance and strengthen organizational capabilities. 

• Develop robust succession plans and leadership pipelines across the quality function. 

• Lead through influence and collaboration while holding teams accountable for outcomes and execution. 

Qualifications 

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or Regulatory functions within a regulated industry preferred. 

• Significant experience leading quality organizations supporting complex global manufacturing operations. 

• Demonstrated success overseeing both Product Quality and Supplier Quality programs. 

• Strong understanding of FDA regulations, Quality System Regulations (QSR), cGMP requirements, ISO standards, and global regulatory frameworks. 

• Proven experience leading regulatory inspections, audits, and remediation activities. 

• Track record of developing and implementing enterprise quality strategies that improve performance and reduce risk. 

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and executive stakeholder management skills. 

• Experience managing large, geographically dispersed teams and complex organizational structures. 

• Medical device, healthcare products, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated manufacturing experience. 

• Experience leading quality organizations within a global manufacturing footprint. 

• Strong Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate and mitigate risk before issues occur. 

• Strong manufacturing mindset with deep understanding of operational realities and quality execution. 

• Proven ability to build accountability and performance across large organizations. 

• Decisive leader who can balance business needs, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. 

• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical capabilities. 

• Collaborative executive capable of influencing across functions and levels. 

• Trusted advisor to senior leadership on quality, compliance, and operational risk. 

• Passion for developing talent and building high-performing teams. 
• Willingness to travel globally as business needs require - roughly 25%.

Anticipated salary range: $183,100 - $343,550

*The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience, skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 10/14/2026

*if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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