Director, IT Quality & EHS

This role leads the modernization and simplification of the Quality and EHS technology landscape, delivering reliable, scalable and validated solutions that enable operational quality, regulatory compliance, worker health and safety, environmental compliance, and GxP/CSV compliance.

The Director partners closely with Quality, QRC, EHS, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory and enterprise technology leaders to establish common global platforms, improve data quality and integration, reduce technology complexity, and strengthen compliance and inspection readiness.

Job responsibilities include:

Digital Strategy & Technology Leadership

·        Define and own the global technology strategy and multi-year roadmap for enterprise Quality, EHS and Safety capabilities.

·        Establish strategic platform direction across electronic Quality Management Systems, manufacturing quality, laboratory quality systems, environmental health and safety, occupational health, and supporting data and analytics.

·        Drive simplification and consolidation of fragmented legacy technologies onto scalable enterprise platforms while protecting regulatory compliance and business continuity.

·        Establish investment priorities and ensure technology investments deliver measurable business, compliance and operational value.

Quality Technology

·        Provide strategic leadership for enterprise quality platforms supporting document control, nonconformance, CAPA, complaints, investigations, audits, supplier quality and quality workflows.

·        Lead the evolution of the enterprise eQMS landscape, including EtQ NXG and the transition from legacy EtQ, Veeva and other quality platforms.

·        Ensure Quality solutions maintain validated state, data integrity, access controls, testing evidence, auditability and appropriate change governance.

·        Partner with Quality and QRC process owners to standardize processes, controls and decision rights.

Manufacturing & Laboratory Quality

·        Provide technology leadership across manufacturing-quality processes, including SAP Quality Management, batch management, inspections, laboratory testing, quality events and certificates of analysis.

·        Ensure effective integration across SAP S/4HANA, eQMS, LIMS, manufacturing platforms and enterprise data solutions.

·        Enable reliable management of quality notifications, inspection results, batch status, holds and usage decisions supporting end-to-end material traceability.

·        Partner with Manufacturing and plant Quality organizations to strengthen operational reliability and quality execution.

Environment, Health & Safety

·        Establish the enterprise EHS technology strategy and lead platform selection, rationalization and implementation toward an integrated global EHS landscape.

·        Enable capabilities supporting incidents and near misses, investigations, risk assessments, corrective actions, audits, permits, emergency readiness, occupational health and industrial hygiene.

·        Ensure appropriate governance of health and safety data, including privacy, cybersecurity, records management and regulatory controls.

·        Partner with EHS and site leadership to improve worker participation, hazard reporting, risk management, regulatory compliance and operational visibility.

GxP, Validation & IT Quality Assurance

·        From an IT perspective, Lead GxP/CSV and IT Quality Assurance processes across regulated technology.

·        Establish validation strategy, GxP impact assessment, validation planning, traceability and inspection-readiness expectations.

·        Ensure regulated technology remains validated and appropriately controlled throughout its lifecycle.

·        Partner with Quality, Regulatory, Cybersecurity and Internal Audit to maintain compliance and audit readiness.

Enterprise Integration, Data & AI

·        Ensure Quality and EHS platforms integrate effectively with SAP/ERP, manufacturing, PLM/R&D, laboratory, HR, learning and analytics capabilities.

·        Develop analytics and AI capabilities that improve quality insights, risk identification, decision-making and process automation.

·        Evaluate emerging technology, including agentic AI and intelligent automation, where it can safely strengthen Quality and EHS outcomes.

People, Partners & Financial Leadership

·        Lead a globally distributed organization of product, platform and delivery professionals.

·        Develop talent and establish clear accountability across the organization.

·        Manage strategic technology vendors and partners, holding providers accountable for service, delivery, roadmap and value.

·        Own portfolio investment planning, budget management and prioritization.

·        Establish performance measures addressing platform reliability, compliance, adoption, service quality and business outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

·        Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Quality, Supply Chain, Business or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.

·        Significant technology leadership experience within a complex global organization, preferably in a regulated environment.

·        Demonstrated experience leading enterprise Quality, QMS/eQMS, EHS or regulated technology platforms.

·        Strong understanding of operational Quality, EHS and computer system validation requirements.

·        Experience modernizing validated enterprise platforms while maintaining compliance and operational continuity.

·        Experience with technologies such as EtQ/EtQ NXG, SAP QM, SAP S/4HANA, LIMS, Veeva, TrackWise, Cority, Intelex, Enablon or comparable platforms, consistent with the technology estate represented in your role-card work.

·        Strong knowledge of GxP, CSV/computer software assurance, cybersecurity, data integrity, audit readiness and controlled change.

·        Experience managing global technology teams, strategic vendors and significant technology investments.

·        Strong executive communication and influencing skills across Quality, EHS, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory and Technology organizations.

• Quality and EHS platform availability and operational performance
• Progress against legacy application rationalization and consolidation roadmap
• Adoption of strategic enterprise Quality and EHS platforms
• Improved Quality/EHS data integrity, integration and analytics
• Technology portfolio cost optimization and value realization

Total Benefits

 We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

​Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com​.

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