Quality specialists help organizations maintain reliable products, services, and processes. They assess performance against standards, investigate issues, document findings, and work with teams to improve quality. Browse vetted Quality Specialist opportunities on Ladders, including positions with salaries of $100,000 or more.
Responsibilities vary by industry and employer, but often include monitoring quality metrics, conducting audits and inspections, analyzing defects or customer feedback, maintaining documentation, and supporting corrective and preventive actions. Quality specialists may also help prepare for regulatory reviews and train colleagues on quality procedures.
Employers commonly seek analytical thinking, attention to detail, clear communication, and experience with quality management systems. Depending on the role, useful knowledge may include audit practices, root-cause analysis, process improvement methods, industry regulations, and data analysis. Requirements can differ across manufacturing, healthcare, technology, life sciences, and other sectors.
Quality specialist roles can focus on assurance, control, compliance, supplier quality, systems, or continuous improvement. With relevant experience, professionals may pursue senior specialist, quality engineer, auditor, manager, or director positions. Search current listings to compare responsibilities, industries, and compensation.
Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more. Explore Quality Specialist listings, review job requirements, and find roles that match your experience and career goals.
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Specialist
$65K - $94K *
Lead and enhance food safety and quality assurance programs, ensuring compliance with regulations and exceeding customer expectations. Collaborate with teams to implement effective systems for bakery...
1 week ago
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Specialist
$65K - $94K *
Champion food safety and quality assurance programs, ensuring compliance and excellence in bakery and warehouse operations. Collaborate with teams to enhance safety standards and exceed customer expec...
1 week ago
Quality Inspector / Coordinator
$60K - $105K *
Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring quality standards in construction. This role focuses on inspections, compliance monitoring, and collaboration with subcontractors to uphold project specificati...
4 weeks ago
Manager of Operational Excellence and Quality
$90K - $110K *
Lead the charge in enhancing quality and optimizing processes in supply chain and production operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficiency, safety, and compliance while supp...
Reposted 3 days ago
$107K - $178K *
Optimize quality assurance processes to ensure manufacturing excellence and compliance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement improvements, lead investigations, and support quality metr...
4 weeks ago
3M 365 Process Knowledge Support Specialist
$75K - $90K *
Provide expert 3-M/365 process support and training to enhance shipboard performance through effective maintenance management and data systems. Collaborate closely with personnel to optimize material...
3 weeks ago
$95K - $115K *
Shape quality assurance processes by bridging customer needs and project management, ensuring compliance with GMP standards while driving improvements in quality systems and customer satisfaction in a...
2 weeks ago
Controls Quality Engineer - Operability
$98K - $164K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing wind turbine performance through advanced controls validation. Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize operational effectiveness and ensure high-qualit...
1 week ago
QA Manager, Personal Health Care, External Supply Solutions
$91K - $116K *
Empower quality excellence as a QA Manager, overseeing compliance and product safety across Contract Manufacturing partners. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance quality systems and drive continuo...
3 days ago
$78K - $100K *
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and efficiency. This role involves developing quality systems, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and addressing customer spe...
Reposted 2 days ago
$78K - $100K *
Shape the future of quality assurance by ensuring top-notch product effectiveness and compliance. Collaborate across teams to enhance processes, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous impr...
Reposted 2 days ago
Product Quality Improvement Manager (PQIM)
$90K - $115K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing product quality through cross-functional collaboration. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with high standards in a dynamic, globa...
2 days ago
SQA Lead - AI Quality Engineering
$105K - $158K *
Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring software quality through comprehensive verification and validation. Lead the development of test strategies and drive compliance with regulatory standards whil...
Reposted 1 week ago
SQA Lead - AI Quality Engineering
$105K - $158K *
Drive software quality assurance by leading verification and validation efforts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, ensure compliance, and enhance product quality throu...
Reposted 1 week ago
$95K - $115K *
Elevate your career by leading a dynamic QA team, ensuring compliance with FDA GLP standards, and driving continuous improvement in preclinical safety and toxicology testing. Manage audits, inspection...
1 week ago
Sr. ISO Quality Management Specialist (Secret Clearance)
$110K - $130K *
Join a dynamic team as a Senior ISO 9001 Quality Management Specialist, providing expertise in quality management systems and continuous improvement for federal programs. Drive operational excellence...
6 days ago
Sr. QA Specialist - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
$95K - $115K *
Transform the future of quality assurance through collaboration with management, implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance in a dynamic GMP manufacturing environment. Lead and mentor QA col...
Reposted 5 days ago
Sr. QA Specialist - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
$95K - $115K *
Unlock potential by leading quality assurance initiatives, mentoring teams, and ensuring compliance with GMP standards at a cutting-edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Champion best practic...
Reposted 5 days ago
Quality Assurance Manager - Sterling - USA-CRP
$88K - $105K *
Elevate project success by leading quality assurance efforts, mentoring team members, and fostering collaboration to enhance operational efficiency and meet client needs. Drive compliance and standard...
4 weeks ago
$80K - $95K *
Drive independent quality assurance oversight for mass concrete construction, ensuring compliance with USACE standards. Collaborate with contractors and USACE staff, conducting inspections and testing...
3 days ago
Associate Director, Research Quality Assurance
$159K - $197K *
Drive compliance excellence in clinical development by providing technical leadership and oversight in GCP, GVP, GLP, and GPP. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and readiness f...
2 weeks ago
Regional Quality Assurance Manager
$80K - $95K *
Transform quality assurance practices across regions by leading audits, training staff, and ensuring compliance with standards. Collaborate with multiple departments to enhance product quality and res...
Today
$150K - $180K *
Transform quality leadership by driving strategic initiatives and operational excellence. Oversee quality operations, supplier management, and compliance to enhance product reliability and customer sa...
6 days ago
Quality Assurance Specialist (Ready to Eat Foods) Lenexa, KS
$75K - $86K *
Optimize food safety and quality standards through compliance, audits, and training. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and maintain thorough documentation to meet FDA, USDA, and customer requir...
3 weeks ago
Controls Quality Engineer - Operability
$98K - $164K *
Drive improvements in wind turbine controls by validating algorithms, enhancing operational effectiveness, and collaborating with development teams to optimize performance and reliability, ensuring a...
1 week ago
What does a Quality Specialist do?
A Quality Specialist monitors and improves the quality of products, services, or business processes. Typical work includes audits, inspections, quality data analysis, documentation, and coordinating corrective actions.
What qualifications are common for Quality Specialist jobs?
Requirements depend on the industry and employer. Many positions seek relevant work experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with quality systems, audits, regulations, or process improvement.
Which industries hire Quality Specialists?
Quality Specialists work across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, technology, aerospace, and consumer goods. Their specific responsibilities reflect each industry's standards and regulations.
How can I find Quality Specialist jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Browse vetted Quality Specialist openings on Ladders, where professional roles pay $100,000 or more. Compare job requirements, responsibilities, and industries to identify relevant opportunities.