Vice President, Quality

3D Systems•Littleton, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

3D Systems has a long history of advancing healthcare and industrial manufacturing through additive manufacturing technologies, supporting highly regulated medical device applications as well as advanced industrial, aerospace, automotive, and customer-manufactured production solutions worldwide. The Vice President, Quality is an executive leadership role responsible for establishing and leading the global quality strategy, quality management systems, and overall quality activities for our design, development, supplier, and manufacturing activities. This leader will play a critical role in strengthening organizational stability, building a culture of quality and accountability, developing high-performing teams, and ensuring a scalable and sustainable quality function that supports business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, quality management, business, or related field.
15+ years of progressive quality leadership experience within medical device manufacturing, aerospace, industrial manufacturing, automotive, life sciences, or other manufacturing industries.
Demonstrated expertise with FDA regulations, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100, EU MDR, MDSAP, and other quality frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree, MBA, or advanced technical degree preferred.
ASQ certifications such as CQE, CQA, CQM, Reliability Engineer, or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
Experience working in additive manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the global quality strategy in alignment with organizational objectives and customer requirements.
Lead enterprise-wide quality strategy development and multi-year quality roadmap planning aligned with business growth objectives.
Provide strategic leadership across global quality organizations and site quality leaders spanning multiple development and manufacturing locations.
Act as a transformational leader and change agent, driving enterprise quality initiatives, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across global operations.
Ensure enterprise-wide compliance with global medical device, industrial manufacturing, and quality standards, including FDA 21 CFR 820/QMSR, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100, MDSAP, EU MDR, UKCA, ANVISA, and other applicable international regulatory and customer requirements supporting global market access and manufacturing operations.
Act as the executive sponsor and focal point for ISO, customer, and certification audits.
Lead the design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
Drive measurable improvements in Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), process capability, on-time delivery, and operational quality performance.
Partner with functional organizations to improve process reliability, manufacturability, scalability, and production efficiency.
Promote Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies across all operations.
Serve as the executive escalation leader for critical customer quality and post-market issues.
Drive customer satisfaction initiatives through proactive quality management, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts.
Partner with commercial and operational teams to strengthen customer confidence, product reliability, and overall stakeholder value.
Lead and mentor global quality teams by establishing clear strategic direction, organizational priorities, and employee development plans.
Build a high-performing and engaging team culture aligned with company values, accountability, and operational excellence.
Actively develop succession planning and organizational capability across the quality organization.