How to hire a quality assurance director

How to hire a quality assurance director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step quality assurance director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a quality assurance director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your quality assurance director job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a quality assurance director for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect quality assurance director also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of quality assurance directors.

   Type of Quality Assurance Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Quality Assurance Director	Industrial production managers oversee the daily operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan, and direct the activities used to create a wide range of goods, such as cars, computer equipment, or paper products.	$46-97
   Laboratory Manager	Laboratory managers provide accurate laboratory diagnosis through evaluating specimen procedures and coordinating with pathologists to validate laboratory findings. They are responsible for maintaining laboratory tools and equipment, ensuring the proper sterilization of instruments before and after use, organizing equipment based on its function, and immediately repairing or replacing defective items... Show more	$23-53
   Vice-President Of Quality	A vice president of quality is responsible for monitoring the quality performance and delivery of the company outputs and deliverables to serve customers and clients. Vice presidents of quality analyze the production and operational processes to ensure that everything adheres to the internal guidelines and regulations... Show more	$43-86

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Continuous Improvement
   • Quality Standards
   • Oversight
   • Test Automation
   • Scrum
   • FDA
   • Product Quality
   • Patients
   • GMP
   • ISO
   • Product Development
   • SDLC
   • Quality Management System
   • Corrective Action

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage the USDA inspection process including coordinating daily production and communicating with federal personnel.
   • Manage initial USDA regulatory visits, working collaboratively with USDA inspectors leading audit preparation and follow-up activities and reports.
   • Direct and coordinate quality and regulatory affairs activities to support new product development, improving GMP compliance.
   • Provide GxP support and oversight for all Genocea development programs.
   • Set and execute vision for QRM consistent with corporate objectives and ICH Q9.
   • Develop and update metrics within the QMS to provide meaningful feedback to stakeholders.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your quality assurance director job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A quality assurance director can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, quality assurance directors' average salary in illinois is 46% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level quality assurance directors 52% less than senior-level quality assurance directors.
   • Certifications. A quality assurance director with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a quality assurance director's salary.

   Average quality assurance director salary

   $140,937yearly

   $67.76 hourly rate

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   Entry-level quality assurance director salary

   $97,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average quality assurance director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$188,220	$90
   2	Washington	$174,402	$84
   3	Arizona	$148,317	$71
   4	New York	$138,621	$67
   5	Virginia	$136,400	$66
   6	Massachusetts	$134,859	$65
   7	Ohio	$134,478	$65
   8	Wisconsin	$133,276	$64
   9	New Jersey	$127,043	$61
   10	Texas	$120,150	$58
   11	District of Columbia	$119,582	$57
   12	Florida	$117,284	$56
   13	Georgia	$108,185	$52
   14	North Carolina	$108,152	$52
   15	Pennsylvania	$108,015	$52
   16	Maryland	$106,740	$51
   17	Colorado	$104,532	$50
   18	Illinois	$98,925	$48

   Average quality assurance director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Upstart Network	$204,008	$98.08
   2	Databricks	$194,048	$93.29
   3	Microsoft	$186,723	$89.77	9
   4	Cohesity	$179,686	$86.39
   5	Pwc	$178,106	$85.63	187
   6	FinMkt	$177,357	$85.27
   7	Nike	$173,227	$83.28	2
   8	Ernst & Young	$172,089	$82.74	32
   9	Riot Games	$172,032	$82.71	1
   10	Oracle	$170,142	$81.80	223
   11	Hearst	$169,204	$81.35	2
   12	Texas Children's Hospital	$167,459	$80.51	5
   13	Incyte	$167,323	$80.44
   14	Moody's	$166,713	$80.15	1
   15	Walgreens	$166,551	$80.07
   16	Zynga	$166,543	$80.07
   17	BlackLine	$165,590	$79.61
   18	Novartis	$165,100	$79.38	35
   19	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$163,479	$78.60	109
   20	Dahl Consulting	$161,837	$77.81

4. Writing a quality assurance director job description

   A quality assurance director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a quality assurance director job description:

   Quality assurance director job description example

   1. Bachelor’s degree (required); advanced degree in business, education, public administration/policy, or related field preferred.
   2. Minimum 5+ years professional work experience in quality assurance and monitoring experience
   3. Minimum 3+ years of managerial experience; management of cross functional teams (preferred)
   4. Data Collection and Analysis experience necessary to write factual reports based on data collected in field.
   5. Knowledge of applicable regulatory rules and regulations
   6. Experience with contract review

   CERTIFICATE AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: None

   PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

   These demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation. While performing job responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, lift, up to 30 lbs, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities require close vision.

   SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

   Willingness and ability to travel to all center locations and able to work a flexible schedule. Must pass a criminal background check and a drug screen. COVID-19 Full Vaccination is required as well as weekly testing for COVID-19 and its variants.

   EVALUATION:

   Performance of this job will be evaluated consistent with Sheltering Arms evaluation policy.

   Date Established:
   Date(s) Revised:

   This description may be changed at any time. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by leadership. Sheltering Arms reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

   (*) Essential job duties -the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.

   Full vaccination is a condition of employment for a full-time and part-time Sheltering Arms employees, long-term substitutes, and interns, regardless of date of hire at time of hire or no later than 60 days from date of hire. As with current employees, Sheltering Arms will consider job applicants' requests for reasonable accommodation for disability or sincerely held religious belief.

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5. Post your job

   To find quality assurance directors for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any quality assurance directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level quality assurance directors with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your quality assurance director job on Zippia to find and recruit quality assurance director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting quality assurance directors requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance director

   Once you've decided on a perfect quality assurance director candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new quality assurance director first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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