- Company: Cytel
- Location: Frankfort, Franklin County
- Full Time
- Frankfort, Franklin County
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Cytel at a glance
cytel.com- Founded 1987
SEC filings mentioning "Cytel": 165 — search EDGAR
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $938K from the Department of Health and Human Services (started Jul 1, 2009) — via USAspending.gov
New methods to reduce bias and mean square error of maximum likelihood estimators
910 employees covered under a retirement plan (2024 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Recipient of NIH research funding: 50+ grants, most recently in 2015 from the NIGMS — via NIH RePORTER
Recipient of NSF research funding: 1 award, most recently in 1990 — via NSF Award Search
391 Wikipedia views in June 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Cytel is seeking an accomplished Head of Quality Assurance to anchor our quality leadership in Frankfort, Franklin County, shaping how a global organization protects compliance while scaling for growth.
About the Role
As Head of Quality Assurance at Cytel, you will own the direction of our worldwide quality program, ensuring it keeps pace with both commercial expansion and shifting regulatory expectations. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Frankfort, Franklin County, ideal for a strategic quality leader who thrives at the intersection of governance, innovation, and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and advance Cytel's global Quality Assurance strategy so that it stays closely tied to business objectives and evolving regulatory standards.
- Steward the Quality Management System (QMS), keeping it current, robust, and continuously improving over time.
- Act as a senior point of leadership throughout sponsor audits and regulatory inspections, representing the organization with credibility.
- Champion the modernization of QA practices by introducing digital platforms, automation, and AI-enabled approaches.
- Strengthen consistency and reliability across quality processes company-wide.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership experience in Quality Assurance, ideally within a regulated, global environment.
- Deep familiarity with Quality Management Systems and the standards that govern them.
- Proven success guiding teams through sponsor audits and regulatory inspections.
- Appetite for innovation, including the practical adoption of automation and AI to elevate quality outcomes.
- Strong strategic judgment paired with the ability to drive consistency across an expanding organization.
About Cytel
Cytel partners with organizations where precision, compliance, and trusted quality are essential. Joining our Frankfort, Franklin County team means helping build a quality function that is both rigorous and forward-looking, with quality leadership treated as a true strategic priority.
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Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort and its most populous city is Louisville. As o
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Minimum wage in Kentucky: $7.25/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in Kentucky: $50,629 — via FRED
Home prices in Kentucky (year over year): +4.4% — via FRED
Most recent FEMA-declared disaster in Franklin County: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm), Jan 2026 — via FEMA
Nearby history: Old Governor's Mansion, listed 1971 (158m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 66°F / low 43°F year-round (summers around 86°F, winters around 24°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Below average walkable (9.0/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $859/mo (1BR) · $1,083/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 154m (505 ft)
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- Role Head of Quality Assurance
- Employer Cytel
- Location Frankfort, Franklin County
- Type Full Time
- Posted May 5, 2026
- Apply by 2026-07-29
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (301 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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