Head of Quality Fields We use fruit flies scientists

Position: Head of Quality Future Fields We use fruit flies to help scientists change the world.
Ready to lead a quality team that’s famous for its solutions, not its rulebook? We’re looking for a strategic and hands‑on Head of Quality to evolve our QMS into a world class program. You’ll be the architect of a culture where quality is a strategic advantage, building the trust with clients that will fuel our growth into new markets.

Changing the world – one fruit fly at a time.
We’ve developed a novel insect‑based expression platform that allows us to make the world’s most sustainable recombinant proteins.

We’re unleashing the next biorevolution.
At Future Fields, we are continually learning and evolving. We know we don’t have all the answers, but we try to ask all the questions. We believe in “failing forward” and leveraging our mistakes to help us grow. We never want our team to feel constrained by the status quo and we don’t judge ideas based on where they come from.

We actively work to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and psychological safety through transparency, structure, and open communication. We know it sounds cliche, but every employee really is a valued and equal member of the Future Fields team.

Come find your purpose with Future Fields.
We are a rapidly growing venture backed startup (with support from awesome investors including Bee Partners, Y Combinator, BDC Climate Tech, R7 Partners, Toyota Ventures and Amplify Capital). We’ve even had a shoutout from Ironman himself! Joining our team now means you’ll have the opportunity to shape our culture and products, to lead others, and to influence the direction of our company.

Perhaps most importantly – you’ll be joining a team that is genuinely energized by this work and the meaningful potential of biotech to change the world.

About the role
Reporting directly to the COO, the  Head of Quality  will be the architect of a quality culture that serves as a core strategic advantage for our company. In this leadership role, you will lead the continued growth of our quality program, evolving our established systems to enable commercial success  will build upon our existing QMS, maturing it to support our new manufacturing facility and expansion into diverse markets like food innovation, crop sciences, and life sciences.

You will be responsible for unifying our established QA and QC functions under a single strategic vision, mentoring the teams to foster a culture of partnership and continuous improvement. This is a dynamic role that will begin with a hands‑on approach, shifting over time to more strategic leadership. Your work will be the foundation that ensures we meet our commitments to key clients, turning successful projects into the long‑term manufacturing contracts that fuel our growth.

This role will own:

Evolving and scaling our established QMS, ensuring it empowers the team and is optimized for our next phase of growth.

Championing a “Quality as an Enabler” culture where quality is understood as a shared responsibility and a direct contributor to our business advantage.

Providing quality expertise across teams to ensure our standards and capabilities align with client needs and future market opportunities.

Developing the long‑term strategic roadmap for the quality function, including designing the future team structure and mentoring future team members as the company scales.

Serving as a key collaborative partner and mentor to the Manufacturing and Regulatory/ QA leads.

Mentoring and further developing our QC team by fostering a culture of pragmatic collaboration and continuous improvement with Manufacturing.

Acting as the ultimate guardian of client trust by ensuring our products consistently meet the highest standards required by key accounts.

Driving the achievement and maintenance of our company‑wide quality metrics, translating quality theory into tangible operational results.

This role will assist by:

Supporting the successful operation of our manufacturing facility, with a focus on ensuring robust quality processes for its clean room environments.

Owning the quality aspects of tech transfer to ensure new processes are robust, scalable, and compliant.

Working across functions to seamlessly integrate quality principles and…