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Quality Reports To: Sr. Manager QEV About Us: this is who we are At Just Evotec Biologics , we ... Mentor and train functional groups in the area of Risk Management to increase risk intelligence ...

Quality Reports To: Sr. Manager QEV About Us: this is who we are At Just Evotec Biologics , we ... Mentor and train functional groups in the area of Risk Management to increase risk intelligence ...

Quality Reports To: Sr. Manager QEV About Us: this is who we are At Just Evotec Biologics , we ... Mentor and train functional groups in the area of Risk Management to increase risk intelligence ...

Quality Reports To: Sr. Manager QEV About Us: this is who we are At Just Evotec Biologics , we ... Mentor and train functional groups in the area of Risk Management to increase risk intelligence ...

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How much do quality risk management jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for quality risk management in the United States is $91,047.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $70,500.00 and $110,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Quality Risk Management job?

A Quality Risk Management (QRM) job involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could impact product quality, compliance, or business operations. Professionals in this role apply risk management principles to processes in industries like pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and healthcare. They work to ensure that risk control strategies align with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Responsibilities often include conducting risk assessments, implementing mitigation plans, and maintaining compliance with frameworks such as ICH Q9. Their goal is to enhance product quality, patient safety, and business continuity.

What is the role of quality risk management?

In quality risk management, professionals identify, assess, and control potential risks that could impact product quality and patient safety. They develop strategies to minimize risks using tools like risk assessments and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. This role is essential in industries such as pharmaceuticals and manufacturing to maintain product integrity and regulatory approval.

What is the highest paying risk management job?

Senior risk management roles such as Chief Risk Officer or Risk Director tend to be the highest paying in the field, often earning six-figure salaries. These positions require extensive experience, advanced certifications like FRM or CRM, and strong leadership skills within financial, insurance, or corporate environments.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Quality Risk Management position, and why are they important?

To excel in Quality Risk Management, you need a strong understanding of risk assessment methodologies, quality management systems, and regulatory standards, often backed by a degree in science, engineering, or a related field. Familiarity with tools such as ISO 9001, FMEA, CAPA systems, and compliance management software is commonly required, and certifications like Six Sigma or ASQ can be advantageous. Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and persuasive communication help professionals effectively identify risks and collaborate across departments. These skills are essential to design robust quality processes, mitigate operational risks, and ensure consistent compliance and product safety.

Is risk management a good career?

Risk management is a valuable career, especially in industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals, where quality risk management ensures compliance and safety. Professionals in this field often require certifications such as ISO 31000 or ISO 14971 and need strong analytical and problem-solving skills. The role offers opportunities for advancement and specialization, with a focus on identifying and mitigating potential risks to improve organizational outcomes.

What are typical challenges faced in a Quality Risk Management role?

One common challenge in Quality Risk Management is balancing rigorous regulatory compliance requirements with operational efficiency in fast-paced environments. Professionals must often manage competing priorities, respond quickly to emerging risks, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement effective mitigations. You may also encounter the need to continuously stay updated on changing industry standards and regulations. Overcoming these challenges requires proactive problem-solving, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate complex risk scenarios clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What does a quality risk manager do?

A quality risk manager identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks that could impact product quality and compliance within an organization. They develop risk management plans, analyze data, and ensure adherence to industry standards such as GMP or ISO, often using tools like FMEA. Their role supports maintaining product safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.
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Infographic showing various Quality Risk Management job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 83% Full Time, 13% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $91,047 per year, or $43.8 per hour.

Director Quality Risk Mgmt Safety

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge

Thornton, CO โ€ข On-site

$102K - $160K/yr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted yesterday


Job description

This position is incentive eligible.
Salary Estimate: $102960.00 - $160617.60 / year
Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Introduction

Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nationโ€™s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a(an) Director Quality Risk Mgmt Safety for our HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Director Quality Risk Mgmt Safety role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary:  This position supports the mission of HCA HealthONE in optimizing the quality of life of all those served by expanding beyond the traditional focus on medical needs to the needs of the whole person.  


The Director of Quality, Regulatory and Data Science is responsible for supporting the VP of Quality in advancing the organizationโ€™s quality improvement goals, utilizing data analysis and visualizations tools, while also creating and maintaining a culture of continual regulatory readiness.  This position will be active in patient care areas, observing practices, reviewing medical records and collaborating with management, front line staff and the medical staff when there are opportunities to improve the organizationโ€™s compliance.  The Director of Quality, Regulatory and Data Science will lead survey readiness activities, facilitate all accreditation, certification, and complaint surveys and will keep licensure current. Additionally, the position will interface with the HCA HealthONE data science team and other facility clinical data analysts to develop reporting, and analytics tools to support the companyโ€™s clinical excellence goals. This position will utilize a variety of query, programming, and visualization platforms to produce actionable data designed to support current clinical initiatives and programs.  


As part of their role, the Director of Quality, Regulatory and Data Science will oversee the successful initiation and/or maintenance of accreditation and certification programs by ensuring ongoing adherence to program protocols and therapies. This includes collaboration with medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to patients with a diagnosis within designated programs. Collaborates with physicians and staff to meet clinical excellence objectives, including mortality, complications, HACs/HAIs, and ventilator days. Collects and analyzes program patient data to assist with documentation, clinical care and improved outcomes.  


In addition to overseeing facility accreditation and certification programs, and development of reports and data tools, this position will support the VP of Quality and the Patient Safety Officer with the performance of root cause analyses, SEAs, and other patient safety initiatives through electronic data abstraction, data analysis and chart reviews. 


This position supports the development and implementation of the facility strategic plan through data analysis, consultation on clinical and regulatory requirements, and process evaluation. The position will lead various programs aimed at improving care delivery and quality variance reduction, through audits, education programs, and predictive analytics programs/models. 


HCA HealthONE expects our core values to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, patients and family members, and with others in the community.  The intent of these values is to assure that HCA HelathONE creates the environment where individuals choose to work, and that patient care services are of the highest quality. 


II.Position Requirements: 


A.Licensure/Certification/Registration: Current licensure in the State of Colorado as a Registered Nurse, or current active multistate Registered Nurse license. 


B.Education:  Bachelorโ€™s degree  


C.Experience Preferred: 3-5 years clinical experience,  2-3 years quality improvement, CQI or SPC experience. 1-2 years utilizing SQL for data querying. 


D.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Familiarity with Joint Commission, Medicare, and State requirements, laws and standards. This includes an understanding of local fire code and NFPA 101-2012.  Extensive computer knowledge and experience required including utilization of SQL, Python, PowerBI, and Excel. Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills. Experience present to small and large groups. Able to lead RCAs and SEAs to evaluate variations in care. 

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver-metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patientsโ€™ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNowยฎ urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONEโ€™s acute care hospitals is Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center), a 157-bed, Level II state-designated trauma facility. Mountain Ridge strives to meet and exceed the needs of the north metro Denver communities by also providing two freestanding, full-service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journalsโ€™ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worldโ€™s Most Ethical Companiesยฎ by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.


"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Director Quality Risk Mgmt Safety.Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.