Manager, Quality

What You'll Be Doing

• Guide and supervise hourly Microbiology technicians; ensure efficient completion of testing and support activities.
• Motivate, train, and resolve team issues while maintaining a compliant, safe environment.
• Administer personnel policies per the local bargaining agreement.
• Manage critical testing/assaying of validation, raw materials, process intermediates, and finished product samples.
• Supervise testing duties, including scheduling assignments by priority.
• Maintain up-to-date SOPs, Process Specific Training Modules, and Test Methods; train personnel.
• Ensure accurate and timely lab work; critically evaluate data and recommend sample acceptance/rejection.
• Maintain records, drive productivity improvements, and manage supply inventory.
• Support deviation investigations, out-of-trend results, and test failures for manufacturing/release/stability.
• Investigate safety/environmental incidents and near misses; improve quality/assays using lean principles.
• Support regulatory inspections and train Laboratory Operations managers and/or technicians.

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Biochemistry, or related.
• 3+ years post-degree lab, manufacturing, or QC experience.
• Strong verbal/written communication; interpersonal/supervisory skills.
• Continuous learning and analytical problem-solving.

• Biological and/or biochemistry-based assay experience.
• cGMP knowledge.
• Advanced degree.

Salary range: $96,200.00-$; annual bonus/long-term incentive (if applicable). Comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate/sick days).