QA Manager | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Quality Assurance Leadership
Company Description
A leading pharmaceutical organization seeks a QA Manager to provide tactical and strategic leadership for a team of QA Project Managers supporting internal and external customers. The company values high-quality delivery, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while fostering team development and innovation.
Job Description
As a QA Manager, you will lead a team of QA Project Managers, ensuring quality deliverables are met across tech transfer, process validation, deviations, change controls, and regulatory compliance. You will act as a point of escalation, mentor and develop staff, define superior customer service models, and drive continuous improvement. You may also act as a QA Project Manager on specific client projects when required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide daily oversight, tactical, and strategic leadership to QA Project Managers
- Ensure quality deliverables (e.g., sterility assurance assessments) are met for tech transfer, process validation, and material assessments
- Address and resolve issues related to tech transfer, deviations, change controls, and regulatory compliance
- Manage and track Key Performance Indicator metrics for internal and external customers
- Support staff in achieving QA objectives, perform key functions, and provide task overflow support
- Train, mentor, and develop QA Project Managers in quality principles
- Lead identification, defense, and resolution of quality issues, ensuring proper documentation
- Act as QA Project Manager on client projects when required
- Partner with internal customers on Change Controls, Deviations, CAPAs, and Investigations
- Support higher-risk change controls and deviations across MSAT, Engineering, QC, Validation, SC, and Manufacturing
- Attend meetings prepared to identify and address quality requirements
- Prepare deviation trending reports and provide recommendations to senior management
- Support regulatory and customer audits as needed
Essential Requirements:
- BSc or MSc in Science, Biotechnology, or a related discipline
- 10–15 years of advanced-level Quality Assurance experience
- 10–15 years managing direct reports
- Strong knowledge of QA principles, regulatory compliance, and quality systems
- Demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and team development skills
- Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities
Additional Insights:
- Department: Quality Assurance
- Location: Visp, Switzerland
Interested? Please send your CV to Miguel Gomes at m.gomes@panda-int.com or reach out directly at +31 20 20 44 502.