Senior Manager, Design Quality

Illumina • San Diego, CA

14d • $141,600 - $212,400

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Design Quality is a hands-on Quality leader who combines supervision of Design Quality professionals with direct Design Quality support for product-development programs. The role leads and develops a team while partnering with Product Development to establish fit-for-purpose Quality strategies, identify and address risks early, and ensure development decisions are supported by appropriate technical evidence and rigor.

The position is accountable for Design Quality execution across assigned programs, including product risk management, design controls, verification and validation, design transfer, process validation, change management, and resolution of product quality issues. It provides direct technical Quality leadership while aligning Design Quality resources with business and portfolio priorities.

The Senior Manager builds a high-performing Design Quality organization by developing technical and leadership capabilities, strengthening cross-functional partnerships, ensuring significant risks are addressed and escalated, and continuously improving Design Quality practices and the Quality System. Individual responsibilities may change due to business needs, and other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 12 years of related experience.
• 3–6 years of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Design Quality professionals while providing direct support to product-development programs and other priority work.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, independent Quality challenge, document review and approval, and timely resolution of complex product and Quality issues.
• Establish fit-for-purpose Quality strategies and enable execution across product-development programs, including design planning, requirements, design reviews, verification and validation, design transfer, process validation, change management, and product-quality issue resolution.
• Lead and support product risk-management activities to identify, evaluate, control, communicate, and document risks throughout development, and ensure risk strategies and evidence support product and program decisions.
• Ensure development strategies and decisions are supported by appropriate technical evidence, Quality rigor, statistical methods, and risk-based rationale; provide independent Quality direction on complex, ambiguous, or high-risk issues.
• Build and sustain a high-performing team through coaching, performance management, technical development, succession planning, cross-training, and development opportunities; establish clear objectives, expectations, and accountability.
• Align Design Quality resources and assignments with business, portfolio, and program priorities while balancing supervisory duties, direct project support, and emerging Quality risks.
• Partner across Product Development and Quality functions to resolve complex issues, clarify roles and decision rights, and drive timely, technically sound, compliant, and risk-informed decisions.
• Ensure significant product, compliance, Quality System, and program risks are visible, escalated appropriately, and driven to resolution.
• Represent Design Quality in cross-functional governance forums and communicate clear, evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure appropriate evidence of product and Quality System compliance and readiness, and improve processes, procedures, tools, and methods to strengthen Design Quality performance.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in a variable cash program (bonus or commission).
• Equity may be included for eligible roles.
• Access to genomics sequencing.
• Family planning benefits.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior