Senior Manager, Quality

Avantor•Phillipsburg, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Avantor is looking for a dedicated and passionate Sr. Quality Manager to oversee our Manufacturing Quality organization at our Phillipsburg, NJ site, advocating for customers and collaborating with internal and external partners to achieve business and operational metric success. You will have the opportunity to lead continuous improvement activities to achieve a compliant, effective, and efficient Quality Management System. The position scope includes all elements of the Quality Management System, Quality Assurance, and the Quality Control Laboratory throughout the product lifecycle. If you have experience managing and upholding quality and cGMP compliance of products manufactured and distributed – let’s talk! This role will be a full-time position based out of our Phillipsburg, New Jersey site with ~10% travel to our Bridgewater, NJ site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
Minimum 8 years of Quality experience in a cGMP (Part 210/211, ICHQ7, IPEC) chemical manufacturing environment is required
Quality experience includes: audit management, qualification and validations, supplier management, incoming inspection, non-conformance management, material review board, QC analytical testing, batch release, customer feedback, field actions, CAPA, risk management., management of change, documentation management, training, and development.
Minimum 5 years of experience managing people
Minimum 5 years of experience leading Quality transformational change or continuous improvement
Strong Quality leadership, management, and knowledge
Strong people, systems, and process leadership skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, peer collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills
Ability to make sounds Quality decisions, with a significant impact, based on data analysis, facts and associated risk
Comfortable in a fast-paced, sophisticated, and regulated manufacturing environment with competing priorities
Technical adept in chemical manufacturing processes
Ability to outcome challenges
Transformational leadership skills
Demonstrates a strong drive for results
Demonstrates the ability to maintain good emotional control in difficult circumstances
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to clearly and crisply communicate
Demonstrated commitment to quality
Discernment for business

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Life Science(s), Quality, or related field
People management in a union environment
Membership in Quality related industry associations (e.g. American Society for Quality)
Certification in - ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ASQ, iPEC, Lean, Six Sigma

Responsibilities

Lead the deployment of Quality philosophies, principles, methods and techniques ((TPC, LSS, TQM, PFMEA, SPC, PLA, etc.))
Manage and uphold quality and cGMP compliance of products manufactured and distributed
Oversee the Manufacturing Quality organization
Advocate for customers
Collaborate with internal and external partners to achieve business and operational metric success
Lead continuous improvement activities to achieve a compliant, effective, and efficient Quality Management System
Manage all elements of the Quality Management System, Quality Assurance, and the Quality Control Laboratory throughout the product lifecycle