Sr. QA Manager

Position: Sr. QA Manager

Location: On-site Phillipsburg, New Jersey site

with ~20% travel to Bridgewater, NJ sites.

(relo provided if needed)

Our client is looking for a dedicated and passionate multi-site leader to manage our Manufacturing Quality organization, 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 ~20% travel to Bridgewater, NJ sites.

The Quality team is part of our Quality Assurance business unit. This team supports development and quality maintenance of products and processes by creating and implementing quality standard programs for existing products and

services.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Experience: 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
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred
• Minimal physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking, standing, bending, reaching, lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• 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
• Lead the deployment of Quality philosophies, principles, methods and techniques ((TPC, LSS, TOM, PFMEA, SPC, PLA, etc.)
• 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
• The Manager reports directly to the Senior Director Quality, Chemical Manufacturing Americas and directly manages the Quality team and System at the Bridgewater, NJ and Phillipsburg, NJ facilities. Depending on the facility, this individual will manage a group including collective bargaining unit team members. The Manager has routine customer interaction and works with employees of various levels both internally and externally. This individual works closely with manufacturing.

GTS Scientific is a recruiting company specializing in executive, scientific and technical placements for the biopharmaceutical, medical device, engineering and chemical industries. Our quality driven recruiting process allows us to identify the ideal candidates for our clients, from mid-level employees to senior executives. We partner with our clients hiring managers to determine the required staff with the appropriate skill sets to achieve strategic company goals. Our recruiting experts identify and build personal relationships with the most qualified candidates in the marketplace today; these strong industry relationships allow us to react quickly to our client’s requirements.