Manufacturing Quality Lead (F/M)

The Automation Partnership (Cambridge); Aubagne; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sartorius is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Lead based in Aubagne, France. You will drive site quality priorities, coordinate critical quality interventions, and partner with site leaders to sustain reliable manufacturing output.

The role emphasizes cross-site alignment, risk assessment, and timely escalation of quality events. Qualities include a technical/quality-focused vocational background and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English is required.
• 7+ years in Manufacturing Quality or related roles in regulated environments.
• Experience improving quality performance and managing quality risks.
• Strong stakeholder management across Manufacturing, Site Quality and Global Quality functions.

Responsibilities

• Challenge site quality priorities by assessing risks and translating them into roadmaps to maintain reliable manufacturing output.
• Coordinate resolution and escalation of critical quality events by connecting site functions with global expertise.
• Verify effectiveness of site quality recovery actions by reviewing evidence and indicators with site leaders.
• Drive cross-site alignment of quality improvement priorities and embed actions into site routines to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Fluent in English

Stakeholder management

Quality improvement

Education

Technical/Scientific/Quality-related vocational training or equivalent

Job description

Join our Manufacturing Quality team as a Manufacturing Quality Lead (F/M)and play a key role in challenging site quality priorities, coordinating critical quality interventions, and driving cross-site quality improvement in close partnership with site leaders. Through your contribution to reliable manufacturing output, you will help our teams focus on what matters most: better health for more people.

Based in Aubagne (13), you will become part of a team of dedicated professionals who look forward to shaping the future together with you

Grow with us - Your Responsibilities

• Challenge site quality priorities by assessing risks & performance gaps with site leaders and translating them into agreed roadmaps in line with Manufacturing Quality expectations to maintain reliable manufacturing output
• Coordinate resolution and escalation of critical quality events within assigned sites by connecting accountable site functions with the required global expertise and challenging containment and recovery actions to minimize manufacturing downtime
• Verify the effectiveness of site quality recovery actions by reviewing implementation evidence, performance development, and recurrence indicators with site leaders to sustain recovered site quality performance
• Drive cross-site alignment of quality improvement priorities by comparing KPIs, trends, management review outcomes & quality risks and supporting site leaders in embedding prioritized cross-site actions into site routines to prevent recurrence of quality issues across the site portfolio

What will convince us

• Completed vocational training in a technical, scientific, quality-related, or manufacturing discipline with relevant professional experience, or equivalent qualification
• 7+ years of experience in Manufacturing Quality, Site Quality, Quality Operations, or related Quality roles in regulated manufacturing environments
• Proven experience improving quality performance, managing quality risks, and supporting recovery of underperforming manufacturing sites with a challenging mindset
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and prioritization skills across Manufacturing, Site Quality, and Global Quality functions
• Fluent in English

About Sartorius

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.