Lead Supplier Quality Engineer – Life Sciences

Danaher Corporation; Newquay; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, part of Danaher's family, seeks a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer at the Newquay site to drive supplier quality activities. You will lead SCARs, audits, and onboarding with cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely remediation of supplier defects.

The role requires 5+ years in quality, 3+ years in supplier onboarding/auditing, and strong knowledge of ISO, CFR, GMP standards. Join a team focused on safe, effective life sciences solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent with manufacturing, engineering, or quality assurance experience.
• Minimum 5 years of Quality experience, preferably in a relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years in supplier onboarding, supplier auditing, and supplier communications.
• Knowledge of applicable standards and regulations (e.g. ISO, CFR, GMP, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Issue, monitor and approve Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) with meaningful feedback and RCA support.
• Maintain qualified auditor status; train team members and lead remediation after failed audits; manage annual supplier audit program.
• Review, assess impact and communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers on supplier change requests; escalate SCRs as needed.
• Support containment and correction for supplier defects and document tasks; own and execute quality event tasks and train colleagues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Project Management, Sourcing, QA) to manage supplier quality requirements, onboarding and monitoring.
• Create inputs for Management Review and develop supplier quality action plans; support daily management.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Supplier onboarding

Auditing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Cytiva, part of Danaher's family, seeks a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer at the Newquay site to drive supplier quality activities. You will lead SCARs, audits, and onboarding with cross-functional teams, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely remediation of supplier defects.

The role requires 5+ years in quality, 3+ years in supplier onboarding/auditing, and strong knowledge of ISO, CFR, GMP standards. Join a team focused on safe, effective life sciences solutions.