Quality Manager

CamWebDir; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution 10%

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Cellular Origins, based near Cambridge, is seeking a Quality Manager to own and continually improve our Quality Management System (QMS). You will work with engineering, manufacturing, delivery teams, suppliers and customers to ensure our systems meet ISO 9001 standards and regulatory requirements.

You will drive customer audits, supplier quality programs and CAPA processes, while promoting a practical, hands-on quality culture across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing and improving QMS.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead audits and drive CAPA actions.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the QMS and maintain ISO 9001 certification.
• Support quality across development, manufacturing, verification and delivery.
• Engage with customers to understand quality/regulatory needs and support audits.
• Manage supplier quality through audits, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Lead investigations, non-conformances and CAPA activities.
• Embed practical quality processes across engineering, manufacturing and delivery.

Skills

Quality management

Audits & CAPA

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

STEM degree or equivalent

Job description

About the Role

As our Quality Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring the quality of the systems we deliver to customers, working closely with engineering, manufacturing, delivery teams, suppliers and customers. You'll own and continually improve our Quality Management System (QMS), maintaining our ISO 9001 certification standards while ensuring quality remains practical, effective and embedded throughout the business. From system development and manufacturing through to customer acceptance and delivery, you'll help ensure our technology meets both customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do

• Own and continually improve our QMS, maintaining ISO 9001 standards as the business grows.
• Support quality throughout system development, manufacturing, verification, deployment and customer handover.
• Work directly with customers to understand quality and regulatory requirements, including supporting customer audits.
• Manage supplier quality through audits, issue resolution and continuous improvement.
• Lead quality investigations, non-conformance management and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Embed practical quality processes across engineering, manufacturing and delivery without creating unnecessary complexity.
• Provide training, guidance and mentoring to promote a strong quality culture across the business.

About You

You’ll have experience managing quality within a technical development and manufacturing environment, ideally involving complex equipment, automation or systems delivered to customers. You'll be comfortable working closely with engineers, scientists and customers, balancing quality requirements with the practical needs of a fast-moving technology business. You'll bring:

• A STEM degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Quality management experience within a technical development and manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting the manufacture, verification, commissioning or delivery of complex systems to customers.
• Strong knowledge of QMS management and ISO 9001 standards.
• Understanding of quality and regulatory requirements in regulated manufacturing environments, including awareness of GMP.
• Experience managing customer and supplier audits, non-conformances and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and support teams.
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach to quality, with the confidence to balance technical, customer and commercial priorities.

Cellular Origins is currently based on the TTP Campus, within purpose-built sustainable offices, labs and green surroundings, 10 miles south of Cambridge. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and collaboration, while providing you the freedom to do your best work.

Our employee benefits include:

• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants

Listing found on ttp.com via Cambridge Network.