Senior Quality Associate, External Manufacturing

Reckitt Benckiser LLC; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene and health company in Hull is seeking a Senior Quality Associate to oversee quality within external manufacturing. This hybrid role involves line management of Quality Associates, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving quality improvement efforts. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a relevant field and experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Bonus

Private Health

Qualifications

• Excellent risk management skills to identify and mitigate supplier risks.
• Proven leadership skills with prior experience in people management.
• Experience managing third-party manufacturing operations.
• Technical and professional qualifications including experience in quality audit.
• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements covering the QMS in Europe.
• Experience in a quality function in Healthcare or Pharmaceutical industry.
• Travel will be required in Europe / UK.

Responsibilities

• Line management of Quality Associates and ownership of related activities.
• Coach and develop Quality Associates to strengthen capabilities.
• Implement tailored development plans for Quality Associates.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Act as Quality approver and support as SME for QMS records.
• Engage in Quality Improvement plans and support execution.
• Act as a lead auditor to assess and approve external manufacturers.

Skills

Commercial Awareness

Business Partnership

Collaboration

Accountability

Adaptability

Ability to challenge the status quo

Education

Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Pharmaceutics

Job description

Senior Quality Associate, External Manufacturing

City: Kingston upon Hull

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical, Regulatory and Quality professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance. We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality. The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Senior Quality Associate, External Manufacturing

Hybrid Working, Hull

Competitive Salary & Benefits: 25 Days Annual leave, Bonus, Private Heath

Closing date: 10th October 2025

We're in search of a proactive Quality Senior Associate to join the Reckitt team, where innovation and science converge to make a real-world impact. You'll contribute to the growth of our trusted product portfolio, manufactured at our External Manufactures, ensuring the highest standards of quality. Your expertise will drive activities from concept to execution, fostering an environment of continuous improvement. If you thrive in a dynamic atmosphere and are looking for a role where your actions directly contribute to the company's success, we would love to see your application.

Your responsibilities

• Line management of Quality Associates and ownership of related activities. Delegating tasks effectively to ensure that products in the external manufacturing portfolio are compliant to Regulatory and Reckitt standards.
• Coach and develop Quality Associates to strengthen individual capabilities and build a high performing, engaged team.
• Identity development needs and implement tailored development plans to grow technical and leadership skills across the Quality Associates.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing among the team and stakeholders.
• Act as Quality approver and/or support as SME for QMS records owned by Quality Associates, ensuring decisions are aligned with quality standards and business priorities.
• Ensuring that auditor competency is sufficient for the scope of products and relevant classifications for own and Quality Associates portfolio management.
• Actively engage in Quality Improvement plans and support their execution.
• Act as a lead auditor to assess and approve external manufacturers with ongoing management of a defined portfolio.
• Review Product Quality Reviews where it is applicable according to product classifications and Technical Agreement and ensures that product meets with Reckitt requirements

The experience we're looking for

• Excellent risk management skills to identify and mitigate supplier risks to the business, developing strategies and executing action plans to resolve critical issues.
• Proven leadership skills with prior experience in people management.
• Experience managing third-party manufacturing operations.
• Technical and professional qualifications, including experience in quality audit.
• Thorough knowledge on the regulatory requirements, rules and guidance covering the QMS and manufacture of pharmaceutical products in Europe, such as EU GMP/GDP, ISO13485 and ISO22716.
• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Pharmaceutics.
• Experience of working in a quality function in Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or Medical Device related industry.
• Travel will be required in Europe / UK.

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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