Supplier Quality Manager - Discovery

Radiometer; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Cytiva, part of Danaher, is seeking a qualified Supplier Quality Engineer to lead the SQE function for the Discovery unit. You will manage supplier qualification, auditing, CAPA/RCA and change management while ensuring compliance with QMS and regulatory standards.

The role requires hands-on quality leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and travel up to 30%. Experience in biotech/pharma is preferred, with the ability to drive continuous improvement across global supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of quality-related work experience including supplier quality management
• Experience in biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industries preferred
• Knowledge of supplier quality workstreams: qualification, auditing, change management, CAPA/RCA, QMS development and training
• Willingness to travel up to 30%

Responsibilities

• Lead the Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) in support of Cytiva Discovery
• Manage supplier quality planning, auditing, CAPA/RCA and change management
• Drive operations management ensuring adherence to Cytiva and regulatory requirements
• Support Global Sourcing quality initiatives and metrics
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support expansion and risk mitigation
• Assist in developing Discovery supplier quality under the direction of the Senior SQM

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

What you’ll do

• Lead the Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) in support of the Cytiva Discovery business Unit
• Manage the supplier quality planning, execution and compliance of work to Cytiva QMS with focus on supplier qualification auditing, supplier monitoring, CAPA/RCA implementation and supplier change management
• Implement an effective operations management within your team that drives adherence to Cytiva and regulatory requirements, ensures timely execution of work, and creates continuous team development and process refinement
• Support Global Sourcing quality initiatives and metrics
• Work closely with cross-functional internal stakeholders to support expansion, productivity improvements and risk mitigation while ensuring supplier quality
• Support the development of the Discovery supplier quality within the direction of the Discovery & Medical Senior Supplier Quality Manager

Who you are

• A self-starter who enjoys driving improvement, leading, collaborating with teams and delivering impact
• A quality profession with a minimum of 4 years of quality related work experience, that includes direct experience in supplier quality management
• Experience in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry, preferably both
• Knowledge of supplier quality management workstreams including qualification, auditing, change management, CAPA/RCA, QMS development and training program development
• The desire and ability to travel up to 30%
• Ability to develop, communicate and implement a strategy to ensure compliance to Cytiva, regulatory and industry requirements
• Effective problem solving, root-cause analytical skills to lead and influence others to drive change (cross-functionally and globally).

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com. Danaher is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world’s most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.