Global Quality Program Integration Manager

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New Jersey seeks a seasoned Global Quality Laboratory Transformation leader to drive cross-functional initiatives across regional and global teams, manage budgets, and align stakeholders with regulatory expectations.

You will orchestrate complex workstreams, lead executive meetings, promote operational excellence, and coordinate communications while ensuring FDA/EMA readiness and integration of LIMS/ELN systems across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing/Quality Environment.
• Understanding regulatory compliance, FDA/EMA inspection readiness, LIMS/ELN systems, and lab instrumentation.
• 5+ years of project-management experience.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and facilitating executive-level meetings.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence and negotiate among teams with competing priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to promote collaboration across countries and regions.
• Visa sponsorship not available.

Responsibilities

• Manage critical Global Quality Laboratory Transformation Initiatives, activities, and budgets.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders across cross-functional groups at regional and global levels.
• Integrate complex workstream plans across multiple functions and external entities.
• Resolve conflicts and make trade-offs among competing interests and priorities.
• Facilitate joint meetings with alliance counterparts.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and participate in execution and governance meetings.
• Ensure budget accountability and transparency with stakeholders and governance.
• Track activity timing, anticipated risks, mitigation, and conflict resolutions.
• Lead and contribute to process-improvement initiatives.
• Promote operational excellence across activities and projects.
• Plan, orchestrate, and support business initiatives.
• Support projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, including budget planning, meeting planning, and agendas/minutes.
• Track and support multiple workstreams across functional areas and companies.
• Lead Microsoft Teams community stewardship.
• Execute communication plans aligned with business objectives, project timelines, and stakeholder needs.
• Engage leadership to understand goals and performance needs and develop aligned ways of working.
• Routinely engage stakeholders to ensure solutions support desired outcomes.

Skills

Project Management

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Budget Planning

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LIMS Systems

ELN Systems

Lab Instrumentation

Tactical Project Planning

Strategic Project Planning

Vendor Management

Budget Accountability

Conflict Resolution

Job description

• Manage critical Global Quality Laboratory Transformation Initiatives, activities, and budgets
• Work with internal and external stakeholders across cross-functional groups at regional and global levels
• Integrate complex workstream plans across multiple functions and external entities
• Resolve conflicts and make trade-offs among competing interests and priorities
• Facilitate joint meetings with alliance counterparts
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and participate in execution and governance meetings
• Ensure budget accountability and transparency with stakeholders and governance
• Track activity timing, anticipated risks, mitigation, and conflict resolutions
• Lead and contribute to process-improvement initiatives
• Promote operational excellence across activities and projects
• Plan, orchestrate, and support business initiatives
• Support projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, including budget planning, meeting planning, and agendas/minutes
• Track and support multiple workstreams across functional areas and companies
• Lead Microsoft Teams community stewardship
• Execute communication plans aligned with business objectives, project timelines, and stakeholder needs
• Engage leadership to understand goals and performance needs and develop aligned ways of working
• Routinely engage stakeholders to ensure solutions support desired outcomes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing / Quality Environment
• Understanding of regulatory compliance, FDA/EMA inspection readiness, LIMS/ELN systems, and lab instrumentation
• Minimum of 5 years of project-management experience
• Experience planning, coordinating, and facilitating executive-level meetings internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate among teams and individuals with competing priorities
• Ability to independently handle multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working independently and as part of a team
• Ability to quickly learn new subject areas and environments
• Self-motivation, flexibility, resourcefulness, problem-solving ability, and passion for science
• Outstanding Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams skills
• Ability to apply approaches, tools, and techniques for constructive collaboration
• Advanced verbal, written, and presentation abilities
• Ability to use broad methods, assumptions, frameworks, and perspectives in problem-solving and decision-making
• Tactical and strategic project-planning and project-management experience
• Willingness to promote collaboration across countries and regions
• Alliance project-management experience preferred
• Experience leading large, complex multi-stakeholder projects preferred
• Vendor-management and budget-planning experience preferred
• No visa sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing Global Quality Laboratory Transformation Initiatives, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance, project management, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder projects while promoting operational excellence and effective communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Budget Planning
• Process Improvement

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• LIMS Systems
• ELN Systems
• Lab Instrumentation
• Tactical Project Planning
• Strategic Project Planning
• Vendor Management
• Budget Accountability
• Conflict Resolution

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Problem-Solving Ability
• Self-Motivation

Industry Keywords

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Quality Environment
• FDA Inspection Readiness
• EMA Inspection Readiness
• Multi-Stakeholder Projects

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Teams