Global Senior Manager, Contamination Control & Sterility

Cytiva; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Senior Manager, Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance to lead global programs across multiple manufacturing sites. You will drive contamination control strategies and sterility practices to ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.

This role requires a track record of leading technical teams in validated environments, and the ability to support regulatory inspections, audits, and CAPA activities while advancing quality and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in regulated life sciences manufacturing.
• Experience with contamination control, sterility, microbial control, environmental monitoring, and CCS strategy development.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, CAPA, and quality risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead contamination control and sterility assurance programs across multiple sites.
• Drive continuous improvement of monitoring, microbial control, and sterility practices.
• Act as SME for contamination control and aseptic processing.
• Provide leadership during inspections, audits, and internal assessments.
• Lead investigations and CAPA activities for contamination events and excursions.
• Monitor metrics and drive risk management across the network.
• Collaborate between global strategy and site execution to standardize best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Contamination control

Sterility assurance

Regulatory compliance

Quality systems

CAPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Microbiology/related

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Sterilization technologies

Job description

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Senior Manager, Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance to lead global programs across multiple manufacturing sites. You will drive contamination control strategies and sterility practices to ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.

This role requires a track record of leading technical teams in validated environments, and the ability to support regulatory inspections, audits, and CAPA activities while advancing quality and risk