Project End-to-End (E2E) Quality Control Lead

Lonza Group; Bend (OR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Lead high-visibility projects

Lonza global benefits

Job summary

Lonza Group is seeking a Project End-to-End (E2E) Quality Control Lead to drive QC project activities in Bend, Oregon. Lead the development and readiness of new QC labs, ensuring GMP compliance and regulatory readiness while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families. This on-site role offers exposure to senior leaders and impactful projects that shape the future of QC operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality Control experience within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences environment.
• Strong understanding of QC operations, laboratory compliance, data integrity, and regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or driving project initiatives in a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, including CAPA, audits, investigations, and risk management processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, influence outcomes, and navigate complex organizational environments.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for quality and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Quality Control project deliverables to ensure compliance with GMP requirements, regulatory expectations, and business objectives.
• Oversee the development, qualification, and operational readiness of new QC laboratories, laboratory expansions, and consolidation initiatives.
• Serve as the primary QC representative for project teams, Quality Assurance leadership, customers, and regulatory agencies.
• Provide quality leadership throughout project lifecycles, including deviation management, CAPA implementation, risk assessments, and readiness activities.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute project plans, operational readiness strategies, and long-term QC capabilities.
• Monitor project risks, timelines, and compliance challenges; proactively identify solutions and drive successful outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing quality systems, implementing risk management practices, and leveraging performance metrics.
• Contribute to the growth and success of a high-performing QC organization supporting critical patient therapies.

Skills

QC leadership

GMP compliance

Regulatory compliance

Quality systems

CAPA

Audits

Risk management

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Project End-to-End (E2E) Quality Control Lead

United States, Bend (Oregon)

The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead Quality Control (QC) project activities supporting laboratory development, expansion, and operational readiness at Lonza’s growing Bend, Oregon site. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of our QC organization, ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and quality standards that enable the successful delivery of life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Located in beautiful Bend, Oregon, this position offers the unique opportunity to combine a meaningful career with an exceptional quality of life. For eligible candidates and their families, relocation assistance is available to support a smooth transition to the area.

This is a fully site-based role. Working on-site enables close collaboration with cross-functional teams, direct engagement with laboratory operations, and the ability to make a visible impact in a highly regulated and fast-paced environment.

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses help people. In exchange, we empower our people to own their careers, drive meaningful change, and contribute to innovations that improve lives around the world—and that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

What you will get:

• An agile career with opportunities for professional growth and advancement within a global life sciences leader
• A collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven workplace where your contributions make a real difference
• Compensation programs that recognize and reward high performance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates and their families
• Opportunities to lead impactful, high-visibility projects that shape the future of QC operations
• Exposure to senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the organization
• Access to Lonza’s global benefits (https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefitshttps://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits)

What you will do:

• Lead and manage Quality Control project deliverables to ensure compliance with GMP requirements, regulatory expectations, and business objectives
• Oversee the development, qualification, and operational readiness of new QC laboratories, laboratory expansions, and consolidation initiatives
• Serve as the primary QC representative for project teams, Quality Assurance leadership, customers, and regulatory agencies
• Provide quality leadership throughout project lifecycles, including deviation management, CAPA implementation, risk assessments, and readiness activities
• Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute project plans, operational readiness strategies, and long-term QC capabilities
• Monitor project risks, timelines, and compliance challenges; proactively identify solutions and drive successful outcomes
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing quality systems, implementing risk management practices, and leveraging performance metrics
• Contribute to the growth and success of a high-performing QC organization supporting critical patient therapies

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline required; advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of Quality Control experience within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences environment
• Strong understanding of QC operations, laboratory compliance, data integrity, and regulatory expectations
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or driving project initiatives in a regulated environment
• Working knowledge of quality systems, including CAPA, audits, investigations, and risk management processes
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, influence outcomes, and navigate complex organizational environments
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for quality and operational excellence

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together.

Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives—and that’s the kind of impact you can make here.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Why Lonza:

We are a place of unique opportunity, where your ideas, expertise and ambition can make a real difference. Here, will have the freedom to grow, the support to succeed and the chance to contribute to work that matters.

We are the makers of the medicines of tomorrow.