The Quality Customer Care (QCC) Program Manager is responsible for planning and directing activities to ensure customer complaints and in-process yield defects are investigated and addressed promptly, in full compliance with cGMP standards. This role requires a collaborative leader who can establish and drive departmental goals aligned with business objectives and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proven leadership skills, motivate and inspire teams, and possess strong communication abilities. Success in this position depends on effective management within a complex, matrixed, and fast-paced environment, making confident, pragmatic, and risk-based decisions, and prioritizing workloads to maintain departmental focus. A high level of intellectual agility, problem-solving skills, and decision-making strength is essential. The QCC Program Manager must also be a team player committed to sharing best practices, driving positive change, and constructively challenging the status quo respectfully and professionally.
Essential Job Functions:
- Lead, manage, and develop qualified staff to ensure effective complaint and defect investigations.
- Drive improvements in customer experience, including complaint reduction.
- Collaborate effectively with business partners such as Technical Services, Customer Service, Quality, Process Engineering, and Operations.
- Drive product and process improvements through thorough investigations and root cause analysis. Promote risk mitigation and effective process controls.
- Develop and implement standardized metrics to guide actions and foster continuous improvement (e.g., FPQ, CAPA).
- Implement and maintain tracking and trending systems to identify potential out-of-trend conditions and proactively mitigate risks.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field, with at least 2 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing setting, demonstrating successful performance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developing organizational vision, goals, and objectives; track record of driving successful change initiatives with positive business outcomes.
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders across geographies; cultural sensitivity and awareness.
- Understanding or experience with ISO & FDA regulations (such as 21 CFR 820, 210 & 211) is a strong plus.
- Certifications like Black Belt, Green Belt, CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE, CQPA.
- Occasional travel to domestic and international locations (<10%).
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
Industries
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing