Senior Manager, Contamination Control & Sterility

Danaher; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Job summary

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Manager for Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance to lead and advance contamination control strategies across Cytiva’s manufacturing sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong quality performance. This on-site role supports patient safety and product quality within a global network.

The role reports to the Director of Global Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance and supports the Filtration Business Unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s level degree in a relevant scientific field.
• 10+ years experience in regulated life sciences manufacturing environments.
• Expertise across contamination control, sterility, microbial control, and environmental monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead contamination control and sterility programs across multiple sites.
• Drive continuous improvement of contamination control strategies and environmental monitoring.
• Serve as SME for contamination control, sterility, microbial control, and aseptic processing.
• Provide leadership during regulatory inspections, audits, and quality assessments.
• Lead investigations and CAPA activities related to contamination events and excursions.
• Monitor and drive performance through contamination control metrics and risk management.
• Coordinate between global CCSA strategy and site execution.

Skills

Contamination control

Sterility assurance

Microbial control

Regulatory inspections

Quality systems

Cross-functional leadership

Global site collaboration

Project management

Risk management

Environmental monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

Master's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

Job description

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Manager for Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance to lead and advance contamination control strategies across Cytiva’s manufacturing sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong quality performance. This on-site role supports patient safety and product quality within a global network.

The role reports to the Director of Global Contamination Control & Sterility Assurance and supports the Filtration Business Unit.