Supply Chain Quality Manager

JMD Technologies Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JMD Technologies Inc. in Boston is seeking a Contract Supply Chain Quality Manager to oversee supplier quality, change notifications, CAPAs, deviations, and material lifecycle in a cGMP environment.

You will partner with QA, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to ensure materials meet quality, regulatory, delivery, and business requirements. Responsibilities include reviewing vendor change notifications, supporting change controls and investigations, onboarding suppliers,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3–5 years of regulated-industry experience.
• Strong understanding of cGMP supply chain operations and supplier quality.
• Experience with vendor change notifications, change controls, deviations, and CAPAs.

Responsibilities

• Review, assess, coordinate, and track vendor change notifications and their impact.
• Support change controls with impact assessments, plans, documentation, and tests.
• Investigate supplier deviations, nonconforming materials, and CAPAs with data gathering.
• Ensure supplier actions are completed within required timelines.
• Onboard suppliers, maintain master data, and monitor supplier performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve quality and supply issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related

Tools

ERP

iProcurement

Purchasing systems

Document management

Quality management systems

Job description

Employment Type: Contract (6+ months)

Status: Accepting Candidates

About the Role

The Supply Chain Quality Manager supports supply chain continuity across multiple sites, focusing on supplier quality oversight, vendor change notifications, change controls, CAPAs, deviations, and material lifecycle management in a cGMP environment. This role partners with Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, and external suppliers to ensure purchased materials and services meet quality, regulatory, delivery, and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Quality and Change Management

• Review, assess, coordinate, and track vendor change notifications and evaluate their impact on materials, specifications, manufacturing processes, regulatory filings, quality systems, supply continuity, and inventory.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality to support change controls, including impact assessments, implementation plans, documentation, and effectiveness checks.
• Support supplier-related deviations, nonconforming materials, complaints, supply disruptions, and CAPAs through investigation, data gathering, and follow-up.
• Ensure supplier notifications, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and related actions are completed within required timelines.

Supplier and Material Management

• Support supplier and material onboarding, including approved vendor setup, material specifications, quality documentation, and master-data requests.
• Monitor purchase orders and communicate risks related to quality, delivery, documentation, capacity, lead times, and supplier performance.
• Coordinate the disposition of nonconforming materials with Quality, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and suppliers.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and supplier master data, including approved vendor status, lead times, pricing, material attributes, and quality requirements.
• Supplier Performance and Risk Management
• Maintain supplier performance metrics covering quality, delivery, responsiveness, service, and compliance.
• Analyze supplier performance data, identify trends, and support supplier evaluations, quality reviews, and supplier development plans.
• Support supplier risk assessments, qualification activities, and periodic performance reviews.
• Represent Supply Chain on cross-functional project teams, quality forums, task forces, and supplier-related initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Process Improvement

• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Planning, Finance, Warehouse, Regulatory, and external suppliers to resolve operational and compliance issues.
• Support continuous improvement of purchasing, supplier quality, material control, and standard-work processes.
• Independently prioritize urgent operational needs while advancing quality-system commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, supplier quality, or quality operations within a regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of cGMP supply chain operations, supplier quality management, and material controls.
• Experience reviewing vendor change notifications and assessing their impact on materials, specifications, processes, documentation, and supply continuity.
• Working knowledge of change controls, deviations, nonconformance investigations, CAPAs, root-cause analysis, and effectiveness checks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to interpret material specifications, supplier documentation, certificates of analysis, change notifications, and quality records.
• Experience with ERP, iProcurement, purchasing, document-management, and quality-management systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, exercise sound judgment, and elevate quality or supply risks appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of supplier qualification, approved supplier lists, supplier performance management, and quality agreements.
• Experience supporting vendor change notifications, change controls, deviations, investigations, and CAPAs.
• Experience working in a fast-paced or start-up environment.
• Certificate or Associate degree with 10+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.