The actual location of this job is in Bend, Oregon (USA). Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
Join our growing Quality team in Bend, Oregon as a QA Manager. In this leadership role, you will help ensure commercial pharmaceutical products meet regulatory requirements while supporting successful product launches, supply reliability, and customer satisfaction.
This is a fully site-based role. Working together in person supports close, real-time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.
What you will get - An agile career and dynamic working culture.
- An inclusive and ethical workplace.
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Opportunities to influence commercial quality strategy and business decisions.
- Exposure to cross-functional leadership across manufacturing, supply chain and commercial teams.
- The full list of our global benefits can be found at https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.
What you will do - Manage the timely release of commercial drug products and APIs, ensuring compliance with approved specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Serve as the primary Quality representative for commercial partners, distributors and key customer accounts.
- Review and negotiate quality agreements to support successful commercial operations.
- Oversee quality compliance across distribution, warehousing and third-party logistics providers.
- Lead investigations into product complaints, identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Partner with Regulatory Affairs to support changes, labeling updates and global regulatory commitments.
- Monitor quality metrics, support audits and inspections, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Life Sciences or a related field. Advanced qualifications are beneficial.
- At least five years of experience in pharmaceutical Quality Assurance within a regulated environment.
- Previous leadership or people management experience.
- Experience supporting commercial product launches or commercial pharmaceutical operations.
- Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical quality systems, cGMP requirements and regulatory expectations.
- Ability to balance compliance requirements with business objectives and delivery timelines.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
