Supplier Quality Director - Bioprocess Upstream and Fluid Management

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

As the Supplier Quality Director for Cytiva you will lead a team of supplier quality associates as they work to eliminate supplier quality defects, support the business growth and apply risk mitigation. Your team leadership will be focused on supporting supplier development through supplier qualification, sustaining supplier quality through auditing and managing supplier change requests.  Your role will be critical to the overall continuous improvement of supplier management, process development and cross-functional integration.

This position is part of the Quality and Regulatory Affairs department, will be remote if not near Duncan, Marlborough, or Hoegaarden locations, otherwise will require hybrid. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What You'll do:

• Lead the  Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) activities in support of Cytiva Bioprocess supplier quality
• Manage supplier quality planning, execution and compliance of work to Cytiva QMS with focus on supplier qualification auditing, supplier monitoring, CAPA/RCA implementation and supplier change management.
• Implement an effective operations management within your team that drives adherence to Cytiva and regulatory requirements, ensures timely execution of work, and creates continuous team development and process refinement….live DBS
• Support Global Sourcing quality initiatives and metrics.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support expansion, risk mitigation and productivity while ensuring supplier quality.
• Nurture and sustain a team environment of inclusiveness, diversity and associate development

Who you are

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of quality related work experience that includes direct experience in supplier quality management.
• A proven leader who has a track record of developing teams, driving process improvement and operational excellence, meeting key performance targets and thrives on developing their team and proactively mitigates risk.
• Experience in the biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry, preferably both.
• Knowledge of supplier quality management work streams including qualification, auditing, change management, CAPA/RCA, QMS development and training program development.
• The desire and ability to travel up to 30%.
• Ability to develop, communicate and implement a strategy to ensure compliance to regulatory and industry requirements.
•  Effective problem solving, root-cause analytical skills to lead and influence others to drive change (cross-functionally and globally).

The salary range is $132,300.00 to $190,000.00 This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At Cytiva we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional i