Site Quality Lead/Site Engineer - QA
Thermo Fisher ScientificAbout the role
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting, WarehouseJob Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm with deep expertise in healthcare, focused on a select set of subsectors, including pharmaceutical services and technology, medtech and related services, life science tools and diagnostics.
This decision follows a thoughtful evaluation as part of Thermo Fisher’s ongoing business strategy to actively manage and strengthen our portfolio.
We expect the transaction will be completed in the second half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. Until the transaction is complete, Thermo Fisher will continue to operate the business.
If you join the microbiology business prior to the close of the transaction, your employment is expected to transition to Astorg.
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How will you make an impact?
The Quality Site Lead will lead in the implementation of quality assurances practices, process control, change control, and Corrective and Preventive Action activities. This position is embedded in the Operations Work Stream. The Quality Site Lead will partner with Operations and is the primary point of contact for all Quality decisions affecting daily activities. The Quality Site Lead will approve investigations, deviations, change controls, and in-process control improvements. In addition, they will evaluate and recommend process changes to improve the Value Stream performance and regulatory compliance. The Quality Site Lead will act as an effective leader in promoting quality disciplines, decisions and practices, and will apply sound, systematic, problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating and resolving quality issues.
Location: Oakwood Village, OH
Relocation assistance is NOT provided.
What will you do?
- Provide Quality input to all investigations, deviations, change controls, SOP’s, and in-process controls in support of the assigned Value Stream(s).
- Enable collaborative relationships between Operations and Quality with the overall focus of improving customer satisfaction.
- Troubleshoot process issues. Lead inter-department teams in the resolution of process issues and quality problems.
- Work as a member of new product introduction teams to provide quality input and capability analysis.
- Work closely with Operations, R & D, Purchasing, and Engineering to improve quality while reducing material scrap and costs.
- Champion continuous improvement and the transition to a Lean Manufacturing Environment.
- Drive quality management focus on productivity improvements throughout the business unit.
- Work effectively as a member of cross-functional teams.
- Partner with Operations leadership to establish controls and inspection points to facilitate detection, correction, and prevention of nonconforming materials, parts, assemblies, and products.
- Drive Customer complaints to resolution; Serve as Quality Representative for all quality-related corrective/pr
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