Sr. Manager, Quality

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Discover Impactful Work:
As a Senior Manager of Quality at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will guide strategic quality initiatives and support a culture of continuous improvement across our organization. You'll oversee quality management systems, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance customer experience through excellent quality standards. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll develop and implement quality strategies that support our mission.

In this role, you'll manage quality assurance and quality control teams while building strong partnerships with operations, R&D, commercial teams, and customers. You'll guide process improvements through Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodologies and risk-based approaches. Your leadership will be essential in maintaining inspection readiness, managing customer relationships, and ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements.

As a member of the site leadership team, you'll support quality initiatives that deliver consistent product excellence while meeting business objectives. You'll develop quality professionals, lead investigations, and implement data-driven solutions that enhance our quality systems and customer satisfaction.

This is a fully onsite position based in Middletown, VA.

Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Advanced degree with 6+ years of experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Preferred: Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical field.

Experience

• 5+ years of quality management/leadership experience.
• Professional certifications desired (ASQ, Lean Six Sigma, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience leading quality investigations, CAPA, and change control processes.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with quality tools including FMEA, Risk Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Experience hosting regulatory inspections and customer audits.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Expert knowledge of global quality standards (ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR 820, EU MDR/IVDR).
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and GMP requirements.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional leadership abilities.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships at all levels.
• Experience hosting regulatory inspections and customer audits.
• Proficiency with quality management software systems.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.