CMO QA Manager
Pubblicato il 12-08-2026 - Cpl Life Sciences in Lombardia
Job Title: CMO QA Manager
Job Type: Tempo pieno permanent
Role Location: Madrid, Spain or Milan, Italy – Hybrid
Remuneration: Competitive salary and benefits
Cpl Life Sciences is partnering with a leading international pharmaceutical organisation to recruit a CMO QA Manager. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced quality professional to take ownership of quality oversight activities across a global network of Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs) and external partners.
Working within a highly visible international quality function, you will play a key role in ensuring GMP compliance, driving quality excellence, and supporting the delivery of safe, high-quality products to patients worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide quality oversight for assigned CMOs and external manufacturing partners.
- Lead and support GMP audits across contract manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers.
- Oversee quality systems activities including deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and investigations.
- Conduct quality risk assessments and drive effective risk mitigation strategies in line with ICH Q9 principles.
- Review and approve critical investigations, ensuring robust root cause analysis and sustainable CAPA implementation.
- Support regulatory inspection readiness and interactions with agencies including FDA, EMA, and MHRA.
- Provide quality leadership for technology transfers, process validation, PPQ, and new product introductions.
- Lead supplier qualification and ongoing quality performance management activities.
- Monitor quality metrics and compliance trends to identify and address emerging risks.
- Support quality governance forums and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Candidate Profile
- Significant experience within pharmaceutical quality assurance and GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
- Proven experience supporting external manufacturing operations, supplier quality, or CMO oversigh