Quality Excellence Manager

We are currently partnering with a leading global biopharmaceutical manufacturer looking to hire a Quality Excellence professional in one of their major sites in Switzerland. The role offers the opportunity to significantly influence quality performance and operational excellence within a complex, fast‑moving environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Championing process harmonization and efficiency initiatives aligned with the company's operational excellence framework (LBMS).
• Driving the rollout of a Lean‑oriented Batch Release program and ensuring its successful integration at the site.
• Setting up and strengthening Quality Excellence structures-including CoE and PMO frameworks-to enable simplification, standardization, and the digital transformation of critical quality processes.
• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement by actively promoting LEAN principles, coaching teams, and fostering idea generation within the Quality organization.
• Tracking, analyzing, and communicating key Quality performance indicators, and initiating improvement measures to ensure targets are consistently met.
• Supporting multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring strong accountability, timely progress, and achievement of defined deliverables.
• Sharing best practices across departments and contributing to knowledge exchange across the broader network.

An ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:

• A university degree in a scientific discipline or a completed apprenticeship in a pharmaceutical setting (e.g., Lab Technician, CPT).
• Solid professional experience in GMP‑regulated environments, ideally within QA/QC.
• Proven capability with Lean / Six Sigma methodologies; Green Belt certification (or higher) is mandatory.
• Familiarity with tools such as PowerBI and/or Minitab is advantageous.
• Fluency in German (written and spoken) with strong English proficiency.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across diverse functional groups.

What We Offer:
* A modern, flexible career environment shaped by agility and continuous development.
* Competitive compensation aligned with high performance.
* The chance to play a central role in raising quality standards and advancing operational excellence at one of Switzerland's largest biopharma sites.

If this opportunity interests you, please apply!

NOTE: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates must have the right to work in Switzerland (e.g., EU citizens or valid Swiss work permit).