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Stein, Aargau, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Onsite
The actual location of this job is in Stein, AG, Switzerland. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
Lead and inspire a QA Material Management & Supply Chain team, ensuring GMP compliance, supplier quality, and seamless material lifecycle management from sourcing to release. Bring your leadership expertise and strong stakeholder management skills to drive quality excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment. Check out Your Career in Drug Product Services at Lonza!
This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.
What you will get:
An agile career and a dynamic work culture.
An inclusive and ethical workplace.
Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect numerous lifestyle, family, and leisure benefits.
The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits
What you will do:
Lead, develop, and manage the QA Material Management & Supply Chain team across different seniority levels, ensuring performance, capability, and compliance.
Ensure GMP compliance across the full lifecycle of raw materials and primary packaging materials from sourcing to release.
Ensure QA oversight for raw material release and warehousing practices. Ensure QA governance of warehouse and logistics processes, including goods receipt, material flow, and master data integrity. Oversee supplier quality management, including supplier qualification, quality agreements, performance monitoring, and supply chain integrity.
Oversee introduction and lifecycle management of new materials and suppliers, ensuring GMP compliance and cross-functional alignment. Review and approve critical QA documentation, including specifications, SOPs, validation documents, deviations, and changes, where applicable.
Act as escalation point and decision authority for complex quality issues related to materials, suppliers, and supply chain.
Support audits and inspections, ensuring readiness across local supplier management, material processes, and logistics.
Drive continuous improvement, KPI management, and cross-functional collaboration across QA, QC, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing
What we are looking for:
You are an experienced people leader and you emphasize listening to and coaching your team.
You have proven experience in building strong relationships – also with difficult stakeholders or stakeholder groups
Extensive experience in QA in pharmaceutical GMP environment with focus on material management as well as supply chain (warehousing and supplier quality management)
Academic degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field
You are happy to spend 3 days at our site in Stein and 2 days at our site in Basel (or vice versa) per week
Fluency in English and at least an intermediate level German are required
About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.