Quality Manager

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Are you a proactive and driven professional with a passion for excellence in quality management? If so, then Join our Team as a Quality Manager to help revolutionise cell sorting!

In this role, we're looking for you to take full ownership of our quality processes and support with our mission to improve cell sorting. Our mission is to make our cutting-edge technology accessible to every laboratory as well as enable new clinical applications. At Cellular Highways, we've developed an automated high-throughput sterile cell sorter for cell therapies. Your role as a Quality Manager will be crucial in overseeing and leading the quality standards within the organisation, as well as implementing and improving our processes including production and service provision

Collaboration is important too and so, you'll work closely with our senior management team on our quality objectives, accreditation and audits. You'll work with our operations manager on production and service provision and with our R&D team on product design, verification and validation. If you thrive in a role where you can drive excellence and contribute to strategic decision-making, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Accountable for the QMS and compliance across the business.

• Lead the business efficiently to QMS accreditation and consistent delivery of quality product to customers.
• Implement and improve our quality systems and procedures, including overall management, production, service and R&D.
• Lead internal audits, external audits, and hosting audits.
• Provide training and support on the QMS to colleagues and new employees.
• Maintain and improve QMS documentation and records.
• Monitor quality performance, lead root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Champion continuous improvement to ensure issues are swiftly resolved.
• Actively participate in operational quality from goods-in to final inspection with the goal of excellence.
• Take responsibility in operational quality from supplier quality and material inspection to testing, monitoring and final inspection.

Requirements

• Previously worked as a Quality Manager, Quality specialist or have experience leading and implementing a QMS across a team.
• Experience setting-up, maintaining and getting certification for a QMS for relevant quality standards, for example ISO 13485.
• Practical, hands-on approach to quality processes in manufacturing and service provision.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work within a start-up environment.
• Experience in working with either Life Sciences or the Medical device industries would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of frameworks for process improvement.

Benefits

Cellular Highways is part of TTP Group, an employee-owned business operating from green surroundings in Melbourn, just south of Cambridge. TTP Group is an established technology consulting firm with a successful track record of launching new businesses with disruptive technologies.

• Annual profit-related bonus
• Employer pension contribution of 12% of pensionable pay
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants
• Free lunch and all-day refreshments
• Life insurance worth 6x salary
• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, with the option to return part-time for a year
• Electric car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Opportunities to participate in a wide range of activities, including squash, Zumba, yoga, arts and crafts, and TTP's own rock band
• Access and discounts to local sports facilities and theatre tickets