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Quality Manager

🏢 Merck KGaA Darmstadt Germany 📍 Gillingham, South West England, England 💼 Company - Public
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£34,000 - £53,257
£2,833 - £4,438 / mo
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Location Base
Gillingham, South West England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role:

In your role as Quality Manager, Supply Chain & Distribution you will be based at our Gillingham site in Dorset, UK and will be responsible for the local management of all aspects of the Quality Management System and GDP requirements, and will be the site representative and owner of the Quality Management and Quality Assurance for distribution operations. You will provide leadership for and be the responsible person for all quality topics at the Gillingham site and will also provide support for related 3rd-party warehouse locations and commercial subsidiaries in UK and Ireland. Your duties will include the implementation and maintenance of the local QMS, ensuring the site is fully compliant to applicable ISO and GDP standards, communicating feedback and information for quality topics to and from the business sector quality organization (LS-Q), participating in or leading regional or global LS-Q projects and initiatives, and managing the audit program for the site.

Who You Are:
  • Degree-level or equivalent qualification in science, quality, regulatory or related subject
  • minimum 4 years of relevant work experience
  • Training in Quality Management and GDP
  • Experience in QA-related tasks, including IS09001 Quality Management System
  • Extensive auditing experience
  • Working knowledge of a distribution operation
  • Working knowledge of trade compliance and legal regulations for import/export
  • Project Management skills
  • Team-building, development & motivational skills
  • Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Location: Gillingham, South West England, England
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