CMO Quality Assurance Manager

Position

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest quality standards in the Animal Health industry? In this role, you will take ownership of end-to-end Quality Management for CMOs, Suppliers, and products (including Veterinary Medicinal Products, CAW products, veterinary devices, and APIs) across the EU region. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with current regulatory requirements and BI corporate standards while driving continuous improvement of our Quality Management System.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure CMOs' business continuity by managing PQRs, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, stability monitoring, audits, complaints, QAAs, CMO ratings, risk management, and product extensions.
• As the Product Expert, work to prevent and resolve quality issues, escalating conflicts to the 3PQM EU Head to minimize risks and ensure timely resolutions. Ensure regulatory compliance by managing KPIs, conducting investigations, audits, recalls, change controls, and effectiveness checks throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Foster and improve the Quality Culture within CMOs by conducting Quality Management Reviews, organizing training sessions, performing technical visits, facilitating periodic meetings, supporting Quality Audits, and collaborating with Supply Chain, CMO Management, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Manage all quality-related requirements for CMO Management, assist with regulatory agency interactions (e.g., FDA, EMA), recommend product release/rejection, and advise on halting production to ensure compliance and quality.
• Act as key interface for the quality team, managing multiple parallel topics with conflicting priorities while collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry or Engineering with several years of experience in a Pharmaceutical Quality cGMP environment.
• Expert knowledge of global quality requirements (FDA and EMA regulations), their effect on manufacturing and testing of pharmaceutical, veterinary medicinal and CAW products and devices.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills (to lead, motivate, influence, coach, elevate, build relationships) and ability to keep oversight of multiple different projects in different stages at the same time.
• Solid analytical skills, ability to solve practical problems, even in changing situations.
• Willingness for national and international business trips.
• Fluent English required. German, French or Spanish are beneficial.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.

Ready to contact us?

For any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) or via mail:

Recruitment process

Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until May 05th, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to April 20th, 2026 are guaranteed to be considered.

Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from beginning till end of May.

Step 3: On-site interviews beginning of June (CW 24).

Please submit your application documents in English.

Our Company

Why Boehringer Ingelheim? With us, you can develop your own path in a company with a culture that knows our differences are our strengths - and break new ground in the drive to make millions of lives better.

Here, your development is our priority. Supporting you to build a career as part of a workplace that is independent, authentic and bold, while tackling challenging work in a respectful and friendly environment where everyone is valued and welcomed.

Alongside, you have access to programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after - as we make major investments to drive global accessibility to healthcare. By being part of a team that is constantly innovating, you'll be helping to transform lives for generations.

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