Senior Manager QC

In GQC, we are a globally connected organization with 25 laboratories across 9 countries. We take pride in delivering timely, reliable, and science-based test results to all our stakeholders.

We continuously work to simplify and optimize our processes to ensure efficiency, robustness, and compliance, and we are committed to fostering a network of healthy, motivated, and proud employees around the world. You will join a diverse, professional, and supportive community where quality and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

Join us as our new Senior Manager, Quality Control as a part of Global Quality Control:

We are looking for an experienced leader to head our expanded Quality Control (QC) organization in Germany, overseeing three QC departments in Pohlheim, Nienburg, and Rheinbreitbach. In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure efficient, compliant QC operations that support product quality and business growth.

Based in Pohlheim, you will report to the Head of Global Quality Control (Denmark), be part of the extended global leadership team, and collaborate closely with regional and global stakeholders.

You will translate the global QC strategy into strong local execution, build high-performing teams, and promote a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the German sites.

In this role you’ll make an impact by:

As Senior Manager for QC Germany, you will lead QC operations for our sites in Pohlheim, Nienburg and Rheinbreitbach, working closely with QC leaders, academics, and leaders across Germany and the wider Novonesis organization.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership for QC across the three German sites
• Aligning regional QC activities with global standards, policies, and procedures
• Ensuring regulatory and internal compliance with all relevant quality and safety requirements
• Driving continuous improvement in service performance, quality, productivity, and cost
• Acting as a visible and trusted partner for plant management, Quality Operations, and other functions, ensuring QC supports both day-to-day operations and long-term growth
• Building and developing high-performing teams, fostering a strong safety, quality, and accountability culture across all QC departments in Germany

To succeed you must:

• Hold a relevant degree, preferably a BSc or above in microbiology, food science, engineering, or a similar field
• Bring solid people leadership experience, preferably from multi-site or regional roles
• Have a strong quality mindset combined with good business understanding
• Are skilled at leading through others, setting clear direction, and creating engagement in diverse teams
• Communicate clearly and effectively with different stakeholders, from operational staff to senior leaders, and enjoy cross-cultural collaboration
• Are fluent in English (German language skills are an advantage)
• Are willing to travel within Germany and occasionally internationally

Please note: This is a hybrid position based at our site in Pohlheim. Depending on experience, we may also consider candidates to be based at Nienburg or Rheinbreitbach sites.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.

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We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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