Quality Assurance Manager in Riverside, California at Ajulia Executive Search

• Location: Riverside, California
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #26281

Are you ready to take on a leadership role within a regulated cleanroom and life sciences environment? This opportunity as a Quality Assurance Manager offers the chance to lead enterprise-wide quality systems, support ISO compliance initiatives, and drive continuous improvement across multiple facilities nationwide. Does this position align with your future career goals? Then this could be the right fit for you.

Summary:
The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee enterprise Quality Management Systems (QMS), audit readiness, ISO compliance, CAPA initiatives, and quality assurance programs across multiple facilities. This role will support cleanroom, aseptic, sterile, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and controlled-environment operations while driving continuous improvement and operational quality initiatives.

As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will:

• Lead execution, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise Quality Management Systems across ISO-certified facilities
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards, customer requirements, and internal quality procedures
• Support aseptic, sterile, cleanroom, and controlled-environment quality operations
• Serve as the primary quality representative during internal audits, customer audits, and ISO certification audits
• Analyze quality performance trends, operational risks, and audit findings while implementing CAPA initiatives
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance programs, SOPs, and operating procedures
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and leadership teams to standardize quality practices and improve operational performance
• Lead, mentor, and support plant-level QA teams and quality leadership personnel
• Interface with vendors and suppliers to support supply quality and compliance standards
• Travel nationally to support audit readiness, coaching, training, and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Quality Assurance experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, cleanroom, or aseptic manufacturing environments
• Strong knowledge of ISO-certified quality systems and multi-site quality operations
• Experience leading customer audits, ISO audits, and regulatory compliance initiatives
• Strong understanding of CAPA, audit readiness, sterile environments, and quality systems management
• Ability to travel approximately 30% nationwide
• Strong communication, leadership, analytical, and organizational skills

Education

• Bachelors degree in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, or related Life Science field required

Salary: $120K-$160K

Ask for: Hersha Dwyer

Job Id: 26281

Ajulia Executive Search is a New Jersey based Executive Search Firm specializing in retained searches in multiple sectors, including Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Legal, and Pharmaceutical. We have a nationwide client base and offer services in temporary and direct hire placements.

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