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Manager, Manufacturing Quality

Diagnostica Stago


Job Location:

Parsippany, NJ - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 100000 - 130000
Posted: 25 September 2026 (11 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 23 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work location to include Budd Lake NJ and Parsippany NJ.

Summary: The Manager Manufacturing Quality is a visible hands-on leader who builds a strong quality and compliance culture for DSRV develops people strengthens manufacturing controls and partners across Operations Engineering Supply Chain and the broader Stago network. This role offers the opportunity to shape how quality enables reliable execution continuous improvement customer confidence and sustainable growth. The position will own and advance the manufacturing quality system for DSRV Inc including leading and development of quality team members. They will act as Quality Management Representative for DSRV Inc. and Deputy Management Representative for Stago North America. The role combines strategic leadership with practical floor-level engagement using data risk-based thinking and structured problem solving to prevent issues improve capability and deliver dependable product quality. This role will provide regulatory support as needed while the primary focus remains manufacturing excellence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Leadership Accountabilities:
- Lead coach and develop Quality team members through clear priorities regular feedback effective delegation and meaningful growth opportunities.
- Create an energized accountable quality culture in which employees understand requirements raise concerns early and participate in solutions.
- Serve as an influential member of the site leadership team translating quality priorities into practical manufacturing plans and measurable results.
- Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing Supply Chain R&D and affiliated Quality teams to align decisions remove barriers and standardize practices across Stago companies.
- Communicate quality performance risks resource needs and improvement priorities clearly to employees and senior leadership.
- Lead through change by establishing direction engaging stakeholders employ automated workflows and sustaining new ways of working.

Manufacturing Quality Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day Quality leadership for manufacturing operations at DSRV Inc. including floor presence escalation support disposition decisions QMS training and timely resolution of production issues.
- Manage the QMS integration between DSRV Inc. and Stago North America.
- Ensure quality requirements are met for incoming materials in-process activities and final release of manufactured products.
-Maintain responsibility for final product release.
- Strengthen production controls inspection methods acceptance criteria sampling approaches and manufacturing documentation to support consistent execution.
- Partner with Operations and R&D on process validation equipment qualification calibration maintenance interfaces and change implementation.
- Lead investigations of nonconformities deviations complaints and recurring manufacturing issues. Ensure root causes are evidence-based and actions are effective.
- Own and improve the CAPA system including prioritization investigation quality action planning effectiveness checks timeliness and lean documentation.
- Use quality metrics and trend data to identify risk focus resources improve right-first-time performance and prevent recurrence.
- Drive supplier quality activities including qualification performance monitoring issue escalation corrective action and supplier audits in partnership with Supply Chain.
- Lead internal audit activities and management review inputs with an emphasis on manufacturing performance system effectiveness risk and improvement opportunities.
- Maintain effective document control training records risk management and validation practices that support disciplined quality
- Champion Lean and continuous improvement methods that reduce variation simplify work strengthen controls and improve the employee and customer experience.
- Ensure readiness for customer certification and regulatory inspections. Coordinate responses and follow-up actions related to manufacturing and Quality systems.
- Provide regulatory documentation or agency support as needed in partnership with US Market Access.

-Serve as Management Representative for DSRV Inc. and Deputy Management Representative for Stago North America.

-Ensure Quality is integrated into daily manufacturing decisions instead of inspected in after the fact.

-Ensure issues are surfaced early investigated thoroughly and resolved with durable corrective action.

-Quality metrics drive focused action and demonstrate improving process control and product consistency.

-Ensure the site is consistently ready for audits and inspections because strong daily execution is the norm.

Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelors Degree in science engineering or related field is required. Masters degree preferred.
  • Minimum 7 years of related experience in a medical device manufacturing environment required.
  • Minimum 3 years team leadership/supervisory experience required.
  • Demonstrated experience with manufacturing quality systems nonconformance CAPA investigations root cause analysis product release audits supplier quality and validation or qualification activities required.
  • Must possess working knowledge of applicable quality system standards and requirements such as ISO 13485 FDA 21 CFR 820 (QMSR) and ISO 14971 risk management principles and the ability to apply requirements in a practical manufacturing environment.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn and use quality and manufacturing systems.
  • ASQ certifications a plus.
  • 10% travel. Must be able to travel both domestically and possibly internationally.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We offer an extensive benefit and compensation package that includes medical dental vision FSA 401k PTO life and disability insurance as well as a comprehensive leave program. Pay anticipated for this position in New Jersey is from $100000 to $130000 depending on a number of factors. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in a bonus plan which is associated with this the ordinary course of business compensation and benefits programs may change based upon the Companys needs.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship disability or protected veteran status.


Required Experience:

Manager


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At Stago, we are dedicated to advancing hemostasis and thrombosis analysis solutions. For over 25 years, Diagnostica Stago Inc. has been a trusted provider to clinical and research laboratories in the United States. Discover our innovative solutions now

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