New · posted Oct 19
Thermo Fisher Scientific · Biotechnology
Manager, Supplier Quality
- Marietta, OH
- On-site
- Full-time
- Manager
Open until filled
The role
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
How will you get there?
- Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in Quality Engineering or Supplier Quality Engineering, including 3+ years of direct Supplier Management experience
- Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering or Science
- Proficiency in quality management systems (QMS) and project management tools
- Experience with quality management software programs and Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated experience in building consensus and implementing improvements
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop team members
- Experience in establishing and maintaining supplier performance metrics
- Expertise in problem-solving and root cause analysis
- Capability to support new product development and value engineering initiatives
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
- Team management experience including leadership and accountability for team performance, workload prioritization and talent development.
- Experience leading management reviews, escalating supplier risks, supplier governance cadence, KPI targets, and execution of a supplier quality strategy.
- Travel up to 25% as needed
- Experience working with commodities ranging from machined parts, electrical components, plastics, resin, chemicals.
What you need
What you'll do
What will you do
As a Manager, Supplier Quality you will maintain and elevate our supplier quality standards while leading a team responsible for supplier quality and performance. You will implement the supplier quality and performance management program while ensuring alignment with global Procurement/Sourcing, Operations, and Commodity management functions. You will establish division-level systems for supplier quality, coordinate cross-business unit meetings, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach, and develop the Supplier Quality team; set clear goals and priorities, assign work, and provide regular feedback to support strong performance and professional growth.
- Manage team performance through ongoing coaching and formal performance reviews; identify development needs and support individual development plans.
- Develop and maintain performance metrics, implement new technologies, and support various processes from new material qualification to sustaining engineering.
- Lead the implementation of quality improvement programs that deliver measurable results.
- Using data analysis, quality tools, project management, and professional skills, lead initiatives to enhance supplier performance and product quality.
- Partner with Sourcing, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Global Technical Support, Operations, and commodity management to address supplier quality needs and advance quality improvement.
- Build effective working relationships with supplier’s senior management and collaborate with their teams to identify and implement measurable quality improvements.
- Plan and lead supplier quality audits, document findings, and follow up on corrective actions.
- Assess supplier, material, and process risks; recommend and track actions to reduce quality risks.
- Maintain and analyze supplier quality and performance metrics to identify trends, investigate non-conformances, and conduct root cause analysis.
- Investigate supplier-related nonconformances and coordinate containment, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead continuous improvement projects that improve supplier performance and product quality.
- Manage the implementation and ongoing use of the supplier quality and performance management program.
- Provide supplier quality support for new material qualification, changes, and sustaining engineering activities.
Where you'll work
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The context around this role
Live data · October 20, 2026
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How the pay compares
Manager roles in the US105 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| All US (middle half) | $131,500 | $155,000 | $168,000 |
Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 20, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
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Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 895 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Thermo Fisher's own promotion track.
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What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 31 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Quality systems and risk16
- Collaboration and leadership12
- Investigations and CAPA3
- Validation and qualification2
- GMP and compliance1
- Documentation and SOPs1
- Data and digital systems1
Company hiring pulse
Thermo Fisher on Regulatory Jobs
- 86
- Open roles
- 74
- Distinct roles
- 36
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality78 91%
- Regulatory6 7%
- Compliance & Safety2 2%
By level
- Senior & Principal35 41%
- Associate & Specialist25 29%
- Manager21 24%
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Manager, Supplier Quality at Thermo Fisher
Open until filled.