BioNTech Posted October 31, 2026

Associate Director Global QA Electronic Systems (Mainz, RP, DE, 55131)

Mainz, Germany Type not listed
Quality Associate Director
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About this opportunity

Mainz, Germany   |   full time   |   Job ID: 11861

About the role:

As Associate Director Global QA Data Governance, you will join BioNTech’s newly established global Quality Assurance organization. In this individual contributor role, you will represent QA in the introduction of new electronic systems and throughout their lifecycle, helping ensure that systems and related processes remain compliant, effective and inspection-ready supporting the overall corporate goals.

Your Contribution:

You will independently develop and enhance standardized global quality processes within your area of responsibility, such as Quality Master Data Management. You will help ensure these processes are practical, consistent and suitable for use across BioNTech’s global organization.

You will create, maintain and deliver training on relevant quality documents, including standards and SOPs. By supporting their effective implementation, you will help teams understand and apply requirements consistently.

You will act as a key interface between global and local functions and teams across BioNTech, fostering alignment and effective collaboration on quality processes, quality data and electronic systems.

You will lead global projects as business process owner to implement quality processes, coordinating stakeholders and driving activities through to effective adoption across the organization.

You support the implementation and maintenance of global ERP systems including release planning, testing and quality oversight.

You will help ensure BioNTech’s inspection readiness within your area of responsibility, supporting preparation for national and international inspections and contributing to clear, consistent evidence of compliance.

A Good Match:

You hold a degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology or a related scientific field, or have an equivalent industrial qualification and relevant experience.

You bring at least eight years of experience in Quality Assurance, including a strong background in electronic systems and computerized system projects.

You have experience developing and implementing global quality processes and working with quality documentation.

You understand pharmaceutical compliance requirements and can apply them throughout the introduction and lifecycle of electronic systems.

You are confident working across global and local teams, building effective relationships and aligning stakeholders across functions and cultures.

You have experience supporting inspection readiness and can communicate quality requirements clearly and effectively. Ideally, you also have experience in coordinating audit requests.

You have experience as Co-Auditor or Lead Auditor during self-inspections or third-party inspections with focus on Quality Assurance for computerized systems or software supplier.

You have proficient knowledge in data related topics like data integrity, master data management, data migration and testing of computerized systems.

You are fluent in English, and proficiency in German is considered a plus.

Your Benefits:

It's our priority to support you:

Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account

Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning

Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential

Your health and lifestyle: Company bike

Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket

Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare

Apply now - We look forward to your application!

Apply to our Mainz, Germany   location by sending us your documents via our online form. For any questions, contact our talent acquisition team on: + 49 (0) 6131-9084-1291 (Monday-Friday from 1 PM to 3 PM CET).

Job ID 11861 (please always specify if you have any questions)

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that a background check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you are considered for the position, BioNTech will conduct the background check through our service provider ‘HireRight’. You will be informed accordingly by your BioNTech-Recruiter.

Note for applications within Europe: Please note that if you wish to claim travel expenses incurred in connection with an in-person interview, we are obliged to carry out a sanctions list check*. This is carried out by our partner, HireRight. Travel expenses will only be reimbursed if this sanctions list check does not yield any matches. Reimbursement can be made provided that the check is successfully completed.

* Your first name, surname and date of birth will be processed for the sanctions list check. The legal basis for carrying out the sanctions list check for positions at BioNTech in Europe is BioNTech’s legitimate interest. Please note that BioNTech will not carry out the sanctions list check if no travel expenses are to be reimbursed. If you do not give BioNTech your consent to the sanctions list check, your travel expenses cannot be reimbursed. This will not affect your application.

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Mainz, Germany
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 456 comparable Associate Director Quality roles across 92 biopharma companies.

456Comparable roles tracked
408Currently active
92Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

84 of 456 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

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Lowest disclosed · Associate Quality Control Chemist, Senior (Data Review) · Merck KGaA $25/hr – $39/hr (≈ $52,000–$81,120/yr)
Highest disclosed · Assoc Director, Quality Assurance · Gilead Sciences, Inc. $182,070/yr – $235,620/yr
Peer group range $66,560 – $208,845 (median $143,350)

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Ireland36
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Therapeutic area mix

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