BioNTech Posted October 21, 2026

Manager Global QMS & Innovation (Mainz, RP, DE, 55131)

Mainz, Germany Type not listed
Quality Manager
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About this opportunity

Mainz, Germany   |   full time   |   Job ID: 11856

About the Job:

In this role, you will drive the implementation and continuous optimization of BioNTech’s QMS and Veeva eQMS within OneQMS. You will enable compliant, scalable quality processes and support AI-enabled improvements that strengthen operational excellence across all business units.

Your Contribution:

You will shape and maintain the global QMS/eQMS roadmap, governance model and platform capability plan. Working closely with stakeholders, you will identify dependencies across processes, prioritize enhancements and monitor platform performance, while ensuring continued alignment with regulatory requirements

You will guide QMS digital transformation initiatives from initial assessment through delivery, including the development of AI use cases. This will involve building business cases, aligning stakeholders and vendors, and leading solution design, validation and deployment, as well as change management and user adoption

You will chair BPO governance forums, bringing stakeholders together to address cross-process gaps and resolve implementation challenges. You will also ensure that decisions are clearly documented, actions are followed up and solutions are implemented consistently across business units

You will coordinate the transition from legacy QMS/eQMS systems and their eventual decommissioning. In doing so, you will ensure the compliant transfer of processes, data and documentation, prepare stakeholders for the changes and support the effective closure of legacy systems

A Good Match:

You hold an advanced degree in life sciences or pharmacy

You have at least five years of hands-on experience and strong expertise in global quality systems. You are able to translate regulatory expectations into practical, effective approaches within a complex organization

You demonstrate a strong quality mindset, a clear focus on compliance and a commitment to continuous improvement

You are a collaborative team player who builds trust and works effectively across functions

You are structured and outcome-focused, applying Lean principles and project management practices to deliver sustainable results

You communicate confidently in English and can engage clearly with stakeholders at all levels, additional German is 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 11856 (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.

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
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 310 comparable Manager Quality roles across 81 biopharma companies.

310Comparable roles tracked
275Currently active
81Companies hiring similar roles
31Countries represented

Salary context

65 of 310 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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Quality Control Analyst (Virology) · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $22/hr – $34/hr (≈ $45,302–$70,699/yr)
Peer group range $58,001 – $201,900 (median $163,000)

Where these roles are based

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United States150
China22
Ireland17
India17
Netherlands14
Germany13

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Seniority mix

310 of 310 peers have a known seniority level

Manager197
Associate73
Associate Director40

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 310 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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