Merck KGaA Posted September 7, 2026

QA Senior Manager_ Biopharma

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan FULL_TIME
Quality Manager
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About this opportunity

メルクと一緒に、あなたの力を発揮しよう!

冒険、限界への挑戦、そして発見に焦がれるあなたへ。あなたの大志を、メルクで羽ばたかせましょう!科学とテクノロジーを駆使したイノベーションに情熱を注ぐメルクのスタッフは世界中で活躍中です。ヘルスケア、生命科学、エレクトロニクスの分野で、メルクのソリューションは人々の暮らしをますます豊かなものにしています。あなたとメルクの力を合わせて、大きな夢を抱きましょう。メルクは、人、顧客、患者、そしてこの地球という惑星が共存する豊かな世界の構築に情熱を注いでいます。このためメルクでは、好奇心にあふれた人材を募集中です。メルクと一緒に、想像を超えた世界を開拓しませんか?

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Your Role

In this pivotal role, you will shape and oversee the local quality strategy for Japan, protecting patients and supporting reliable access to medicinal products. You will lead quality and compliance activities across good manufacturing practice, good distribution practice and good quality practice, translating global direction and the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act into practical standards and a robust quality management system. You will guide complex operational issues, including changes, deviations, complaints, recalls and corrective actions, while coordinating inspection readiness with manufacturing sites and health authorities. By advising local management, leading quality councils and management reviews, and connecting local, global and external stakeholders, you will strengthen performance, risk management and continuous improvement across the area.

Who You Are

Degree or equivalent background in pharmacy, chemistry, life sciences, pharmacology, medicine or a related field.

At least 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry, with exposure to quality assurance, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse operations or related activities.

Practical experience with good manufacturing practice, good distribution practice and good quality practice in Japan, together with experience in quality assurance systems.

Working knowledge of Japan’s regulatory framework, including the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act, and experience supporting health authority inspections.

Experience managing quality processes such as change controls, deviations, technical complaints, product recalls or withdrawals, quality risk management and corrective and preventive actions.

Ability to analyze complex operational issues, prioritize work and make sound decisions with substantial professional responsibility.

Strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills to work effectively with local, global and external stakeholders.

Willingness to travel nationally and internationally; basic project management experience and familiarity with standard office applications are beneficial.

私たちが提供するもの:私たちは、さまざまな背景、視点、人生経験を持つ好奇心旺盛な人々で構成されるグループです。この多様性が卓越性と革新を促進し、科学と技術のリーダーシップを強化すると信じています。私たちは、すべての人が自分のペースで成長し発展するためのアクセスと機会を創出することにコミットしています。何百万もの人々に影響を与え、誰もが人類の進歩を支持できるようにする包括性と帰属感のある文化を築くために私たちに参加してください!

今すぐ応募して、発見を促し、人類の発展を高めることに専念するチームの一員になりましょう!

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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

We currently track 330 comparable Manager Quality roles across 82 biopharma companies.

330Comparable roles tracked
304Currently active
82Companies hiring similar roles
36Countries represented

Salary context

54 of 330 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 I, Quality Control, Raw Materials · ModernaTX, Inc. $53,500/yr – $85,600/yr
Highest disclosed · Advisor, Design Validation & Learning, Biotherapeutics · Lilly $168,000/yr – $268,400/yr
Peer group range $69,550 – $218,200 (median $166,200)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 330 comparable roles

United States138
India26
Ireland24
China24
Germany14
United Kingdom11

+ 30 more countries

Seniority mix

330 of 330 peers have a known seniority level

Manager216
Associate68
Associate Director46

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 330 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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How we calculate "similar"

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.