Sandoz Posted September 9, 2026

R&D Quality Manager

Cambridge (United Kingdom), United Kingdom Full time
Quality Manager
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About this opportunity

Job Description Summary

At Sandoz, our Purpose is pioneering access for patients

Job Description

The Quality Manages complex projects or late phase projects and processes to support departmental portfolio, projects and objectives according to agreed timelines and standards.

Ensures that compliance with cGMP is maintained in Drug Delivery Device Development

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Quality responsible person for the assigned Design History File portfolio

Support quality aspects of development projects and/or processes assigned to department and assure compliance with Medical devices as well as Combination product regulations, good pharmaceutical practices and Sandoz internal standards.

Support quality problems and technical matters an ensure they are re-solved consistently and in accordance with global standards and policies.

Release of medical devices and device components of combination products for clinical batch production Represent Quality Drug Delivery Device Development in initiatives and cross-divisional projects

Perform or support inspections and audits as required Approval of Deviation and OOS/OOE and change Controls in Sandoz systems

Approval in document management systems

Comply with internal and external guidelines regarding quality and safety (Quality Manual, regulatory cGMP guidelines, Health Authority guidance, SOPs etc.).

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

Expert knowledge in Medical Device and Combination product regulations (EU MDR,  FDA CFR Part 820 and Part 4, ISO 13485)

Functional Breadth - Quality Management, Change Control and Audit Management

Project Management Skills - Critical Negotiations, Influencing Skills and Collaboration across boundaries

Excellent communication skills in English

You’ll receive:

Competitive salary, Annual bonus, Pension scheme, Health insurance, 24 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

#Sandoz

Skills Desired

Change Control, Influencing Skills, Knowledge Of Capa, Qa (Quality Assurance), Quality Management, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Self-Awareness, Sop (Standard Operating Procedure)

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Cambridge (United Kingdom), United Kingdom
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 246 comparable Manager Quality roles across 80 biopharma companies.

246Comparable roles tracked
230Currently active
80Companies hiring similar roles
33Countries represented

Salary context

59 of 246 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 · Quality Control Associate Scientist- Overnight Shift · Merck KGaA $27/hr – $46/hr (≈ $56,160–$95,680/yr)
Peer group range $75,920 – $208,845 (median $175,750)

Where these roles are based

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India16
Ireland16
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Seniority mix

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Manager181
Associate Director42
Associate23

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 246 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Rare Disease1

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