Merck KGaA Posted November 12, 2026

Sr. QA officer

Shanghai, Shanghai, China Full time
Quality Senior
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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for local distribution and transportation quality operation handling, support the Business new project, customer interaction request and oversight of site quality compliance, and to ensure adherence to requirements of ISO 9001/GDP standard as well as Company Internal Procedures.

To support Quality activities in Local Distribution Centres, engaging and participating in  quality related activities (e.g. Internal and external audit, Deviation, CAPA, Risk management, etc).

To support in projects of local business strategy (commercial/distribution) from quality perspective.

To implement quality project in local Distribution Centre by collaborating with APAC regional and local teams.

To guide external logistical service vendor (3PL) and self-owned warehouse, fulfilling relevant divisional standard / requirements. Implement divisional GDP standard/requirements to targeted vendor and/or self owned warehouse as required.

To lead, plan, implement and review Quality Management System (ISO 9001) in quality management meeting as per divisonal standard/requirement in addition to maintenance of daily quality operations of local distirbution and commercial subsidiary.

To act as a country key user for e-Quality systems.

To coordinate internal stakeholders in customer audit and complaint management, ensuring customer satisifaction.

To implement continuous quality improvement and risk mitigation activities with local distirbution and commercial teams.

Qualifications:

Graduate degree (e.g. in chemistry, bio-science, pharmaceutical or related filed) within a Life Science environment with practical Quality Management System development and implementation.

Strong knowledge on a broad range of quality regulations & industry requirements to support QMS maintainance.

5 years+ experience in quality assurance of Life Science, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device or equivalent experience.

Good knowledge on a broad range of quality regulations & industry requirements to support a diverse product mix.

Be familiar with quality system such as ISO 9001 and GxP knowledge.

Strong organization, communication and teamwork skills to interact within cross functional groups.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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 266 comparable Senior Quality roles across 63 biopharma companies.

266Comparable roles tracked
242Currently active
63Companies hiring similar roles
34Countries represented

Salary context

66 of 266 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 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 $122,325)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 266 comparable roles

United States133
Ireland20
United Kingdom12
China10
Switzerland9
Spain9

+ 28 more countries

Seniority mix

266 of 266 peers have a known seniority level

Senior188
Associate Director45
Principal33

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 266 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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