Overview

You will lead Quality Control at the Latina site to ensure robust product launches and lifecycle testing. In this role, you drive cross-functional collaboration, build trust with senior and shop-floor colleagues, and guide a 40-person team through transformational quality initiatives. The position balances daily lab leadership with strategic improvements, advancing compliance, data integrity, and patient safety. This is an opportunity to shape quality excellence in a forward-looking pharmaceutical environment.

Retribuzione / Benefits

- annual premio based on performance
- vacation days
- parential leave (12+ weeks)
- bereavement leave
- caregiver leave
- well-being reimbursement

Responsabilità

- Lead daily laboratory operations for chemical and microbiological testing, environmental monitoring, and related analyses
- Represent Quality Control in cross-functional projects to ensure robust launch readiness and sustained product quality
- Drive lab readiness and product robustness for new product introductions (NPI)
- Manage stakeholder engagement with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and other functions to align priorities and risks
- Develop and execute strategic plans to strengthen laboratory capability, compliance, and long-term readiness
- Champion implementation of fit-for-purpose technologies, workflows, and procedures




- Coach and develop team members, fostering inclusion, accountability, and continuous learning
- Spend time on the shop floor to understand realities, remove barriers, and reinforce quality ownership
- Build trusted partnerships across local and global functions and translate perspectives into decisions
- Promote curiosity and constructive challenge to improve approaches
- Ensure GMP, data integrity, and regulatory compliance
- Monitor QC performance, resources, costs, and risks, delivering sustainable results within budget

Requisiti fondamentali

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, or related field
- Pharmaceutical industry experience with people management
- Strong knowledge of QC, GMP, data integrity, and regulatory requirements
- Proven leadership under ambiguity and change
- Ability to coach, mentor, and develop talent and foster an inclusive learning culture
- Strong communication, listening, and stakeholder influence across functions and geographies
- Experience improving workflows and introducing innovative solutions for efficiency without compromising quality
- English fluent; Italian proficiency preferred

- leadership
- curiosity
- inclusion
- Quality Control (QC)
- GMP
- data integrity

📌 Quality Control Manager (Roma)
🏢 Johnson & Johnson
📍 Roma