Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance - Ingredients

Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance – Ingredients
Greenwood, SC

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Based in Greenwood, SC, you will lead Quality Assurance for our Ingredients portfolio. You will ensure compliant, reliable supply for UC‑II®, distributed ingredients (including FSVP for Carnipure and Carniking), and Arabinogalactan across Greenwood, SC and Cohasset, MN.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• The full list of our global benefits can be also found on https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do:

• Lead Quality Assurance for UC‑II®, distributed ingredients, and Arabinogalactan across Greenwood, SC and Cohasset, MN.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, TGA, and global standards for food, feed, cosmetics, excipients, and supplements.
• Advance the Quality Management System and drive continuous improvement across sites.
• Oversee validations and maintain the Validation Master Plan for all ingredient operations.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Product Management, R&D, and QC to meet business goals.
• Lead audits, inspections, investigations, and corrective actions; communicate risks and performance.
• Coach and develop QA/QC teams; foster a safe, accountable, improvement‑focused culture.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Food Science, or related field; advanced degree a plus.
• 10+ years of quality experience in regulated manufacturing; ingredients or related sectors preferred.
• Proven leadership in multi‑site QA and QMS, with excellent collaboration skills.
• Working knowledge of PCQI, FSVP QI, HACCP, and FSSC 22000 or similar frameworks.
• Experience with validation, change control, and data integrity practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication; able to influence in a matrixed environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset; Six Sigma Green Belt or higher preferred.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.