Quality Manager (Where Quality is Actually Valued)
£50,000+ | ISO 13485 | IVD
Let’s be honest, QA often gets a bad rap.
You join a business where the CEO doesn’t get it, teams see you as the “fun police,” and you spend more time firefighting than actually improving anything.
This isn’t that.
This is a business where quality is genuinely backed by the CEO.
The QMS? It’s smooth. The audits? They fly through with minimal findings. The team? Longstanding, collaborative, and proud of the role they play.
About the Role
You’ll be joining a tight-knit Quality team of two, helping to maintain and evolve the QMS for a growing IVD business with global reach. The role involves both maintenance of the QMS and project based work so you’ll have the stability of a structured system, with the variety of hands-on improvements too.
Maintenance Tasks Include:
* Document control
* Internal audits
* Reviewing audit findings
* Supplier approvals & oversight
* Equipment calibration
* Hosting customer audits
What We’re Looking For:
This isn’t about just enforcing rules. It’s about bringing people along the journey, being agile and proactive. We’re looking for someone who:
* Communicates clearly and confidently
* Understands the ‘why’ behind the standards
* Isn’t wedded to a rigid, Big Pharma / MedTech QA mindset
Must-Have Skills:
* Experience in regulated QMS environments (ISO 13485 &/or 17025 ideally)
* Broad QA knowledge: NCs, deviations, CAPAs, change control, risk, investigations
* Internal & external audit experience
* Strong documentation and process improvement capabilities
Why This Role Stands Out
* Quality is respected and resourced. No uphill battles here.
* You’ll be heard. The CEO wants to know what’s going on in QA.
* Happy people stick around. The proof is in the team tenure.
Curious? Even if your CV isn’t updated, let’s have a chat.
This is the kind of role you feel when it’s right, and if you’ve read this far, it might just be.