Supplier Quality Lead Engineer (Biotech)

Location: Newquay, United Kingdom

Company

Cytiva is a hirify.global operating company working in life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, biological research, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Lead supplier quality activities at the Cytiva Newquay site.
• Issue, monitor, and approve Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), supporting root-cause analysis and supplier improvements.
• Maintain qualified auditor status, train team members, and lead remediation activities following failed audits.
• Support the annual supplier audit program and assess supplier change requests, escalating critical changes when required.
• Manage supplier defect containment, corrections, and quality event tasks while maintaining accurate documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, sourcing, and QA on supplier onboarding, monitoring, and quality requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, a technical discipline, or an equivalent non-technical discipline with relevant manufacturing, engineering, or quality assurance experience.
• At least 5 years of quality experience, preferably in a relevant or similar field.
• At least 3 years of experience in supplier onboarding, supplier auditing, and supplier communications.
• Knowledge of applicable standards and regulations, including ISO, CFR, and GMP.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within hirify.global’s continuous improvement system.
• Contribute to solutions supporting life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on challenges affecting customers and patients.