QA Manager

Quality Assurance
ManagerBand B4ESCO 1219.4 · Quality services manager
Owner-validated profile
Site Quality Head · QA Compliance · 2026-06-01
Required skills & thresholds

Minimum proficiency per skill · must-have gaps weigh 2× · click a skill for its taxonomy entry

  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 4Must-have
  • Quality assurance methodologies
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 4Must-have
  • CAPA management
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 4Must-have
  • Quality auditing
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 4Must-have
  • Quality risk management (ICH Q9)
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 3Must-have
  • Team leadership
    Leadership & Collaboration
    ≥ 3Must-have
  • Stakeholder management
    Leadership & Collaboration
    ≥ 3Nice-to-have
  • Deviation management
    Quality & GxP Compliance
    ≥ 3Nice-to-have
Regulatory prerequisites

Hard eligibility gates — missing one blocks the role

  • GMP Advanced
  • Lead Auditor Certification
Accountabilities

Seniority band B4 — like-for-like comparison

  • Own the site CAPA programme
  • Host authority inspections
  • Lead a team of 6 QA specialists
Coverage & bench

Who holds the role today, and who could — the matching engine keeps this current

Key role — succession tracked1 ready
Incumbents
  • MW
    Markus Weber
    Quality Assurance · 9 yrs at company
    99%
    In-role gaps: Quality auditing
Ready successors — fit ≥ 75, eligible
  • CW
    Chen Wei
    Quality Assurance · 6 yrs at company
    91%
    Ready now · polish available: Quality auditing, Team leadership +3
Stretch candidates — develop to close
  • EM
    Elena Marchetti
    Quality Assurance · 4 yrs at company
    60%
    ⚠ Lead Auditor Certification

Candidates come from the same or a lower salary band; ready = fit ≥ 75 with all prerequisites, stretch = fit 55–74. Every score decomposes in Matching.