Senior Project Manager - Filtration Quality Transformation, Little Chalfont

The Project Manager – Filtration Quality Transformation is responsible for leading and coordinating a cross‑functional, end‑to‑end action plan to sustainably improve the quality of Filtration products—from product and process design, through manufacturing execution, to customer experience and complaint resolution. This role acts as the single integrator and orchestrator across functions, sites, and leadership layers, ensuring clarity, prioritization, disciplined execution, and visible progress at both senior leadership level and at Gemba. This position reports to Tony Hren, VP – Operations and is part of the Filtration business unit and will be based in one of our Cytiva sites.

• Create and own an integrated, end‑to‑end view of all Filtration quality initiatives, identifying impact, overlap, gaps, and clear priorities, while embedding a data‑driven quality culture and tracking mechanism.
• Define what must be stopped, accelerated, or newly launched to maximise customer protection, revenue, and repeatable quality outcomes.
• Build and maintain a clear, sequenced, and resourced quality master plan spanning product design, process design, and manufacturing standard work.
• Lead global coordination across Quality, R&D, Product Design, Manufacturing, Operations, and senior leadership teams.
• Translate senior leadership sponsorship into measurable shopfloor execution, supported by strong communication, Gemba engagement, and fact‑based updates on progress, risks, and decisions required.

• Proven leader of complex, cross‑functional programmes within manufacturing or engineered product environments.
• Strong experience across quality, operations, and/or product lifecycle management.
• Equally credible with senior and executive sponsors and hands‑on at Gemba with frontline teams.
• Skilled in programme and portfolio management, structured problem‑solving, and root cause, containment, and prevention disciplines.
• Able to influence without authority and drive action through relationships, credibility, and outcomes.

Travel: 30% of time.

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