Full-Time

Quality Support and Continuous Improvement Manager

Technical Services

LFB

LFB

1,001-5,000 employees

Public health biopharmaceuticals via plasma-derived products

No salary listed

Arras, France

In Person

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Manufacturing Quality & Test (1)
Required Skills
Metrology
GMP

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Requirements
  • A Bac +5 qualification, ideally an engineering degree, with 3 to 5 years of similar experience, or a Bac +2/3 qualification with 8 to 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Knowledge of process and technical maintenance professions is required; metrology skills are desirable for the role.
  • Professional working proficiency in English is required.
  • Experience in direct management is desirable.
  • Ability to manage priorities and change, support innovation, exercise decision-making, lead cross-functionally, and use continuous-improvement tools.
Responsibilities
  • Provide Quality support, including investigations and corrective and preventive actions.
  • Facilitate and coordinate cross-functional project groups for Industrial Change Requests and support the service in creating them.
  • Facilitate site process-maintenance reliability committees and help execute the required action plans with responsible managers, coordinators, and technical teams.
  • Manage machine obsolescence.
  • Support operational teams in using and implementing continuous-improvement methods and tools.
  • Propose technical and organizational improvement actions covering quality, cost, schedule, safety, and productivity.
  • Participate in technical and production shutdown management while respecting safety conditions, Good Manufacturing Practices, and current pharmaceutical manufacturing practices.
  • Participate in new investments and modifications to equipment and consumables.
  • Assist the site process-maintenance and metrology manager in selected meetings.
  • Execute and coordinate assigned actions with production-support services, meet deadlines, and communicate progress.
  • Manage process-maintenance and process-metrology contracts.
  • Monitor the proper execution of the production plan.
  • Participate in capacity and organizational studies related to the unit’s activities to optimize performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in direct management.
  • Metrology skills.

LFB is a French biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures medicines from plasma and biotech products. It collects plasma, fractionates it into medicines, and also produces recombinant proteins for rare diseases in immunology and hemostasis, sold in many countries. It stands out because it started as a state-initiated public health mission and remains state-owned with the French State as sole shareholder, plus vertical integration through acquisitions of plasma collection firms. Its goal is to ensure a reliable supply of essential medicines for public health while growing as a global biopharma player.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Courcebœufs, France

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • Arras released first medicines in 2025, proving commercialization after heavy capital spending.
  • LFB signed a 2026 collaboration with Sartorius to accelerate client programs and GMP manufacturing.
  • France 2030 funding and the 2026 Alès expansion add capacity and roughly fifty jobs.

What critics are saying

  • EFS must raise plasma collections to 1.4 million liters by 2028 or Arras underutilizes.
  • LFB BIOMANUFACTURING still depends on Sartorius for cell line development, limiting full-stack control.
  • A single French industrial base creates existential exposure to contamination, recalls, or regulatory shutdowns.

What makes LFB unique

  • French state-owned sole domestic plasma fractionator anchors national medicine supply.
  • Arras plant, authorized in 2025, centralizes production and triples plasma-derived capacity.
  • Europlasma and Amber Plasma give LFB 24 Central European collection centers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Remote Work Options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Hybrid Work Options

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Stock Options

Company Equity

Conference Attendance Budget

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Professional Development Budget

Education allowance

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

6%
MyPharma Editions
May 30th, 2024
LFB Acquires Amber Plasma in Czech Republic

Title: "LFB Acquires Amber Plasma in the Czech Republic" LFB and its subsidiary Europlasma have acquired Amber Plasma, which operates 12 plasma collection centers in the Czech Republic. This acquisition increases Europlasma's total to 24 centers in Central Europe, enhancing LFB's plasma collection capacity. The move supports LFB's goal to meet growing patient demand and will aid in the launch of a new production site in Arras, France, tripling its medication production capacity.