Neogen Corporation is seeking a Quality Manager to lead quality control and quality assurance activities for diagnostic products within our Lexington, Kentucky operations. This manager-level role is responsible for overseeing quality personnel, maintaining product consistency, supporting compliance with quality management system requirements, and helping ensure that diagnostic products meet established specifications and customer expectations.
- Lead and supervise Quality team activities, including onboarding, ongoing training, performance management, coaching, and day-to-day prioritization of quality control tasks.
- Oversee quality control testing procedures, documentation, product release specifications, Certificates of Analysis, and approval or rejection of products and components.
- Manage quality assurance activities related to calibration, preventive maintenance coordination, process control, document review, corrective and preventive actions, and ISO internal auditing.
- Analyze quality records and performance trends to identify issues, drive continuous improvement, and support investigations of nonconforming products or processes.
- Support customer complaint investigations, technical troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration with Production, Technical Service, and Diagnostic Operations teams.
- Maintain critical reagent, chemical, and laboratory inventory controls while ensuring proper use, maintenance, and safety practices for lab equipment and materials.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in quality control, quality assurance, laboratory operations, or a related regulated manufacturing environment.
- Proven ability to supervise, train, coach, and retain team members while managing priorities in a fast-paced operational setting.
- Strong understanding of quality management systems, documentation practices, corrective and preventive actions, and audit processes.
- Ability to evaluate quality data, identify trends, investigate issues, and recommend practical process improvements.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
- Commitment to following company policies, safety procedures, confidentiality requirements, and applicable employment and regulatory standards.
What We Offer
- A standard benefits package.
- The opportunity to lead a quality-focused team supporting diagnostic products that serve important animal safety and operational needs.
- A professional environment where accuracy, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement are valued.
- A role with meaningful responsibility across product quality, team leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional support.
If you are a quality professional with leadership experience and a strong commitment to product integrity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Join our team and help support the quality of diagnostic products that customers rely on.
From farm to fork, we offer solutions to enhance the quality, quantity and safety of the global food supply. Our animal safety solutions are used on farms, veterinary practices and manufacturers around the world to provide the best animal care possible. Whether food or pharmaceuticals, Neogen’s provides a one-stop shop for the health and safety to our animals and our customers operations.
Neogen’s culture combines stability with a deep belief in providing professional and personal growth. Our Pillars of Trust — the principles that guide our everyday decision-making, include Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service. It’s our belief in these characteristics that provides a consistent, happy and healthy work environment for our employees.
Skills Required
- Experience in quality control, quality assurance, laboratory operations, or a related regulated manufacturing environment
- Ability to supervise, train, coach, and retain team members while managing priorities in a fast-paced operational setting
- Strong understanding of quality management systems and documentation practices
- Experience with corrective and preventive actions and audit processes
- Ability to evaluate quality data, identify trends, investigate issues, and recommend process improvements
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with cross-functional collaboration ability
- Commitment to company policies, safety procedures, confidentiality requirements, and applicable employment and regulatory standards
Neogen Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Neogen Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Neogen Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits suite includes comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, plus disability, life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. These core coverages are consistently described as a relative bright spot.
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Retirement Support — A defined-contribution 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is highlighted, alongside standard retirement and savings programs. This structure provides clear baseline retirement support for eligible roles.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan offers discounted access to company shares. This adds an ownership pathway that complements cash compensation.
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What We Do
NEOGEN Corporation develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. The company’s Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns. NEOGEN’s Animal Safety Division markets a complete line of diagnostics, veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants and rodenticides.
