Quality Manager

Join our Quality and Regulation team and, drive the quality agenda within the Anthony Nolan Cell Therapy Centre, Cord Collection Sites and Cell Therapy & Laboratory Services.

We’re Anthony Nolan. We’re here to uncover the answers inside us. Answers for people with blood cancer and blood disorders. Answers that will not only improve lives today but save them tomorrow.

By uniting people and science, we’re growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone who needs a transplant, can find their lifesaving match. We’re currently giving four people a day another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Quality Manager to join our Quality and Regulation team.

Title:  Quality Manager

Salary: £38,000 - £43,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Nottingham locations, hybrid working (2 days per week on-site, this may increase in periods such as audits)

Job Summary

The Quality Manager will drive the quality agenda within the Anthony Nolan Cell Therapy Centre, Cord Collection Sites and Cell Therapy & Laboratory Services. They will work with colleagues to maintain compliance with Human Tissue Authority (HTA) and FACT-Netcord standards. Through quality improvement initiatives, they will work to deliver high quality services which meet the expectations of customers and the high standards we are driven to comply with. Driving the quality culture, they will refine and review the quality management road map and ensure that colleagues are abreast of the compliance requirements and have a full understanding of them and their role in this. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the quality management team of a dynamic organisation striving to improve the lives of patients every day.

We seek an experienced, motivated professional to work in a regulated healthcare laboratory, ideally with processing or stem cell experience. The ideal candidate excels at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, and is a confident communicator who can influence compliance with quality management systems. Strong interpersonal and IT skills (preferably eQMS), proficiency in auditing and reporting, and experience preparing and presenting quality data are essential. Cord blood bank or quality management experience is a plus.

You will handle multiple projects, such as inspection planning, equipment validation, and process reviews, and should be comfortable educating staff on quality principles through engaging formats.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the

Our recruitment processpage.

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications. 

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer. 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

• Department
• Chief Executive Office
• Role
• Quality & Regulation
• Locations
• Cell Therapy Centre/Cord Blood Bank, Cell Collection Centre
• Remote status
• Hybrid
• Yearly salary
• £38,000 - £43,000
• Contract hours
• Full time
• Employment type
• Permanent
• Closing date
• 12 May, 2026
• Hybrid working expectation
• 2 days per week on site

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here.