Quality and Food Safety Applied Microbiology Director

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Quality and Food Safety Applied Microbiology Director - Netherlands - Hoofddorp - On-site - Permanent Full-Time - Posted: 9 Sep 2026

Quality and Food Safety Applied Microbiology Director

About the job

Within the Global Quality and Food Safety team, the Standards and Risk Management (SRM) team plays a key role in guaranteeing the integrity and quality of Danone's Products by translating science and industry-leading practices into standards, Processes and routines to be used By All of Danone.

We are looking for our Quality and Food Safety Applied Microbiology Director , whose primary missions will be to:

• Ensure the ongoing safety and quality of Danone products by establishing and driving QFS governance and compliance in manufacturing environments across the network.
• Provide applied microbiological expertise to manage risk, design surveillance, interpret data and drive early warning detection across operations.
• Act as the primary QFS interface for category innovation, renovation, and productivity projects, driving harmonized standards, governance, and capability to deliver safe, compliant, and high-quality products globally.

This role will report to the Global QFS CoE Operations Director.

The main responsibilities of the Global QFS Microbiology Director are to:

• Define microbiological criteria and sampling plan stringency for raw materials & finished products; align with control and surveillance frameworks.
• Own the design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) across relevant manufacturing environments.
• Build early-warning system: trending, triggers, escalation and intervention playbooks.
• Lead crisis assessments for pathogens/spoilage/EMP events and ensure learnings convert into standards/tools.
• Partner with HACCP team to embed microbial control strategies into Food Safety Plans
• Partner with Analytical...