Establishes and manages departmental goals, tactical plans, and metrics.
Promotes interdepartmental coordination and communication to ensure successful execution of the Integer Quality Strategy.
Performs other duties as required.
Design Assurance
Manages and sets priorities of the Design Assurance Engineer(s) and Quality Technician(s).
Maintains and improves the design control and risk management processes to ensure compliance to the FDA Quality System Regulation, international requirements such as ISO 13485, and to ensure the design of finished products and/or components that meet quality requirements.
Leads the Design Assurance function to assure successful new product design transfer by collaborating with the Research and Development and Operations functions.
Ensures the following activities occur in accordance with current procedures: test method development & validation, finished products verification, component verification, validation as part of transfers to production and design reviews.
Responsible for the continued review of design assurance activities and processes to ensure effective design controls, risk containment, cost reduction and enhance efficiency.
Quality Systems
Manages and sets priorities of the Quality System Specialists
Responsibilities over CAPA, Document Control, Internal Audit, Management Review, and Training
Promotes and maintains alignment of Site QMS Documents with QMS Enterprise Policies.
Participates and/or leads project teams for the implementation of enterprise and site Quality objectives.
Organizes and provides training and mentoring for quality improvements to enhance Associate skills, increase awareness, and improve productivity.
Supervisory Duties
Interviews, hires, and establishes training plans for direct reports. Provides leadership regarding development of individuals’ goals as well as providing mentoring of the group.
Manages team in a manner that fosters a self-directed and collaborative team approach.
Facilitates communication, coordination and conflict resolution within and among work groups.
Education & Experience
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
Minimum Experience: 5 years minimum of related experience in quality, design assurance and/or design & development.
Knowledge & Skills