Leading the development, establishment and maintenance of Quality Assurance and Engineering programs in the STS team.
Define and influence a quality culture that enables both rapid transformation of ideas to requirements to products and diligent and deliberate compliance to internal quality management system requirements in design and development.
Manage, mentor, and develop Quality Engineers on approach to design controls, agile design, risk management and product security.
Build strong partnerships with cross-functional leaders to drive continuous improvement efforts, through facilitating, leading, and collaborating effectively.
Manage and monitor day to day activities to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, CSA, etc.).
Align software validation practices across BD.
Manage quality metrics and present them in management reviews.
Provide Design and Development leadership during FDA and Notified body site inspections.
Interface with the FDA on Pre-Market Activities: Design Controls, Risk Management, Test Methods, Safety Assurance Case, Human Factors.
Maintain effective design-related Quality Metrics and define and execute activities to improve performance.
Actively identify improvements to the processes within the QMS to enhance both compliance and quality.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or life sciences.
15+ years of experience in software design and development within Medical Device regulated industry.
Experience managing software quality engineering teams and leading complex software projects.
ASQ certifications (CQA, CQE, CSQE, CMQ) are a plus.
Expert knowledge of software development lifecycle and test methodologies.
Strong understanding of design controls, risk management, and product security.
Familiarity with regulatory standards including ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and 21 CFR.
Experience in Agile/SAFe methodologies is preferred.
Experience in Cloud/SaaS software product development is preferred.
Benefits
Competitive package of compensation and benefits programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
software designsoftware developmentquality engineeringdesign controlsrisk managementproduct securitysoftware development lifecycletest methodologiesAgileCloud/SaaS