Senior Engineer, Health Hazard Assessment - Remote
Olympus Corporation of the AmericasAbout the role
Working Location: NATIONWIDE
Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid
Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.
Olympus, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people’s lives better for over 100 years.
Our Purpose is to make people’s lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.
Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View
We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.
Job Description
Support the development, writing and completion of Health Hazard Assessment (HHAs) across Olympus globally with focus on writing data driven, evidence based HHAs with robust issue analysis, and justified conclusions and summaries. Works to ensure HHA development and assessments occurs in a timely manner to address safety and compliance areas of our business and to ensure proper documentation are in place.
Job Duties
- Leads a HHA project team to write and manage a HHA through to completion.
- Ensure HHA target completion is achieved. Works to meet key performance indicators.
- Prepares HHA supporting materials and presents HHA to HHA/Field Corrective Action review board as needed. Responds to requests for HHA amendments in a timely manner.
- Maintain current knowledge of industry best practices and regulatory requirements as well as Olympus operations across the areas of Risk Management, HHAs and Field Actions, complaint handling, adverse event reporting, CAPA and Post Market Surveillance activities in support of HHA development and expert guidance for the HHA teams.
- Collaborates with global/regional leaders on relevant HHAs and interacts with Legal and Compliance as required.
- Supports HHA in internal and regulatory inspections.
Job Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technical or science-related field is required.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience working in finished medical device or related regulated industry with manufacturing processes, operational excellence, quality systems, and continuous improvement activities required.
- Flexible working hours across multiple time zones, due to the Global nature of this role.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of Risk Management practices, Corrective and Preventative Actions and regulatory requirements such as FDA QSR's, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 & 21 CFR 820 is preferred.
- Ability to influence across multiple sites.
- Must be self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency to solve issues.
- Ability to consistently deliver on required activities and meet assigned deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and complete multiple projects and assigned objectives.
- Prior experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking and facilitation.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with different personalities, cultures, and levels of management.
Why join Olympus?
Here, people matter—our health, our happiness, and our lives.
- Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Visions coverage effective on start date
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Free virtual live and on-demand wellness classes
- Work-life balance supportive culture with hybrid and remote roles
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Educational Assistance
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