Sr. Manager, Quality Engineering
Terumo Medical CorporationAbout the role
At Terumo Aortic, our mission is to transform the treatment of aortic disease worldwide. With our comprehensive portfolio of surgical, endovascular and hybrid technologies, we enable physicians to find the right fit for each patient anatomy.
The company has over 1,250 associates around the world with manufacturing facilities in Glasgow, Scotland and Sunrise, Florida.
Terumo Aortic is focused on the continuing development of new and innovative products driving the growth of the business globally. Associates are part of a stimulating and exciting environment in which they can develop their skills and achieve career goals. Working for the company, each associate’s role contributes greatly to helping to save or improve the lives of patients in over 100 countries worldwide.
At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, impactful solutions for patients.
Join us and help shape wherever we go next!
Advancing healthcare with heart
Job Summary
Responsible for compliance with the Terumo Aortic Quality Management System and the applicable regulatory agency requirements and international standards for Class III Medical Devices. Performs product failure analysis, root cause investigations, risk assessment activities and identifies corrective/preventive actions to mitigate or eliminate reoccurrence of product quality issues. Responsible for oversight/management of supplier quality, process quality, and new product development quality.
Job Details/Responsibilities
- Oversight/management of supplier quality, process quality, and new product development quality.
- Drive quality process improvements within manufacturing.
- Evaluate and improve current inspection processes, including implementation of SPC for inspection process monitoring.
- Interfaces with Research and Development and other engineering departments to determine whether the process and/or product changes are needed based on failure investigations.
- Must be able to perform training related to quality control standards, operating procedures, inspection, and test procedures.
- Assure all responsibilities are carried out in compliance with quality systems (i.e.ISO13485, 21CFR820), as well as all federal, state, and local government regulations.
- Updates Quality Assurance procedures as necessary to comply with Quality System requirements (i.e. ISO13485, 21CFR820).
- Ensures Quality metrics related to supplier quality, process quality, and new product development quality are reported monthly with strategies to address any metrics not meeting the goals.
- Ensures adequate investigation (with other departments if necessary) and adequate documented evidence of the root cause investigation(s).
- Ensures the proper documentation and implementation of any necessary corrective/preventive actions because of the complaint(s).
- Perform trending and statistical analysis for failures reported for the different product families.
- Ensures FMEA changes are completed as needed, based on risk assessments.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
- Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.
- Work within the QMS always, ensure accurate completion of records and highlight issues to immediate supervisor any issues affecting quality.
- Responsible to ensure facility, processes and documentation always remain in a state of audit readiness.
EH&S REQUIREMENTS
- Take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions.
- Work co-operatively to highlight issues affecting Environmental Health and Safety
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)
- Excellent Written and Verbal Communication
- Ability to interact with all levels within the organization.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to analyze trending data into recommendations for improvements or preventive actions.
- Mechanically inclined
- Computer and software
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