Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale

 

 

Supplier Quality Engineering Manager

 

About this role:

The External Operations (ExOps) organization at Boston Scientific is a global, passionate team that oversees a diverse network of suppliers which manufacture finished devices for BSC distribution. The Supplier Quality Engineering Manager will demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and collaborate with cross-functional internal/external resources to continually improve our supplier’s manufacturing processes. In this role, you will support Sourced Finished Medical Device (SFMD) products within a newly acquired company, with a primary focus on Single-Use Devices and capital equipment accessories. Your role will deliver improvement in supplier process capability and product performance, reducing risk related to sustaining acquired finished devices and integrating supplier and material controls into BSC standard processes. Your role will also influence the development of early-career and experienced engineers to provide stretch opportunities, guidance, and critical feedback to support the needs of the business and the growth of the engineer.

 

 

Your Responsibilities

People Leadership:

• Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to, experienced exempt employees, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.
• Preparation of key metrics and data to show progress and adherence to schedule and to monitor progress and improvement in the area of supplier quality.
• Translates department goals into individual objectives and KRAs.
• Identifies, develops and implements processes to improve department performance.
• Monitors departments activities and records to ensure compliance independent action through critical decision making.
• Contributes to the development and monitoring of area budgets through regular analysis of cost and spending.
• Implements a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources
• Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.
• Directs projects to ensure the manufacture of high quality product and to facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements.

 

Sustaining Engineering:

• Evaluates and communicates quality issues to suppliers and applies sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, and resolving quality issues. Reviews and approves supplier corrective action plans and verification of effectiveness documentation.
• Proactively assesses supplier capabilities through direct on-site visits and technical discussions. Coordinates the evaluation of proposed changes at suppliers.
• Plans and leads supplier audits to assess compliance with regulatory standards and Boston Scientific requirements, including audit scheduling investigation, and evaluation of audit observation and findings, reporting, follow-up, and confirmation of follow-up actions.
• Manages sustaining quality issues, process change impacts, and design change implementations for suppliers within the Acquired Entity Quality system, the hybridized BSC-Acquired Entity Quality System, and in the BSC Quality System after products are successfully integrated.
• Investigates and solves non-conformances due to incoming inspection at BSC Distribution Centers.