Quality Engineer (Hybrid - Eagan, MN)

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Job Description:

Quality Engineer

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Quality Engineer you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

How you will make an impact

• Supporting marketed drug products by managing changes, handling complaints, conducting CAPA, leading risk management, performing design validation, developing and validating physical and analytical test methods, and ensuring compliance with our QMS and global drug product regulations.
• Reviewing batch records for drug product release, investigating, escalating, and resolving nonconformances and deviations.
• Collaborating with internal cross-functional team members and external suppliers to ensure performance.
• Preparing for and participate in government inspections, agency audits, and internal audits.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) AND five (5) years of combined product, quality, engineering, and/or laboratory/research & development experience in a private, public, government or military environment 

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Three (3) years of experience in the drug/pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience applying analytical and problem‑solving approaches in technical, quality, or regulated environments, including prioritizing work to meet defined deliverables or timelines
• Experience leading or collaborating on cross‑functional projects within product development, quality, engineering, or laboratory environments
• Experience applying statistical and quality engineering tools, such as Gage R&R, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), process capability analysis, regression analysis, and design of experiments (DOE)
• Work experience in analytical chemistry or a chemistry‑based role supporting product development, quality, or manufacturing activities

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagan)

Travel: May include up to 20% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and