Supplier Quality Engineer II - External Operations Acquisition

Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale

 

 

Supplier Quality Engineer II – External Operations Acquisition

 

About the role:
The Sourced Finished Medical Device (SFMD) 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 Engineer II 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 SFMD products associated with the Intera acquisition associated with the Peripheral Intervention division.

 

Your responsibilities include:

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.
• Supports Design Quality Assurance with Field Action and Product Inquiry Reports by performing investigations on supplier-related or supplier-caused quality issues.
• Investigates complaints and manages NCEPs at OEM suppliers and CM suppliers where the issue is manufacturing-related.
• Supports Supplier Change Impact Assessments for process changes at suppliers.
• Supports and performs Finished Good Documentation changes in support of ongoing design changes or labeling updates.
• Supports projects and contributes to consistently hitting project milestones. Collaborates on developing crisp and clear project plans and strong contingency plans as part of project planning process.

 

New Product Development:

• Execute SFMD Plan deliverables for integration of acquired company’s suppliers and products into BSC’s Quality System..
• Support the execution of SFMD quality deliverables and collaborate with cross-functional new product development teams to onboard finished medical device suppliers.
• Generate and review quality plans, agreements, product specifications, component qualifications, design verification/validations, and process validations.

 

Quality System Champion:

• Collaborates with corporate and regional supplier quality organizations on policy, procedure, and guideline development. Includes generation, review, and implementation of these documents.
• Identifies and advises management on potential improvements to quality systems and processes in the company.
• Champions 100% compliance to company policies and SOP’s.

 

What we’re looking for in you:
Minimal Qualifications:

• BS degree in engineering or technical field with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in medical device, automotive, aeronautical, semiconductor, or other regulated industry.
• Project management: ability to influence cross functional global teams spanning Quality, Operations, R&D, and Sourcing.
• Experience in process validation, design controls, risk management, CAPA, SCAR.
• Organized and self-driven.
• Articulate communicator; adept at packaging and appropriately scaling information to the intended audience.
• Ability to rapidly learn and use new software applications (e.g., PLM, ERP).
• Domestic and international travel up to 25%. <