Changing lives. Building Careers.Joining us is a chance for you to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, more than 4,000 of us are challenging what's possible and making headway to help improve outcomes.This position is accountable and responsible for the strategic leadership, management and direction of the Irvine Quality functions by developing a best-in-class quality team. The incumbent will ensure the organizational talent and resources are aligned with key business imperatives and delivers results with a commitment to excellence. Develop short and long-term programs to maximize product quality, improve demand planning and continuously support a maximum performance level. This leader shall demonstrate business quality acumen and sound decision making, apply systematic methodologies, resolve quality issues and manage a team across a matrix organization. Create a culture of high performance and hold self and others accountable. This position will act as the Management Representative for Irvine (Rebound Therapeutics) site. This Quality Leader will create an environment in which creativity and innovation are the norm and change is not only accepted but encouraged by championing innovation and change.RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide leadership (specifically as the management representative and the person responsible for regulatory compliance at the SLC site) and ensure the operational success of quality functions with an emphasis on product quality, prevention, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
Continuously evaluate effectiveness of quality functions to determine gaps or areas for improvement; convey results of assessments with appropriate actions to management. Implement metrics and KPls that demonstrate the effectiveness, timeliness and the accuracy of the SLC Quality functions, in addition to standard quality business performance metrics (i.e. Productivity, Efficiency, Capacityutilization rate, First Pass Quality Resource Utilization %)
Ensure all activities and operations are carried out in compliance with local, state, federal, and international regulations and laws governing the quality operations.
Responsible for the collection and reporting of metrics and data to divisions, facility and department management per defined schedules or ad hoc when required to communicate involvement and results of quality engineering activities.
Responsible for reviewing data and metrics and taking or proposing appropriate action, as required. Develops creative solutions to problems as they arise.
DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience leading a team, master's degree with 3+ years of experience leading a team, Doctoral degree with 3+ years of experience leading a team.
Bachelor's degree is required in an Engineering discipline, Quality Assurance, or Biological Science.
Minimum of eight (8) years' experience in a regulated environment, preferably Medical Device.
Working knowledge of appropriate global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards, such as cGMP, MDSAP (including FDA regulations such as 21CFR820), ISO series of quality standards such as ISO 13485, and European Union Medical Device Law such as MDD/MDR.
Demonstrated ability to:
build high levels of engagement throughout a plant environment.
build a superior leadership team and bench.
develop and maintain key internal and external professional relationships.
generate results, enthusiasm, high levels of trust, commitment, and a sense of urgency.
quickly gain the respect and support of own staff and fellow leaders.
build customer relationships with lntegra LlfeSclences' partners in order to facilitate strong forecasting, product launch planning, and execution, and to ensure effective customer problem resolution
Exemplifies Leadership Integrity and Courage
Ability to travel up to 10% of the Time
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