Quality Systems Technology Lead

The Opportunity:

Avantor a Global Fortune 500 company is looking for a dedicated Quality Systems Technology Lead to optimize our Nusil quality organization and lead our strategic initiative towards digitization. This Carpinteria CA role is full-time on-site.

What we are looking for

Minimum Education Requirement:

• Bachelors degree in computer science/ computer engineering or related area of study.

Travel:

Up to 20%

Required Experience (5 yrs):

• Installation modification and minor repairs to computer hardware and software systems.
• Analytical instrument communication acquisition and application (Agilent GC/GCMS/GPC/HPLC systems) preferred.
• Quality software applications (IE: Agile SAP QM).
• Facilitating change activities for organizations ensuring adoption of hardware and software systems.
• Cross-functional leadership while working across boundaries and environments.
• Analyzing complicated issues identifying relevant points developing action plans and executing for results

Preferred Experience:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Utilizing service mindset in deployment of a can-do attitude that enforces and assertively explains limitations for software and hardware.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Communicating technical information in an accessible manner to non-technical employees.
• A process improvement and growth mindset.
• Software maintenance and testing capability.
• Vendor relations.
• Working with general data integrity policies (backing up data file transfer protocols raw data storage and retention).
• Networking principles and operating systems.
• Management skills that drive influence and execution across large organizations.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

NuSil a division of Avantor has set the global standard in medical- and space-grade silicone technology while developing healthcare and advanced technologies devices and platforms. The Quality Systems Technology Lead role will support all NuSil facilities to implement and manage software and hardware technologies to improve NuSil quality.

Driven by a strong work ethic with ability to manage and prioritize a diverse mix of issues responsibilities and challenges the successful candidate will work as a SME while:

Being creative and intellectually curious demonstrating strong conceptual thinking skills.

• Utilizing business level communication both verbal and written to engage influence and achieve buy-in from all levels of internal and external stakeholders.

• Liaise NuSil Quality information technology and business unit
• Demonstrating key leadership traits including integrity adaptability vision judgment courage and passion.
• Utilizing a high degree of awareness and sensitivity to a diverse work environment.
• Planning prioritizing facilitating and ensuring sustainment of quality-related software and hardware.
• Gathering data to identify and evaluate technical purchasing options.
• Evaluating vendor-supplied software by studying user objectives and testing software compatibility with existing hardware and programs.
• Consulting with users to determine appropriate hardware and software needs and assist in placing orders.
• Confirming program objectives and specifications by testing new programs comparing them with established standards and making modifications.
• Maximizing computer systems capabilities by studying technical applications and making recommendations.
• Ensuring effective sustainment of results supporting problem solving as needed to close gaps in sustaining new software and hardware installations.
• Integrating digitizing and deploying software and hardware
• Training users on new software
• Maintaining system capability by testing computer components.
• Carrying out software and database performance tuning.

• Documenting hardware and software updates.
• Keeping up to date on technical advancements by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
• Preparing reference material for users by drafting work instructions.
• Working as quality technology liaison
• Working in conjunction with Information Systems /Information Technology and NuSil Quality leadership and Quality teams to develop appropriate support to the enterprise technology priorities and roadmap.
• Supporting/facilitating the execution and sustainment of quality technology strategy.
• Team orientation with highly developed cross-functional management skills.

Why Avantor

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes peoples lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his moms voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.

At Avantor dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

Apply today!

Environment: Majority of time indoor under office conditions in a climate-controlled setting with fluorescent & natural light. Periodic excursions to production floor conditions requiring the use of PPE.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes peoples lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his moms voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is

Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state/province or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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