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A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life of a Principal Quality Engineer Post-Market Risk

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Serves as Subject Matter Expert for Risk Management across the Post-Market space for their assigned product families
Accountable for and owns the Risk Management Files for assigned product families
Maintains Risk Management Files for assigned product families
Conducts product Risk Analysis (PHA RAC SSRCI/System & Use FMEAs) in compliance with ISO14971
Evaluates product Risk Management Files against field data to ensure accuracy and correctness of predicted risks; validating pre-market Benefit Risk Analysis and updating the Risk Management Files (RMF) as necessitated
Initiates and manages Product Hold Orders (PHOs) based upon production and field issues working with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive and evidence-based disposition plans
Initiates and drives Post-Market Issue Evaluations (PMIE) and Health Risk Assessments (HRA) to closure based upon production and field issues taking into consideration inputs from cross-functional teams
Initiates and serves as owner/lead for Field Corrective Actions (FCAs) based upon HRA decision working alongside Enterprise FCA team
Supports post-market regulatory body and competent authority engagements including but not exclusive to:
oPost-Market Surveillance Report (PMSR) Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) Clinical Evaluation Report (CER) Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance (SSCP) Clinical Evaluation Plan (CEP) and Requests For Additional Information (RFAI)
Reviews and endorses Production Post-Production Risk Assessments (PPPRAs) for Change Development Projects (CDPs) as Risk Management SME
Consults on New Product Development programs during the Product Transfer to ensure Risk Management Files readiness for post-market. Including review of Risk Management Report (RMR) and Post-Market Surveillance Plan (PMSP).
Supports and collaborates with Post-Market Vigilance team to investigate complaints into potential adverse trends and aids in the early signal detection of field issues

SPECIALIZED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE
Risk Management experience in the medical device industry
Risk Management File lifecycle accountability
Statistical analysis tools and techniques
Significant breadth and depth in quality decision making risk management quality engineering reliability engineering and writing for compliance.
Knowledge and expertise in FDA 21 CFR 820 & 806 EU MDR (Regulation (EU) 2017/745) ISO 14971 ISO 24971 IEC 60812 and ISO 13485

NICE TO HAVE
Experience in engaging with Regulatory Agencies and customers / clinicians
DRM or Six Sigma Certification
Experience with complex capital equipment or disposable medical devices or medical device software
Reliability Engineering test experience
Typically has deep domain expertise and applies extensive engineering and industry expertise
Knowledge of IEC 62366-1 IEC 60601-1 IEC 62304 IEC 82304 BS/AAMI 34971

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Occasional visits to product manufacturing and design centers as well as potential visits to Regulatory Bodies as needed. <10%

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Develops modifies applies and maintains quality standards and protocol for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
• Designs or specifies inspection and testing mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
• May specialize in the areas of design incoming material production control product evaluation and reliability inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:An individual contributor with responsibility in our technical functions to advance existing technology or introduce new technology and therapies. Formulates delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering R&D systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies from design to implementation - while adhering to policies using specialized knowledge and skills.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy:Recognized expert managing large projects or processes.
Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments with limited oversight from manager.
Coaches reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.

Organizational Impact:Contributes to defining the direction for new products processes standards or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on work group results.
May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.

Innovation and Complexity:Problems and issues faced are difficult moderately complex and undefined and require detailed information gathering analysis and investigation.
Develops solutions to moderately complex problems and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area.
Implements solutions to problems.

Communication and Influence:Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels.
May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement and influence decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management:Typically provides guidance coaching and training to other employees within job area.
Typically manages major / moderately complex projects involving delegation of work and review of work products at times acting as a team leader.

Required Knowledge and Experience:Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have broad knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum 7 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$119200.00 - $178800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.