Senior Quality Systems Specialist
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Job Location:
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100000 - 130000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Cepheid we are passionate about improving health care through fast accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us every moment of every day as we develop scalable groundbreaking solutions to solve the worlds most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team you can make an immediate measurable impact on a global scale within an environment that fosters career growth and development.
Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together were working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the worlds biggest health challenges driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.
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The Senior Quality Systems Specialist is responsible for functioning as Lead Internal Auditor to schedule plan perform and document internal audits of Cepheids Quality Management System (QMS) providing continuous and rigorous assessment to identify and implement improvements. This position will work with the Senior Manager Quality Systems Compliance.
This position is part of the Quality department and will be located in Sunnyvale CA. At Cepheid our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
Function as Lead Auditor to schedule plan perform and document internal audits to provide continuous and rigorous assessment of the Cepheid QMS to identify and implement improvements and ensuring that all internal audit findings are closed in a timely manner with effective corrective action.
Participate in external audit management (e.g. FDA ISO Danaher Corporate foreign governments) in either a supporting or lead role related to pre-audit during audit and post-audit activities including follow-up.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge and ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations and standards including compliance with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) ISO 13485 European Union In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) as well as other applicable global regulatory requirements including Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) participating regulatory authorities
Provide cross-functional compliance support for global QMS and Intracompany Quality Agreement requirements. Function as SME for compliance related topics including the assessment of the overall impact to Cepheids QMS of the proposed changes or issue.
Collaborate across the organization at all levels across functional groups and geographic locations including executive management
The essential requirements of the job include:
Bachelors degree in field with 5 years of related work experience or masters degree in field with 3 years of related work experience or doctoral degree in field with 0-2 years of related work experience.
Possess significant knowledge of domestic and international quality systems standards and regulations including but not limited to 21 CFR Part 820 ISO 13485 MDSAP country related requirements TGA ANVISA RDC 665 CMDR MHLW MO 169 IVDD IVDR NMPA TAIWAN-MEDDEV-QMS
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% annually; day travel to Fremont Lodi and Newark California . Overnight travel to Lodi California and other domestic and international locations as necessary depending on business need.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Certification
ISO 9001:2015 process and assessment certification activities
Regulatory Intelligence program
Technical Writing
Cepheid a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at .
The salary range for this role is $100000 $130000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
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Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- FDA Regulations
- Data Collection
- Food Safety Experience
- ISO 9001
- Mobile Devices
- Root cause Analysis
- Quality Systems
- OSHA
- Food Processing
- Quality Management
- cGMP
About Company
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