Senior Director, Site Quality, Waukesha South Operations
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Job Location:
Waukesha, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
This role will be responsible for overall Quality Assurance activities at the Waukesha South Operations (WSO) facility. The WSO facility designs and manufactures finished medical devices within the Imaging segment. The Senior Director Site Quality will be responsible for developing and maintaining systems rules and processes to ensure fulfillment of internal and external requirements. They ensure that projects and products are capable and will meet specified standards. The leader shall have an in-depth knowledge of best practices and how their own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition turn ideas into world-changing realities and join an organization where every voice makes a difference and every difference builds a healthier world.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Leads a team of quality professionals who support the overall site Quality Management System Design Quality and Production and Process Control Quality.
- Creates a Quality culture by driving compliance activities around a specific product site or region. This includes being responsible for the total quality management system for the business and driving Quality metrics.
- Ensures quality and regulatory compliance while driving process effectiveness and efficiency.
- Displays deep expertise within quality providing professional or thought leadership. Defines and influences policy and ensures delivery within quality linking with other functions of the organization.
- Represents GE Healthcare to external agencies and champions the evolution of the quality culture which includes executing and driving quality objectives metrics reporting and operating mechanisms.
- Will lead cross-functional teams and projects with moderate to high resource requirements risk and/or complexity. Presents solutions to leaders in quality and other functions at the site.
- This role has a major influence on quality decisions and operating guidelines impacting the site.
- Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact quality. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
- Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
- Skilled influencer able to communicate complex messages to others. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree or a minimum of 14 years work experience.
- Minimum of 10 years working in a regulated medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong leadership and communication skills. Previous project management experience is preferred. Demonstrated understanding or aptitude to understand Medical Device QMS requirements and regulatory requirements including but not limited to FDA CFR 21 820 and ISO 13485. Demonstrated expertise to effectively communicate within all levels of the organization around concepts of design controls design verification and validation activities; production & process controls; Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) complaints & risk management.
- Demonstrated collaboration negotiation & conflict resolution skills. Demonstrated ability to lead acknowledge develop communicate & implement a strategy under crisis situations to ensure compliance. Demonstrated understanding of product development lifecycles design change and document change control process verification and validation methodologies manufacturing / production process control methodologies and servicing in a medical device environment. Experience in a global working environment.
- Experience leading and implementing change. Experience in performing internal audits and participating in external audits.
- Exceptional analytical problem solving & root-cause analysis skills. Ability to multi-task & handle tasks with competing priorities effectively. Strong technical aptitude (i.e. able to read & comprehend technical documentation & execute procedures) global regulatory experience & demonstrated experience interfacing with regulators.
Additional Information
GE HealthCare offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Employee Evaluation
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Conflict Management
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Leadership management
- Financial Planning
About Company
GE HealthCare provides digital infrastructure, data analytics & decision support tools helps in diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients
