At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible.
Position Summary:
You will be responsible for leading the test team on NPI development for the neuromonitoring business. You are a key player in establishing the test process and best practices to address business and compliance needs. You will also manage project master schedule and deliverables following the design control process.
Essential Functions:
Implement and monitor structured system testing (manual and automated)
strategies/methodologies
Guide the team on system and sub-system requirement creation & review process to ensure that requirements are actionable, measurable, and testable
Work with development to employ test strategies and tactics on assigned projects and ensure
full execution of the strategy
Lead the team on NPI projects, field issue investigation, and design of experiments (DoE)
Owner of master integration plan, schedule, and deliverables
Drive the process of impact analysis and effort estimates. Represent test team in core team meetings
Close interaction with cross-functional teams and serves as test PoC
Develop, implement, and maintain test methodologies, test plans, protocols, test scripts, test reports and traceability matrices for design verification
Analyzes data from testing activities, interprets results in the context of existing testing data, and prepares clear and accurate technical documentation
Lead the effort of technical design reviews, entry criteria reviews, test execution, test reports, and other deliverables for formal verification
Lead the effort to build reusable test case framework to support positive, negative and boundary testing and avoid redundant test case development
Provide coaching, training, and guidance to minimize procedure errors that may result into corrections and deviations
Create a defect trend analysis to recognize the weak areas of code
Define and measure key progress indicators on requirement coverage, test case effectiveness, Test execution and defect identification and closure
Analyze available data, identify trends, track actual testing progress against the plan and ultimately provide visibility into release readiness and release quality
Publish test metrics
Project management skills are required, including create and maintain master project plan and be responsible for major system integration schedule and deliverables
Create and maintain DHF structure
Adheres to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies
Ensures compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
Represents the company in a professional manner and upholds the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related Engineering field
Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience
Self-starter, passionate about surgical procedures and innovation. Demonstrated pattern of self‐
awareness and self-improvement
Experience working in a cross-functional environment with strong influence and ability to
effectively work with various groups within the organization
Experience running the Agile way of working. Lead the effort of sprint planning and backlog
grooming, system demo, etc.
Track record of leading verification efforts for NPI projects with multi-disciplinary team in the regulated medical device industry
In-depth knowledge on verification strategy and-deliverables
Strong communication skills. Ability to communicate technical content to technical and non-technical stakeholders in all levels of leadership
Ability to make decisions independently using sound judgement and operate with a high level of autonomy
Hands on lead. Take ownership and accountability. Being proactive and result-driven
Experience interacting with Health Care Professionals
Project management skills such as setting goals, tracking and driving progress, publishing metrics and making trade-off decisions is required
Previous experience leading and coaching a high performing test-team
Experience leading verification effort in medical device industry, regulated by FDA
Experience managing master project schedule using .mpp. Optimize resource & schedules with multi-
disciplinary SMEs
Experience with complex mechanical design (spine or orthopedics) and/or emerging technologies is a plus
Physical Demands:
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Required to possess specific visons abilities, including: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus
Our Values:
Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.
Passionate about Innovation: Improving patient care by delivering advanced technology to our customers is at the core of what we do. We are passionate in our role in improving the lives of patients by continuously developing better solutions.
Customer Focused: We listen to our customers’ needs and respond with a sense of urgency.
Teamwork: Working together, anything is possible. We value every person on our team and treat each other with respect. We are accountable to one another and support each other. Together, we make each other stronger.
Driven: We pursue our mission with energy and passion. We are nimble, results-oriented and decisive. We overcome obstacles that arise in our quest to deliver solutions that will improve the lives of our customers and patients.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.