Senior Staff Global Process Owner, Quality Assurance
Danaher Corporation
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The Senior Staff Global Process Owner (GPO) Quality Assurance for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible to oversee the development, governance and integration of the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) process into our global Quality Management System (QMS) in all aspects of the business, including identification and implementation of continuous process improvement activities. In addition, the CAPA GPO will also take on the role of CAPA Manager of the Global CAPA Review Board (CRB).
This position is part of the Global Quality System and Compliance Group located in Brea, California, USA and will be on-site. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.
You will be a part of the Global Process Owner (GPO) Team and report to the Senior Manager of Global Quality responsible for overseeing various Global Quality Management System elements . If you thrive in a fast-paced, innovative, influential role and want to work to build a world-class Global Quality System and Compliance organization—read on.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
+ Maintain Global policies, procedures and work instructions to ensure compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations and standards including compliance with Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP), ISO13485, European Union Medical Device Directives (MDD), and In-Vitro Medical Device Regulation (IVDR) as well as all other applicable global regulatory requirements.
+ Maintain oversight, tracking, metric reporting and escalation of issues while providing consultation and support for the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) process, ensuring process is maintained per company policies and industry standards.
+ Function as a global representative during Agency /3rd Party Audits and assists in the preparation and submission of audit responses and requests for information to FDA, MDSAP Notified Body and other Regulatory Bodies.
+ Utilize Danaher Business System (DBS) tools to drive compliance, effective processes, and continuous process improvement. Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; utilizing conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions.
+ Collaborate across the organization at all levels. Building working relationships with various geographies, business units, sites and functions throughout the world, communicating complex ideas, anticipating potential objections and persuading others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.
The essential requirements of the job include:
+ A bachelor’s degree with 14+ years of experience or master’s degree with 12+ years of experience or Doctoral degree with 9+ years of experience, preferably in areas of medical devices, engineering, or quality assurance.
+ Strong knowledge of Quality, Regulatory compliance, and operations systems and processes, including GMP and QSR requirements for medical devices. (ISO13485, FDA’s QSRs, EU’s MDD, Canadian Regulations) is required. Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products is required. American Society for Quality certification is preferred.
+ Demonstrates knowledge of domestic and international quality systems and other standards such as FDA QSR, MDD, CMDCAS, SFDA, JPAL, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 and other applicable standards and regulations.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
+ Professional designations are not required but training and certificates in quality or regulatory affairs would be a plus (e.g. CQM, CQE, CQA, RAC, CLIA, Six Sigma, Lean Principles)
+ Expert understanding of Danaher Business System tools demonstrated by certified practitioner certification.
The salary range for this role is $146k-$186k. 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 Retirement Benefits to eligible employees.
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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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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