Lead Design Control Quality Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Design Control Lead Quality Engineer will manage quality systems, processes, and procedures to assure product safety, quality, and site compliance by driving business alignment to industry requirements for the Haifa PoC Ultrasound business.
Develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure fulfillment of internal and external requirements. Ensures that projects and products are capable and will meet specified standards (Preventive). In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Key responsibilities include: 

• Responsible for compliance across Ultrasound business – Design Controls 

• Strategic partner with supporting functions – Sourcing, Supplier Quality, and Service 

• Providing leadership and facilitates problem resolution, and mentoring of team members, including accountable to ensure, follow up, and/or implement corrective actions that are raised by deviations, internal audit, or regulatory inspection. 

• Creates a Quality culture by driving compliance activities for the Haifa PoC Ultrasound business. This includes being responsible for the total quality management system for the business and driving Quality metrics, including engaging strong intradepartmental and cross-functional/organizational relationships to drive Quality System Requirements (QSRs) 

• Drives execution for all key quality system metrics; Owns Quality Compliance Scorecard and facilitates appropriate operating mechanisms to ensure quality objectives are met.  

• Leads efforts regarding continuous improvements projects across Ultrasound Business 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree in a scientific discipline and a minimum of 5 years working experience in the medical device industry and/or regulated industry. 

• Ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and oral). 

• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications. 

• 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. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to develop & lead process implementation 

• Experience with all of the following:

• Design controls, design verification and validation activities, SDLC, Design Transfer, Design changes

• CAPA, complaints and risk management

• Root Cause Analysis tools

• Production and process controls

• Experience conducting internal audits

• Lean Certification is a plus

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and networking skills

• Prior experience using word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software

• Demonstrated ability to successfully comprehend & carry out/execute actions

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Analytical & problem-solving skills/root-cause analysis

• Conflict-resolution skills 

• Ability to prioritize and drive multiple programs

• Integrity:  Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others 

• Accepting constructive criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.  This includes continuing to persevere and remaining calm in challenging or frustrating circumstances 

• Energizing others by building a connection with the team through personal involvement and trust and providing feedback and coaching to help develop others 

• Simplifying strategy into specific actions with clear accountability, making decisions with speed and accuracy based on best available information, and communicating priorities clearly and concisely 

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.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. 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.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity. 

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No