Quality Manager

Boston Scientific•Maple Grove, MN

9d•$102,100 - $194,000•Onsite

About The Position

About the role: The Quality Manager will lead the team of Quality supervisors/engineers/technicians to support Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, and Quality Systems. Directs projects to ensure the manufacture of high-quality product and to facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows an onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office five days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 5 years of related experience
Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in Ops Quality

Nice To Haves

Medical device industry experience
Experience in Operations Quality Leadership
Ability to effectively lead Engineering and Technicians to achieve established goals and objectives
Strong Problem-Solving skills
Strong Communication skills
Strong Technical writing skills

Responsibilities

Implements a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources
Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.
Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to, experienced exempt employees, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.
Interacts with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures.
Interprets and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organizational unit.
Contributes to the development of operational policies and procedures that affect personnel within the assigned organizational unit.
Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc).
Contributes to the development and monitoring of area budgets through regular analysis of cost and spending.
Translates department goals into individual objectives and KRAs.
Identifies, develops and implements processes to improve department performance.
Monitors departments activities and records to ensure compliance independent action through critical decision making.
Provides manufacturing support by defining work assignments directed to address manufacturing process defects and implement process improvements utilizing Quality System tools. May also direct work assignments for quality control auditors.
Implements improvements to Quality Systems and tools by directing personnel to gather data on existing quality tools, identify weaknesses, and research/select new tools based on findings.
Ensures sustaining support of Quality System and regulatory compliance by individually working quality system issues and by delegating project work for maintaining quality system capability.
Develops quality strategy for relevant production lines and play active role in developing and executing operational strategy for production business unit.
Lead/ Co-lead site wide quality initiatives.
Drive and advocate for continuous improvement and preventive quality.