Senior Quality Engineer

Johnson & Johnson•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com J&J MedTech is recruiting for a Senior Quality Engineer located in Cincinnati, OH. The role of a Senior Quality Engineer at J&J MedTech is to apply the principles of engineering, mathematics, statistics, organizational excellence, and risk management to help the company achieve two major objectives in support of the J&J Credo: Meet and exceed the expectations of our customers Achieve and maintain compliance with regulatory expectations The Senior Quality Engineer provides overall quality assurance leadership in the management of select contract manufacturing sites engaged in the production of Johnson and Johnson products, and ensures compliance to good manufacturing practices, international organization for standardization and any other applicable standards. Depending on job needs, a Senior Quality Engineer may work in: New product development / new product introduction / new process introduction Supply chain (life cycle engineering, manufacturing, assembly, or supplier quality) Quality systems and business processes

Requirements

Candidate must have strong analytical problem-solving skills and be able to contribute to or lead root cause investigations using various problem solving techniques and tools, and assess effectiveness of corrective actions
Candidate must have sound statistical application in areas such as DOE, sampling techniques, regression, reliability, FMEA, hypothesis testing, etc.
Experience with project management and the ability to work with multiple simultaneous priorities in a highly matrixed environment is required
Demonstrated experience working within a team, obtaining feedback, negotiating, and positively influencing is required
Ability to understand new concepts quickly, research and maintain ongoing learning of industry regulations is required
A bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited engineering or relevant science/technical school is required. A degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical or other equivalent technical degree is preferred. Non-STEM graduates with follow-on technical training or experience will also be considered.
Generally requires minimum of 4 years’ work experience.

Nice To Haves

Fundamental technical understanding of manufacturing equipment and processes is preferred
Prior experience working with Risk Analysis and Risk Management is also preferred
Advanced quality systems (AQS) experience preferred
Knowledge of: Regulatory compliance, GMPs, MDD (Medical Devices Directive), 510K (Pre-market Notification), PMA (Pre-market Approval), and Government, trade association, industry & medical publications desired.
Appropriate relevant advanced degrees are preferred.
Experience in a regulated industry or veterans with leadership experience will be given preference.
Experience with Risk Management (ISO 14971), Medical Device Quality Management System (ISO 13485), Gage repeatability and reproducibility theory and application, statistics, project management (supporting multiple projects simultaneously), and reliability is strongly preferred.
Auditing skills such as - ISO, QSR (Quality Systems Regulations), MDSAP, and GMP standards are preferred.
An ASQ certification (CQE, CQM, CRE or CQA) is an asset.
Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.) or Process Excellence certification is an asset.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership in design and implementation of world-class quality engineering to support entire product life cycle with focus on quality engineering activities such as reliability, risk management, analytics/statistical techniques, requirements management, verification & validation, and design control across the lifecycle of the product
Provides complex product team support for quality system design and audit, compliance assessment, and for support of steady state manufacturing processes; acts as technical liaison, as needed, between product development, manufacturing, external manufacturers, and suppliers
Reviews and edits all engineering documentation related to assigned projects, such as technical reports, work instructions and method and process validation; provides review and approval for the release of new products and design changes ensuring quality requirements are met
Applies intermediate Quality Engineering/Scientific Method techniques and principles to daily tasks and activities. In addition, applies relevant regulations, standards, and industry best practices to assignments. Plans and conducts projects and assignments with technical responsibility or strategic input. Receives intermittent, moderately detailed instructions from technical Quality leaders at various levels, in addition to other stakeholders.
Addresses and corrects product and process complaints through data analysis, continuous product improvement, and/or corrective and preventive actions
Communicates business related issues or opportunities to next management level
Oversees audits of quality system categories to assess compliance to process excellence standards
Ensures comprehensive measurement systems to monitor effectiveness of quality and reliability systems to identify, bracket, correct and prevent defects, presenting reports to management which outline findings
Performs and/or oversees complex hands-on and simulated testing for design verification and test method developments; inspects and oversees testing of prototypes, tools, and fixtures after fabrication to ensure that they meet specifications
Studies specifications, engineering blueprints, tool orders, and shop data and confers with engineering and shop personnel to resolve design problems related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost
Ensures personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
Performs other duties assigned as needed
May support technical training (i.e. statistics and quality methods) and teaching/mentoring of others

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits